What We Missed (And some early birthday wishes)

Our gal Courtney’s birthday isn’t until tomorrow, but since we won’t be posting until the new year I wanted to make sure she still got some serious birthday love. Anyone who has ever met Courtney knows that she is probably one of the most genuine, warm, amazing women you will ever meet. She also is not adverse to potentially embarrassing herself in the name of friendship (see above and here), which makes her pretty much the coolest person ever. So please leave your lovely b-day wishes for C in comments.

Now for something completely different…

Sarah Thomas, one of five women who officiate major college football, became the first woman to official a bowl game when ...

Our gal Courtney’s birthday isn’t until tomorrow, but since we won’t be posting until the new year I wanted to make sure she still got some serious birthday love. Anyone who has ever met Courtney knows ...

A year in donations

As 2009 comes to a close I’m wrapping up my first year of giving donations in a deliberate way. I don’t make a lot of money, and in fact I’m worth a negative amount if you count my student loan debt. But this is the first year I’ve made enough money that I have a little bit of flexibility in my finances. My thinking around donating has changed a lot recently, too. I don’t come from money and it’s something I’ve never been comfortable talking about. I also let my anti-capitalist politics serve as an excuse to hide from the financial realities of some of the organizing work I do – I’d work with nonprofit organizations and benefit from their ...

As 2009 comes to a close I’m wrapping up my first year of giving donations in a deliberate way. I don’t make a lot of money, and in fact I’m worth a negative amount if you count ...

New Year’s Feminist Blogging Resolutions

It’s the end of December, and I’m still nibbling holiday meal leftovers even though I’ve forgotten what hunger feels like. So I think it’s about that time….time for some end-of-the-year reflection Last week, I posted the top ten international wins for women in 2009 (and resisted the urge to name the post “FTW”). This week, I’d like to offer a more personal take on the end of the year, and share my blogging resolutions with you, in the spirit of continued feminist[ing] progress and community-building.

It’s been an eventful and wonderful year. Being able to interact with you all, a fantastic community of people who just plain get it, has strengthened and invigorated my feminism in ways ...

It’s the end of December, and I’m still nibbling holiday meal leftovers even though I’ve forgotten what hunger feels like. So I think it’s about that time….time for some end-of-the-year reflection Last week, I ...

Shameless self promotion: Big Think and Purity Myth News

I recently did an interview with the amazing folks at Big Think (seriously, they’re awesome – take some time to peruse the site). We spoke about everything from feminist blogging to Lady Gaga. There are a ton of clips – and the full interview here. Below is me talking about my biggest career mistake.

Transcript after the jump.

In other news, I have some super exciting news about The Purity Mythcheck it out at my personal site.

So, since it’s only fair – do your own shameless self promoting in comments. What are you working on these days?

I recently did an interview with the amazing folks at Big Think (seriously, they’re awesome – take some time to peruse the site). We spoke about everything from feminist blogging to Lady Gaga. ...

Domestic violence does wonders for ratings

Apparently, getting arrested for abusing your spouse will do amazing things for an actor’s career. From the New York Post:

Sheen’s comedy series, “Two and a Half Men” is back in the No. 1 spot.

Monday night’s episode, the first time the show has aired since Sheen was jailed for allegedly putting a knife to his wife’s throat, drew 11.1 million viewers to watch a rerun of the hit CBS comedy. That was enough to make it the most-watched program of the evening, according to preliminary ratings.

Incredible. As Broadsheet recently pointed out, Sheen has a long history of violence against women yet continues to do incredibly well career-wise. In fact, with his $825k per episode salary – ...

Apparently, getting arrested for abusing your spouse will do amazing things for an actor’s career. From the New York Post:

Sheen’s comedy series, “Two and a Half Men” is back in the No. 1 spot.

Monday night’s ...

Online gaming study: Women play harder

A study of gender differences in gamers out of University of Southern California reports that “women play more intensely than the guys.”
But the women also consistently under-report how much they play, and when playing with male partners the women “toned down the violence” while the men played “more aggressively.”
Any gamers out there want to weigh in?
On a related note, can someone tell me why when I searched for images of “girl video games” or “girl playing video games” a whole bunch of girls in their underwear, or naked covered in various games?

A study of gender differences in gamers out of University of Southern California reports that “women play more intensely than the guys.”
But the women also consistently under-report how much they play, and when playing with ...

What We Missed.

Can we leave Chris Brown alone? The answer is no.
The University of Tennessee still uses “hostesses” to attract football players. Ew.
A horrible fire in Mississippi kills 9 including a lesbian couple and 6 of their children. Tragic.
An extensive piece by Latoya on gaming and gender. Read it.
Also, as a treat to myself after completing my MA thesis (!), I am going to Chile for two weeks with friends so I will be back after the new year. Happy New Years Feministing community and here’s to another year of feministing away!

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