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For women who live outside the tropes. Entertainment, fandom, and pop culture from a feminist perspective.
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Jyn Erso Isn’t Revolutionary; Her Co-Leads Are
Jyn Erso Isn’t Revolutionary; Her Co-Leads Are
Much of the hype surrounding Rogue One in the weeks leading up to the release has centered on Felicity Jones’s Jyn Erso. The film is being…
Kate Gardner
Dec 12, 2016
First ‘Rogue One’ Action Figures Reassure Fans They Won’t Need to Ask “#WheresJyn?”
First ‘Rogue One’ Action Figures Reassure Fans They Won’t Need to Ask “#WheresJyn?”
When ‘Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens’ first opened last December, audiences instantly fell for tough and charming heroine Rey…
Kate Gardner
Sep 1, 2016
Not Your Girlfriend, Not Your Victim: Barbara Gordon in The Killing Joke
Not Your Girlfriend, Not Your Victim: Barbara Gordon in The Killing Joke
When “The Killing Joke” was first released in 1988, Alan Moore’s tale could probably be best summed up as the best example of comic book…
Kate Gardner
Jul 26, 2016
Dead of Summer Provides Frightfully Forgettable Fun
Dead of Summer Provides Frightfully Forgettable Fun
With the exception of USA’s stunning Mr. Robot or HBO’s surprise smash The Night Of, summer is hardly the time to find prestige television…
Kate Gardner
Jul 26, 2016
More Women on the Bridge, Less Women in the Fridge
More Women on the Bridge, Less Women in the Fridge
Just days before the latest entry into the Star Trek canon debuted in theatres, trouble was brewing at Montreal Comic-Con.
Kate Gardner
Jul 24, 2016
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