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Eat Yo’ Beats: Ana Tijoux & The Political Power of Self-Examination

Ana Tijoux was born Anamaría Merino in 1977 in Paris, because her Chilean father and French mother were in exile from Pinochet’s brutal military dictatorship. When her mother’s job as a social worker put her in touch with hip-hop as an 8-year old, it was love. At 14, Ana and her family returned to Chile [...]

'It's Not Rape if She Blinks Twice for Yes' and Other Phallacies of Rape Culture

The New York Times recently reported that yet another rapist is being let off of the hook – as the majority are. Nearly 95% of men standing trial for rape in the United States and the United Kingdom are cleared of all charges, which is a shocking number considering the social, personal and political consequences [...]

Oxford Prodigy Now A Hooker…

Yep. Check Amherstdam for the details from the Daily Mail while I groan at my thesis.

Speaking Truth To Power: The Canary In the Coalmine (Literally)

Fight the Culture of Hate! Vincent Navarro, formerly Jesse Jackson’s senior health advisor in the ’84 and ’88 Primaries, tells it like it is over at Counterpunch: HillaryCare Failed. That’s right, folks, the experienced cynical candidate might not have an advantage over the young, hopeful candidate. The experienced candidate might have been involved in a [...]

From Vagina Rock to Cootchie-Coo: Ani Difranco, Hip Mama, Has Baby.

Ok, I know she’s a controversial figure. I mean, she sings about pussy stridently. We might not be able to handle that around here. But these days, Ani Di’s also been preparing to

Global Pedophile Ring Smashed!

Check out the article from the New York Times. The scientific community is not yet sure if pedophilia is pathological, but contemporary Western mores teach us that pedophilia is wrong. Yet there are some cases that are in the gray areas. For example, the Genarlow Wilson case, in which a 17 year old was given [...]

Rapist Bags! Hilarious!

  As Shakesville puts it, “Note to Timbuk2: If a man “steals” a woman’s virginity, it’s called rape. Even if it is “prom night” or whatevthefuck an underage-looking girl in a tacky party dress is meant to represent.” Ok, so I am thoroughly disappointed in Timbuk2. I really thought they were about something beyond the [...]