Which raises the question what that stat is supposed to prove. That if you search for "rape porn" you will find pornographic depictions of rape? Isn't that kind of what you'd expect? When critiquing porn, is it not more important to examine the most popular or mainstream sources (like the other quoted survey examining…

A couple with elementary school age children who live down the street from me got divorced a year or two ago, and they've come up with what seems like a great solution. They kept their family home and the kids live there full time, but the parents trade off when they each have their turn (I'm not sure if they…

My first job while in high school was in the kitchen at a trendy/casual dining place. On the wall in the break room was a list of dress codes for employees, and one of them was that all female servers, bussers, and bartenders had to wear at least 1 inch heels. I mean, I'd be mostly standing still behind the salad…

Anyone reading superhero comics right now should be reading Matt Fraction's Hawkeye series. Not only is it a well-written, well-drawn, and all-around awesome book, but it co-stars Kate Bishop, one of the best characters Marvel has introduced in the last 10 years. She's not the girlfriend or love interest, and even…

There's no real belief in Toronto that Dwayne Casey is in the hot seat. He seems well-liked by his players, respected by fans and the media, and has been endorsed by Ujiri. I can't see him being fired without seeing what he can do with the roster Ujiri will put together over the offseason, which will hopefully include…

Oh no disagreement there. I was just remarking on how the Bechdel test seems to have become the go-to way for feminist commentators to evaluate movies, when really having female characters converse with one another is just a part of the picture.

Which brings me back to a problem I have with the Bechdel test. You can have a misogynistic movie the passes the Bechdel test, and you can also have a feminist movie that fails it. It's illustrative to look and say, hey only x% of some studio (or director or series or genre or whatever)'s movies pass the test it seems…

If Connie Britton jumped off a bridge I would seriously consider it. I mean, she must've had a reason right?

Ooh, that's a good one. There were several problematic things about that show, but Olivia Williams absolutely rocked her part. Another Whedon-verse female anti-hero: Christina Hendrick's Saffron from Firefly.

I'm actually gonna argue the opposite position, that the TV show is more feminist than the books. You could honestly write an essay on this shit, but my key arguments are:

I don't mean to be that person that complains about science writing on Jezebel, but I'm going to have to be that person. The study does not claim that muscular men are more likely to support right-wing economic policies, it claims that among muscular men there is a correlation between personal wealth and affinity for…

"Every DC Character"*

*Except Stephanie Brown. Editorial put a stop to that.

I know that was a joke, but they actually did relocate a scoreboard from Seattle when they tore down the Kingdome. It was used at BC Place in Vancouver (home of the BC Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps FC) until they renovated that stadium in 2011.

I didn't see the whole episode, but I thought it fell back into some of it's worst tendencies from the past few seasons. "Hey, this sketch isn't funny in concept or in execution, let's throw Kristen in there and hope she can bail us out." Wiig is hilarious, but there's not much she can do with a lot of the writing.…

Now after you were so nice about apologizing I hope I'm remembering it right...

Many people with experience in the non-profit sector will tell you that the percentage of funds going to "the cause" is not necessarily the best metric to be using to evaluate charities. I mean, no one wants wasteful spending on things like staff salaries, building overhead, etc, but getting too tied up in not…

I also enjoyed Thor, and I believe it was pretty generally liked (for a movie about a superhero/god from another galaxy or dimension or something). I agree that it was bizarre to have Branagh involved but I think it worked.

One thing the article doesn't get at, which could be helpful for beginners to home improvements and handyman tasks, is a list of a few things that anyone with basic coordination, a desire to learn, and a willingness to spend some time at it can do. On this list I would put interior painting,…

In fastpitch softball, especially in youth ball but occasionally even in men's leagues, pitchers sometimes wear protective face masks. It makes sense because in fastball the pitching rubber is closer, the delivery often carries you even closer to the plate, and metal (well, composite I guess) bats are used instead of…