You have to forcefully shoehorn two women into talking to each other, and that it can't be about a man.

Yay! So glad you're giving The Balkanist some airtime, they're so great.

Totally agree.

I think the terrible spelling's your answer. aught =/= ought

Thanks for sharing this! What a great, and above all, nuanced documentary.

Edit: Not being sarcastic, but this gif is so much better than the Citizen Kane golf-clap.

my future is to be Mr. Ramirez at the cash register.

Good job on this article, Madeleine! As a German, I can confirm that this isn't something we talk about regularly. It's great you highlighted this issue.

I generally agree with Natalie Herman in The Guardian on this, and I'd add that Benedict Cumberbatch has perhaps come to terms with his family's past, built on slavery, in the only way he can: as an actor. I know your post touches on this, but I think it's worth reiterating that since Benedict Cumberbatch is not a…

Let's leave aside that 'I was raped once when I first moved to New York' isn't the main point of the Elle piece, or that Madonna has mentioned the anecdote before.

Yeah, but she has a point. Well behaved women rarely make history, etc. etc. (turns out that isn't a Marilyn Monroe quote, incidentally.)

Sinead O'Connor.

Lara Stone is a confusing one, in your defense. And if I could star your original comment forever, I would.

Lara Stone? You mean the Dutch model?

You could also have an all-female mayoral race, as is the case in Paris:

Yes. YES. Also, my absolute hands-down favorite movie of all time.

I think you mean *Libya, not Lybia. Also, a fantastic study of failed state-led social engineering through urban and rural development projects is 'Seeing Like A State'. Very readable. http://bit.ly/1biPuLV

Wow, I...um. What's that over there? D:

I love this kind of textbook misogyny because it makes it easier to weed out the perpetrators. Whatever happened to wanting to be in a mutually satisfying relationship with someone on an equal intellectual playing field? Why do PUAs not understand that by perpetuating negative stereotypes about women using sex for…

Mona Eltahawy needs to go away, especially because of the uncomfortable association between liberal Egyptians abroad and the Egyptian military. On the other hand, I've been following Sumita Pahwa (@SumitaPahwa) and she's amazing.