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Why I Am In Love With Fantasy Author Jim C. Hines

Jim C. Hines decided to try and copy all of the poses that women are made to do on the cover of fantasy novels. Jim C. Hines is awesome.

01/26/12

According to Director Bill Condon, 'Breaking Dawn' is Female Horror

Bill Condon, the director of the latest installment in the Twilight series, was interviewed by io9 writer Charlie Jane Anders, and in said interview he claims that his movie is very "female" for a variety of reasons.

11/16/11

Revisiting "Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film"

Book by Carol J. Clover
Published by Princeton University Press

Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film is an academic defense of so-called “crude” exploitation films that was first published in 1993. I’ll be focusing on the first chapter, an oft-referenced examination of gender in the slasher film, where Clover employs Freudian and feminist theory to push back against the commonly held opinion (especially at the time) that these films encouraged violence against women.

10/12/11

The Cougar's Trap


Sam Taylor-Wood is a Bafta- and Palme d'Or-nominated director, producer and writer who has enjoyed more than a decade's long career in independent film, most recently directing the brilliant short James Bond Supports International Women's Day; in which Daniel Craig and Judi Dench made a powerful statement on behalf of women's equality.

10/07/11

Shout Out To Laura Hudson At Comic Book Alliance

She says what I wish I could say: that comic book heroines look like fucking porn star whores and I don't admire them at all.

09/26/11

Why We Changed The Site (Again)

It's important to address why we changed from a "gendered" site (the name "FanGirlTastic" was geared towards a female presence) to a non-gendered site. And let me please say that "non-gendered" is not the same as "geared towards dudes."

09/25/11

Past Their 'Prime'? No Way! Our Top Picks For An All-Female 'Expendables 2'

Can women over 40 be awesome action heros like all those guys over 60 still are?

07/23/11

The New Revolution In Female Video Gaming Characters

If there's one thing I hate more than TheMarySue.com for ripping off my website, hard work, and feminist genre philosophy, it's the way Lara Croft has been drawn and acted since her inception. Things are looking up, however.

06/17/11

Feminists Naomi Wolf VS Maureen Tkacik: Why Do Some People Have Jobs, Again?

Third-wave feminist pioneer Naomi Wolf and Jezebel's Maureen Tkacik debate the recent Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexual assault case, and Tkacik's views are just...embarrassing.

06/02/11

'The History Of The Universe As Told By Wonder Woman' Trailer!

The new feminist documentary about Wonder Woman's legacy by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Kelcey Edwards has a trailer!

05/06/11

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