May 2012
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Penelope Trunk on when to work for free. →
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“Ironically, the behaviours we most revile in “mama’s boys” may be a product of...”
– The Myth of the Mama’s Boy: my latest piece at Daily Life.
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Is ambition still a dirty word?
I’m researching an article on popular culture, powerful women, femininity and ambition at the moment, which sparked a very interesting (45 comments and counting) conversation on my Facebook wall today.
Does Hollywood portray successful woman as bitchy, regretful or lonely, while its loveable heroines are shoehorned into more traditionally feminine professions (like, say, Kristen Wiig’s cupcake...
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What not to ask trans people →
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“Advice for young feminists? Do something else besides feminism. I’m serious. The...”
– Latoya Peterson (Source) (via andcouldheplayblog)
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Hardcore, hard-wired: How the prevalence of porn... →
I’m quoted in the Independent today. “Has spent the past three years travelling to three continents, interviewing more than 150 young people to see how realistic our current views of sex and porn actually are” sounds so much more glamorous than “spends her days writing magazine articles from her couch”. Although both are technically correct.
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pyjamasam asked: Hey Rachel! I was just wondering: how did you start your writing carreer? As in: what did you study, where did you start your first job,... I would like to do something similar to what you are doing right now when I'm a bit more grown-up (I'm 16 now). Thanks!
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The loop and the crash
For me, creative/intellectual energy tends to come in cycles.
There I’ll be, bounding along, bubbling over with ideas and saying yes to everything (even things that, if I applied the laws of physics, I’d know I probably don’t have time to do).
Then, out of nowhere, comes the crash. That period in which I become bogged down in anxiety and fear, unable to do anything more than...
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How to lose your virginity: a feminist's guide to... →
My latest at Daily Life.
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Guest Post: HBO'S Girls and The Story of a...
I love this guest post by Melbourne writer and actor Nicole Lee, and I think you will too.
I love Lena Dunham. Say what you will, but the fact that the girl wrote, directed and acted in her own show, while at the same time managing to make a nuanced commentary on the struggle of today’s Internet drenched, recession happy, self-focussed generation - before the age of 25 no less - makes the...
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“I would not dismiss them. I think one wants to subvert them.”
– The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on women’s magazines.
In news that will not shock you in the slightest, I agree. And I know more than a couple of ladymag editors who feel the same way.
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“Mann writes about her daughter’s complaint that today, not working outside...”
– Hannah Mudge: The Fifties: a warning from history
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bellesbookshelf asked: I would love your opinion. I have always been what is traditionally considered "feminine" but I have also always considered myself a feminist. I haven't felt that the two were mutually exclusive, but lately I've been starting to worry. Is there anything wrong with wearing makeup & being "girlie" as a feminist? I've also seen radfem statements that...
