Nicki Minaj and Sara Baartman, The Hottentot Venus
Janell Hobson connects Saturday Night Live‘s, “Bride of Blackenstein” to Sara Baartman, the Hottentot Venus, via Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
I Double Dog Dare You
Last month I wrote about Jackass as a cultural project, but what I initially intended to write about was how I feel just a little bit better about myself and the world after watching it. And no, it’s not because they’re all more of a jackass than I […]
Betty Draper Is Not Going To Be Saved
Tiger Beatdown has a poignant post about Betty Draper in Mad Men: “We wanted Betty to read The Feminine Mystique and get her mind blown and rise above; or, we wanted her to stay a victim, so we could relate to her better, or at least keep feeling […]
What Do Zombies Mean to Americans?
Meanwhile, Annalee Newitz presents, “A Brief History of Zombies in America.”
Big Damn Heroes
For all his various meanings, attributes and forms, the hero of a Romance novel is really just the male protagonist. He can be heroic in nature, of course, and he often is, but it isn’t required. Sometimes the actual heroism, should there be any, falls to the heroine. […]
The Ladies of The Walking Dead
Yan Basque is troubled by the gender dynamics and female characters in The Walking Dead. Kelly at She Has No Head takes a look at 10 female characters and tries to see the shining moments in characters she’s not entirely comfortable with.
