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Sep 28 2012
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Because They Have Succeeded We Must Continue To Fight, Because We Have Succeeded We Must Continue To Fight, Damaging Inanities, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means, Woman Issues

I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore: A Cathy Comic Crash-Course for Millennials

I’d Scream Except I Had an Auto-lobotomy.

Did you know there are women’s comic strips? Because there are! But sometimes you can go through much of your life without addressing, or even really recognizing, the huge impact of a cultural phenomenon that at one time was taking place all around you. Thus, during a recent bout of insomnia that drove me to read the entire Internet (and also because RESEARCH) I made a couple of really messed up discoveries about the iconic women’s comic strip Cathy. Continue reading →

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Jan 17 2012
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Because They Have Succeeded We Must Continue To Fight, Good Cop[y]/Bad Cop[y], I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means, Language Quote

[I would like to preempt this post by saying that I am VERY FORTUNATE that no one for whom I currently work writes things like the bit of realia quoted here, but that yes, this is a piece of actual copy I received many years ago. I’m protecting the source for reasons that are about to become obvious. —Ed.] Continue reading →

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Jan 15 2012
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Because We Have Succeeded We Must Continue To Fight, Lovely Inanities

Lovely Inanities in Lifestyle Sections: November Necropost: Macarons

So, in November, there was a marvelous article about macarons in the New York Times. It’s a perfect, perfect example of a lovely inanity. Continue reading →

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