The Dark Knight Rises is not an easy parable for the political left or right.
Amanda Marcotte
Amanda Marcotte is the executive editor of Pandagon.net and the author of the book It's A Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments. She lives in Austin, Texas.
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Move Over, Mario
Recent sexist spats in the gaming world belie the fact that women are here to stay.
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The Shocking Radicalism of “Brave”
While it isn’t flawless, Brave has an impressive satirical eye for a mainstream movie.
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Rove Goes Mean Girls on Obama
A new attack ad brings an air of hipster bashing into the conservative narrative that Obama’s too cool to lead the country.
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Don’t Blame Feminism for Your Bad Sex Life
Why is the new HBO show Girls treated as symbolic of its generation and not other shows?
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“Hillz” Clinton Was Always Cool
What’s behind the former First Lady and current Secretary of State’s image rehabilitation?
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Peter Dinklage Is a Baller
The producers of Game of Thrones succeed in writing a disabled character who is more than his disability.
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The ’90s Are Back!
At the South by Southwest music festival, Millennials and Gen X unite.
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Mad 21st Century Men
The world of Mad Men still feels familiar despite the show’s long hiatus.
