The Reproductive Parity Act would require insurers that cover maternity care to also cover abortion. SEBASTIAN KACZOROWSKI / GETTY Yesterday, Washington State’s answer to Oregon’s Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA) passed out of the state senate after YEARS of Republican obstruction. The Reproductive Parity Act (RPA) would require insurers that cover maternity to care to […]
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Lawyering Up with Guy Branum
The Comedian Discusses the Law, Broken Souls, and Rejecting Comedy’s Male-Dominated Power Structure
The comedian discusses the law, broken souls, and rejecting comedy’s male-dominated power structure.
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Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool Review: Jamie Bell + Annette Bening 4-Ever
A Hollywood Tearjerker with a Subversive Twist
A Hollywood tearjerker with a subversive twist.
Posted inNational Politics
Things We Could Do If Feminists Really Had Heads Full of Snakes
Women’ssssssssssssss rightssssss are human rightssssssss. Snowleopard1 / Getty Images Missouri Republican candidate for Senate Courtland Sykes drew ire this week for, among other bizarre insults, accusing feminists of having “nasty, snake-filled heads.” Oh, Courtland. If only it were so. Can you even imagine? Here’s what we could do if feminists really had heads full of […]
Posted inTheater & Performance
New Theater from Eleanor O’Brien and Nikki Weaver
Sex We Can JEN SCHOLTEN Between Fertile Ground and regularly scheduled programming, Portland is full of new performance this month. Here’s what I recommend this week. Dance Naked Productions’ latest show, Sex We Can: An Erotic Uprising, is a fun romp. My favorite moments were O’Brien’s opening campaign speech-style monologue calling for an end to […]
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Minority Retort Headliner Nathan Brannon Crushes Trolls with Jokes
Deira Bowie You can always rely on comedian Nathan Brannon to deliver a consistent set that doesn’t hold back on race, from his experiences parenting a biracial child to a clever plot to buy up America’s stock of Confederate flags (“I just want you to have to pay a Black dude to get it”). Brannon, […]
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Nathan Brannon Doesn’t Hold Back
The Minority Retort Headliner Crushes Trolls with Jokes
The Minority Retort headliner crushes trolls with jokes.
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How to DISPUTE A PARKING TICKET!
Yes, You Have to Go to Court. It’ll Be Fine.
Yes, You Have to Go to Court. It’ll Be Fine.
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Technology—Helping You to Help Yourself
Podcasts and More: The New Media of Personal Growth
The New Media of Personal Growth
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Wildfang Has Almost Reached Their Goal of Raising $50,000 for South Dakota’s Last Abortion Clinic
Not great if you’re a woman, actually. FrozenShutter / Getty Wildfang, Portland’s tomboy-style brand and purveyor of perfectly tailored button-downs for long-torsoed people, has so far raised $44,550 in their campaign to help keep South Dakota’s last abortion clinic open. I’m not usually thrilled by corporate acts of charity—a lot of times, it seems like […]
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Let Us Pour One Out for the Hairpin, the Site That Made Smart, Weird Girls Feel Welcome
I miss you already. Nataliia Volyk / Getty On Tuesday, news of the Awl’s closure spread far and wide, and I thought to myself: But what about the Hairpin? The Awl’s sister site is closing, too, and with it I feel my youth slipping away, because while I always had a crush on the Awl, […]
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Fertile Ground’s Accessible Art Returns
Your Best Bets Include Rosa Luxemburg, Sexual Revolutions, and a New and Improved Uncle Vanya
Your best bets include Rosa Luxemburg, sexual revolutions, and a new and improved Uncle Vanya.