Joss Whedon's Dollhouse: 21st century Neo-Gothic

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Mistaken Identity
Last night I came upon a blog which claimed to be feminist. Now I have no problem with feminists, in fact I am also a proud feminist (how can I be a human rights activist otherwise

Will We Never Have the Best Sex of Our Lives?
And are we to blame? Yes. I featured this clip in my last post about Jezebel but I wanted to bring it back because a very powerful discussion occurs during the interview, one that is hardly discussed in all of the magazines, Oprah, women friendly websites, and all of the other junk we consume on a pretty daily basis: Lizz Winstead, thank you for addressing it. As she points out, the general feeling is that it’s not always safe to have a 100% totally free sexual life because we’re living in fear. And when asked what

HIV/AIDS Leading Cause of Death for Women of Reproductive Age
  Voice of America reports that HIV/AIDS research and help promises around the globe have fallen short. HIV/AIDS is the leadi

Dutch Courage
  Over the past weekend some things drew my attention. Oddly enough, both of these are related to courage and speaking out. Oddly enough, speaking out can be a sign of courage - and the lack of it. Even stranger, not speaking out can be a sign of courage - or the lack of

I wanna see you strut, Adam
  My co-worker described to me Lambert's performance at last night's AMA (which I had not seen because...well, I am miserably uninformed I guess), mentioning his nails, make-up, and hair.  And, most importantly, that he kissed a man on stage.  My immediate and unquenchable response was "OMG, and I missed it