Books, Marilyn Monroe, reading, things we saw today By Teresa Jusino on Fri,6:13 I wanted to draw your attention to Marilyn Monroe's passion for reading and learning. Big on the Internet, anti-racism, Ella Fitzgerald, Marilyn Monroe By Princess Weekes on Fri,5:28 Back in the 50s actress Marilyn Monroe used her white privilege and star power to be an excellent ally. Happy Birthday, Norma Jeane! Big on the Internet, #MeToo Movement, consent, GQ By Teresa Jusino on Fri,5:06 As this joint survey between Glamour Magazine and its brother publication GQ shows, not involving men in the #MeToo conversation in a positive way perpetuates ignorance at best, and allows some pretty harmful attitudes to fester at worst. AMP Featured, Movies, Marvel Entertainment, The MCU By Kaila Hale-Stern on Fri,5:03 Marvel movies do many things well, but romance is not generally one of them. News, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, women's health By Princess Weekes on Fri,3:25 The nearly EGOT actress (she just needs a Tony), spoken candidly about her hardships having biological children with ex-husband Tom Cruise due to having miscarriages, in an interview for Tatler magazine. Big on the Internet, feminism, J. Crew, LGBTQIA By Teresa Jusino on Fri,1:40 Whenever a corporate entity releases a product supporting a progressive cause, I always have mixed feelings. I generally support the effort, because I believe every little bit helps, but I'm also usually a teensy bit skeptical, as it is likely that the company is simply using issues I care about as a marketing tool to sell stuff. Yet for some people, their greatest fear is that the wrong product might somehow make their child *gasp* political. AMP Featured, News, abortion, reproductive rights, week in reproductive justice By Kylie Cheung on Fri,12:25 It seems worth reminding the people who are now regarding Ivanka as a martyr of sexism that she, herself, unapologetically perpetuates misogyny through actions, as opposed to words. AMP Featured, Gaming, Fortnite, questions, video games By Kaila Hale-Stern on Fri,12:19 What it Fortnite? A video game where people fight each other, I think. "Battle Royale" is in its title so I'm gonna go with that. I'm not sure how it distinguishes itself from all of the other video games where people fight each other, but wow, everyone seems really into this particular fighting. |