Culture

From Betty Boop to Wonder Woman: A Retro Slideshow of Female Ephemera

Amazing vintage art, ads and comics books courtesy of Fawcett's Antique Toy Museum in Waldoboro, Maine. You are so welcome. #TBT

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Vanessa Williams Sheds Light on Female-on-Female Rape

In speaking out about being sexually victimized by a woman, Williams brings much-needed attention to an oft-dismissed facet of rape.

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4 Apps To Keep You Safe While You Walk Home

These clever apps will help you dismantle your post-bar crawl fears. (And the patriarchy while we're at it.)

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Meeting Sylvia Plath in a Fever Dream—Fiction from Quail Bell Magazine

This piece of fiction first appeared in Quail Bell Anthology (Issue 5).

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Watch: Anna Paquin is a Bi-Badass

True Blood star Anna Paquin isn't afraid to shut down haters.

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First Woman to Beat American Ninja Warrior Course Rides Wave of Male Support

Women’s achievements on this season’s show have been stellar—as has the male response to them.

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A Lifetime of VHS-induced Body Image Issues: The Barbie Workout Video of My Youth

Barbie says: Dance! Workout! *Look like me! (*You will never look like Barbie.)

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The Saddest Love Poem of All Time—Using Adele's Lyrics

Rumors of a new Adele album have been quashed. Get your fulfillment instead with this insanely tragic ode to the doomsday siren.

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