The Handmaid’s Tale is typically categorized as speculative fiction, but it’s very much rooted in the realities of life in countries where sexism informs governance. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Between the Hulu adaptation and renewed interest in feminist activism, I’ve been glad to see readers flocking to Margaret Atwood’s enthralling classic, The Handmaid’s Tale, about a […]
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Gout Jokes and Open-Carry Confusion with Kyle Kinane
There’s More to the Comedian Than Meets the Eye
There’s more to the comedian than meets the eye.
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Trump Has Pulled Funding For a UN Organization That Supports Birth Control
Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by 2,864,974 votes, has revoked US funding for the United Nations Population Fund. Win McNamee / Getty Right on the heels of his facetious choice to dedicate the month of April to sexual assault awareness (yeah, right), Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote to […]
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The Abuse Narrative That Was Left Out of the Big Little Lies Finale
What was left out of Big Little Lies‘ final episode speaks volumes about the pitfalls of men telling women’s stories. HBO If you haven’t watched the finale of Big Little Lies, please stop reading now. I’m about to spoil it so badly. Last night’s finale of Big Little Lies took a story that began as […]
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Hey, Southeast Portland! Here’s the Locked, Unmanned Kombucha Facility You Didn’t Ask For
Today, at my neighborhood bus stop, I witnessed something terrible. Here it is: FUCK THIS SHIT. MB That’s right! It’s an unmanned Kombucha taproom you have to use your credit card to get into. It’s like a locked ATM but without the warmth. Obviously, this is a microcosm of everything that people complain about w/r/t […]
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Mike Pence Casts Tie-Breaking Vote to Gut Family Planning Funding for Planned Parenthood, Like We Always Knew He Would
Pence REALLY wants to legislate women’s health, despite apparently only knowing one woman personally. Mark Wilson / Getty Woman-hating ghoul Mike Pence was called to the Senate today, along with ailing Republican Senator Johnny Isakson, to cast a tie-breaking vote to withhold family planning funding from Planned Parenthood and other organizations that provide access to […]
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Bianca Bosker Takes the Snobbery Out of Wine Writing
Penguin When I was a young, broke teaching assistant in France, my ex-pat aunt gave me some advice I’ve never forgotten: The cheapest item on any Parisian menu is an omelet. You can buy beautiful cheeses on a budget, just not by the kilo. Take a wine class so you know what you’re drinking. I […]
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Cork Dork Instructs and Delights
Bianca Bosker Takes the Snobbery Out of Wine Writing
Bianca Bosker takes the snobbery out of wine writing.
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Ron Funches is Coming Back to Portland!
Mindy Tucker Not forever, greedy goblins! But he IS performing at Revolution Hall on Friday, July 7 in something he’s calling Funch-A-Mania, which sounds like Legomania*, but with Ron Funches? ’90s children know what I’m talking about. Enough nonsense, here’s the important news: Presale tickets will be available starting tomorrow, and they’re available to the […]
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The Last Word: Lady Curmudgeons Deserve Better
The Last Word, starring Shirley MacLaine as a miserable old woman and Amanda Seyfried as the ornery journalist writing her obituary ahead of time, could’ve been a celebration of lady curmudgeons. And for the first 45 minutes or so—which I LOVED—it is. But what starts off smart and a little dark ends up lobotomized and […]
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Trump and GOP Pull Doomed Trumpcare Bill
Rep. Raul Ruiz, Democrat from California, demonstrating four possible reasons Trumpcare didn’t go anywhere today. Screenshot via CSPAN After a debate in the House today, multiple news outlets have reported that a planned vote on the GOP’s alternative to the Affordable Care Act will not be happening, following the “president’s” decision to pull the bill […]
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Surprise! Vote on Terrible ACA Replacement Delayed Because No One Likes it
This is the future liberals want. GETTY / FATCAMERA So much for the “president’s” “promise” to get this done on Day 1. Looks like the GOP’s proposed plan to take out the parts of Obamacare that actually work and defund Planned Parenthood while they’re at it won’t be getting a vote today after all. Here […]