Happy Halloween, Peeps! I just posted a decadent recipe for Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups via Alicia Silverstone. Looking for more themed dishes for the holiday? Then check out these seasonal vegan recipes: Butternut Squash Risotto adapted from Colleen Patrick-Goudreau Pumpkin Ravioli with Pine Nut Cream Sauce Vegan Cocoa Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting from Colleen Patrick-Goudreau In … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Happy Halloween, Everyone! When I was a kid, Halloween was my absolute favorite holiday of the year. I loved donning costumes, going house to house trick-or-treating. While never a huge candy fan, I absolutely adored Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. I used to horde them, rationing them out each day to make my stash last longer, … Continue reading »
Get Your Veg On: 16th Annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival!
In the Boston-area and looking for something fun, delicious and free to do? (Yes, I said free!) Then head on over to the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival! You all know I’m kind of obsessed with food. That’s why I love attending and checking out new food, restaurants, and products. This tasty yet informative event features … Continue reading »
Bitch Flicks Horror Week 2011: Ellen Ripley, a Feminist Film Icon, Battles Horrifying Aliens…and Patriarchy
Originally published at Bitch Flicks as part of their Horror Week 2011 series. When I was 10 years old, the scariest movie I ever saw was Aliens. I remember the first time I saw it like it was yesterday. Late one night, plagued with insomnia (perhaps a product of my tumultuous childhood), I heard the … Continue reading »
Death Does Not Become Her: TV Show ‘Grimm’s Marketing Campaign Seemingly Glorifies Femicide
I usually don’t write about trailers for upcoming films or TV series. But taking a cue from my fave feminist media sites Bitch Flicks and Women and Hollywood, I’m beginning to think I need to in order to call out all the misogynistic bullshit I keep seeing. For the past few weeks, I’ve seen disturbing … Continue reading »
Women in Horror Films Week at Bitch Flicks!
In October, I love seeing the leaves change color, visiting historic Salem to learn about the frightful witch trials, and of course watching scary movies. With Halloween right around the corner, this marks the perfect time to celebrate horror films, particularly women in horror films. All week long, one of my absolute favorite feminist blogs … Continue reading »
Guest Posts / Race / TV / Women and Gender
Guest Post: ‘Whitney’ versus Whitney
Written by Amber Leab. Originally published at Bitch Flicks. Cross-posted with permission. After the season premiere of Parks and Recreation (Knope 2012!) and The Office last Thursday night, I left the TV on and caught the series premiere of Whitney, the new sitcom created by and starring comic Whitney Cummings. I was first taken aback by … Continue reading »
How I Came to Embrace My Looks and Eventually Love My Body
During my childhood, my mother and grandmother constantly dieted. Both women continuously struggled to either lose or maintain their “ideal” weight. Having a thin build, I never thought much about my own weight. I biked around my neighborhood every day and ate lots of fruits and vegetables. I was happy with my body. But just … Continue reading »
Films / TV / Women and Gender
Documentary ‘Miss Representation’ Premiering on OWN Is a Must-See Film
If you have cable, you simply must watch the phenomenal documentary Miss Representation, airing TOMORROW night, 10/20 at 9pm EST on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. I had the privilege to see it at the Athena Film Festival in NYC earlier this year. “The film explores how the media’s misrepresentation of women has led to … Continue reading »
Guest Post: Cracked.com Makes Obnoxious Assumptions While Critiquing Hollywood’s Obnoxious Assumptions
Written by Stephanie Rogers. Originally published at Bitch Flicks. Cross-posted with permission. Last week, I somehow ended up on Cracked.com reading a post called, “6 Obnoxious Assumptions Hollywood Makes About Women.” It’s no surprise that I ended up there, given that I write for Bitch Flicks and have a vested interest in Hollywood’s Obnoxious Assumptions, … Continue reading »
