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Why the Girls Abortion Episode Was an Awesome Conversation Starter
Gillian Jacobs as Mimi-Rose This week, Girls talked about abortion seriously for the first time since Season 1. Also, someone actually got one this time! Was it a great portrayal of abortion? While it...
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Girls Recap: ‘Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz,’ Season 4, Episode 8
This week’s episode was all about ill-fated partnerships. After forcing him to attend Mimi-Rose’s art open unwittingly, Hannah makes a play to get Mr. Parker – the hot teacher – back. He resists...
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What the York University Strike Has Taught me About Self-Care For Caring...
Self-care is a great feminist idea, but like Virginia Woolf’s endorsement theory that every woman should have a room of one’s own, it’s also an idea that’s easier to embrace if you’re privileged. Many...
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#dresscodePM and Why We Should All Support Women Who Choose to Wear the Niqab
In 2006, I was an undergrad at Queen’s University, and British politician Jack Straw wrote the op-ed that was heard around the world. The Member of Parliament revealed that when constituents walked...
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No, Hannah Doesn’t Grow Up in the Girls Season 4 Finale
The Girls season 4 finale was last week. Because of various reasons, I am finally putting pen to paper about it now. However, my response is mostly one of exasperation, because frankly, I’m sick of...
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It’s Not Rude to Talk About Money
My fabulous friend Amy Kishek recently recorded a video for the Globe and Mail about her experiences with student debt. In it, Amy beautifully makes the argument that our culture of politeness...
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Coco Chanel: My First Feminist Fallen Hero
When I was 13, I watched a biography of Coco Chanel on TV, and I was immediately taken with her. She was an artist, an entrepreneur, and most importantly, a truly independent woman who did what she...
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We Need to Talk About Objectification of Women in the Entourage Movie
This past weekend, my good friend and I saw the Entourage movie. In case you didn’t know, Entourage is the story of movie star Vincent Chase, and the friends/employees and relatives who form his...
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Rose McGowan’s DAWN and the Dangers of Coming of Age as a Young Woman
DAWN, Rose McGowan’s directorial debut, is a coming-of-age film about the perils of coming of age as a young woman. Set in the 1950s, we meet the titular Dawn (Tara Lynne Barr), a cute teenager with a...
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Unreal: A Show About the Gap Between Calling Yourself a Feminist and Acting...
Unreal is a fabulous show on Lifetime about the messy complexities of embodying feminist beliefs. It takes place on a reality dating show called Everlasting that isn’t The Bachelor (for legal reasons...
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Kim Kardashian and The Policing of Pregnant Women’s Bodies
The American Tabloid Star recently published an article alleging the pregnant famous person Kim Kardashian has gained 65 pounds since beginning gestation of her second child. Indeed, several times a...
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Why the lack of diversity in How To Be Single matters
This Galentine’s Day, I went with one of my besties to see the new major motion picture How to Be Single, a romantic comedy about – you guessed it – being single. Set in New York City, and starring...
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