Bid to Honor Austen Is Not Universally Acknowledged

Katrin Bennhold writes for The New York Times: “It was a genteel campaign to ensure that British bank notes would continue to carry images of women, and it could have ended with the announcement last month that Jane Austen, the much-beloved novelist, wou…

Much Ado About Slut Shaming

JOS writes for Feministing: “Stories have the power to illuminate real world issues. Much Ado is first and foremost a giggly, sexy good time (I didn’t even mention Nathan Fillion’s underplayed Dogberry, which has me laughing just thinking about it). But…