Moxie, Bikini Kill’s “Rebel Girl” is used as a rallying cry for today’s tormented teen girls today, admonishing them to rise up against their high school oppressors and resist whatever bullshit society is already laying on them. It’s a perfect choice, and one that director Amy Poehler tells us came with Bikini Kill frontwoman Kathleen Hanna’s explicit blessing.
Poehler’s genuine love for Hanna is clear in the video above, which also finds the
SNL vet expounding on the value of female rage, and
Moxie stars Lauren Tsai and Hadley Robinson talking about their favorite “smash shit up” songs.
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Though some of his verses have been known to pack a political punch, prolific writer Theodor Seuss “Ted” Geisel or Dr. Seuss has definitely missed the mark more than once, employing racist caricatures packaged for young audiences. Of course, none of those instances would pass muster today (ideally, anyway) and on Tuesday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises attempted to fall in step with today’s audience by ceasing all publications of six titles due to their racist illustrations.
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The company released the following statement announcing the decision:
“Today, on Dr. Seuss’s Birthday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises celebrates reading and also our mission of supporting all children and families with messages of hope, inspiration, inclusion, and friendship. We are committed to action. To that end, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, working with a panel of experts, including educators, reviewed our catalog of titles and made the decision last year to cease publica
Hilaria Baldwin, the non-Spanish wife of
Alec, dropped a new baby yesterday on Instagram, debuting a new bundle of joy merely five months after she produced
Eduardo. Naturally, the timing of the fresh baby’s arrival has raised some questions from the general public. Naturally, the Baldwin family is not interested in responding to any of these questions, and naturally, this has angered many a fan.
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The arrival of the fresh baby, a girl, has been billed as a “surprise” by the press, but clearly, this baby was not a surprise to anyone, including but not limited to the surrogate (?) who probably (?) carried this baby (???). Regardless, the Baldwins have a lot of children, and also no one has forgotten that Hilaria Baldwin pretended to be
Jane Fonda dedicated her Golden Globes speech to honoring Black-led projects
Screenshot: NBC Jane Fonda remains an absolute legend. Not only is she an incredible actress, but she’s dedicated her entire career to bringing awareness to social justice and environmental issues. Fonda was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at this year’s Golden Globes, and she used the opportunity to bring awareness to the hard work Black actors, filmmakers, and crew put into making some of the most notable projects in the past year.
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Nomadland helped me feel love for the wanderers among us and
Minari opened my eyes to the experience of immigrants dealing with the realities of life in a new land, and