Why All the Comedy Men Are So Awful
It's not funny anymore.
The Weinstein Moment and the Trump Presidency
The producer and other powerful men are facing repercussions for their alleged abusive behavior. Will the President?
Don’t Let Female Creators Be Collateral Damage When Male Abusers Go Down
It was Thanksgiving 2015. We were home for a much-appreciated break from trying to break into Hollywood; so far we had amassed a successful YouTube channel and the possibility of…
Re-defining Manhood | Kevin Powell
As I’ve watched the Weinstein saga unfold, I cannot help but think of my mother. As I’ve watched the Harvey Weinstein saga unfold these past few weeks, and the stunning…
Louis C.K. Crossed a Line Into Sexual Misconduct, 5 Women Say
As the powerful comedian found success by talking about his hang-ups, he was also asking female comics and co-workers to watch him masturbate.
Harvey Weinstein and the Economics of Consent
The blunt power of the gatekeeper is the ability to enforce not just artistic, but also financial, exile. It’s not these bad men. Or that dirty industry. It’s this inhumane…
Meet the new hotshots of American film-making
Rees nods, “It’s like my dad would say: ‘You have to work twice as hard to get half as far.’ As a woman, you are presumed incompetent until proven otherwise.…
Children are straitjacketed into gender roles in early adolescence, says study
Global study finds girls are considered vulnerable and protected, while boys are set free to roam and explore, with lifelong consequences patriarchy is bad for everyone …The researchers found that…
The Invention of Monogamy
by Isabella Rotman and Sarah Mirk For most of its history, monogamy was a rule only applied to married women. {read comic}