Tag Archives: Television
TLC’s Virgin Diaries comes to the US
TweetTLC is debuting a new reality TV show that showcases the lives of 30-something virgins. Alternative tagline: Adult virgins kiss on wedding day; looks like bird feeding. Fetishization of the myth of virginity is an ongoing theme in conservative politics. (Check out Jessica Valenti’s book on the topic). It’s frustrating and harmful when reality TV [...]
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Women, War and Peace to air final episode tomorrow
Tweet Watch Behind the Scenes with Geena Davis on PBS. See more from Women War and Peace. It’s so rare that there is compelling and accurate television that captures both the challenges that women face around the world as well as the power we wield. Women, War & Peace is a new five-part PBS television [...]
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Forthcoming HBO Special on Dr. Tiller
TweetThe brains behind True Blood has another show up his sleeve. Alan Ball, who’s the executive producer of many of my friends’ top DVR selection, is working on a new show called Witchita. The new drama will be based on Dr. Tiller, who was, for many years the figurehead of political and cultural tensions. Ball is [...]
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Parks and Recreation: Thank You for the Pawnee Goddesses
Originally posted in Community Blog
TweetI used to babysit a house full of smart, awesome girls. They played pirates, staged elaborate kitchen science experiments, and read books by the case-full. For half an hour every evening, we sprawled out on the couch and tuned in to the ongoing exploits of a myriad of makeup lacquered, fresh out of elementary school [...]
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GLAAD and HRC take out full page ad condemning new ABC “comedy” Work It