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The Evil Slut Clique consists of Jezebel, Lilith, Eve, and Mary Magdalene. Jezebel and Lilith are best friends. They have strong personalities. At times they are brutally honest. They drink a lot of beer and have had a lot of sex over the years (not with
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National Comprehensive Sex Ed Call-In Day
We just wanted to take a quick minute to let everyone know that today is "National Comprehensive Sex Education Call-In Day".Various organizations have teamed up to make October 2009 Sex Ed Month of Action, that is, an entire month of advocacy and or...
It\'s not too early to book your New York Hotels for Blogher\'10!
Is it too early to get psyched for Blogher'10? Probably... but we can't help it. We may have already mentioned (several times) in our Blogher'09 recap that we are really really really excited about next year's event being held in New York City!Since ...
Monster Jam!!?
So a friend of mine is obsessed with Monster Jam so I decided to look it up and see what the heck it's all about.I drive a very small car (and I drive it very nervously), so the idea of anyone being able to drive around in a big monster truck is scar...
Wonder Woman
We're not exactly avid comic book readers... but we are fans of strong, powerful women.In the early 1940s the DC comic line was dominated by male superheroes. In 1941 William Moulton Marston, upon the suggestion of his wife Elizabeth, created Wonder ...
Kathy Griffin Purgatory
Tuesday night we attended Kathy Griffin's book signing event in New York City. Or well, we sort of did; "attended" might not be the right word to use. Kathy was scheduled to sign copies of her new memoir, Official Book Club Selection, at the Tribeca ...
The ESC Does BlogHer
We got a really late start on our BlogHer wrap-up... partly because we were so exhausted from our week in Chicago... and partly because the research for the Nikon blog took so much time. (Thanks again to everyone who helped us fill in the blanks, by ...
What To Wear After BlogHer
Okay, so we know we missed the obligatory "What to wear to BlogHer '09?" blog that everyone else seems to to have posted. We have about a year until BlogHer '10 (New York City baby!) so we have plenty of time to obsess over what to wear for that. An...
Nikon Does Not Hate Babies
As you know, we have recently returned from the 2009 BlogHer conference in Chicago. The conference was funded by several big name corporate sponsors. Some - like PepsiCo. - were general sponsors of the entire conference. Others simply sponsored one o...
Summer, Sex and Spirits!
We're in Chicago, gearing up for the 5th Annual Blogher Conference... so unfortunately we are going to miss this event. But for those of you in the New York area, please do check it out. It's a lot of fun and for a great cause! We had such a blast la...
On our way to Chicago!
The ESC will be on a brief sorta-hiatus while we go to Chicago for the BlogHer conference (and other fun stuff)!We'll have access to the Internet while we're there, but it may or may not be reliable, and we're going to be very busy! So while we'll tr...
Getting ready for BlogHer!
We're getting ready for BlogHer '09 in Chicago... (Seriously, after this year we're going to be experts at packing and unpacking). It's our first year - is anyone else going?We're definitely looking forward to spending some time in Chicago (both as p...
You Had To Be There... (at Skidmore)
Finally. The second installment of our Skidmore recap! We already went on (and on and on) about all of the great workshops we took during our week at Skidmore for the IWWG conference. You might be expecting a long, detailed play-by-play account of ou...
Our Week at Skidmore
We were going to do one big recap blog of our experiences at the IWWG's "Remember the Magic" conference... but we realized there's just way too much to cover! We have books to read and review! We have tons of name-dropping to do. We have ridiculous s...
Back from Skidmore!
We're back from the IWWG conference! We have a lot to write about: the people we met, the books we will read, the things we learned and even the things we were able to teach. We're still buzzing from all the energy and unpacking is going to take twi...
IWWG Update
We might have mentioned a few dozen times that we're currently away at the International Women's Writing Guild summer conference. We feel very fancy this year because there was a keynote speaker at the conference - Amy Goodman of Democracy Now. Her s...
We're on our way to Skidmore!
The ESC will be on a brief hiatus while we go to Saratoga Springs for the International Women's Writing Guild conference at Skidmore College!In fact... we're on the way there RIGHT NOW! We're probably sitting on the Amtrak as you read this... (Well, ...
The ESC Does NYC BlogHer Meetup
We're so looking forward to going to the BlogHer conference in Chicago this July! Is anyone else going to be there? In anticipation of the trip, this weekend we had a lovely picnic in Central Park with some BlogHer bloggers... so we just thought we'd...
The Anti-Sotomayor Stupidity Scorecard
We knew that many conservatives would fight back against anyone that President Obama nominated for the Supreme Court. They've had about a week now to go at Judge Sonia Sotomayor, so I thought I'd do a rundown of the top ten stupidest arguments again...
Reminder: NYC Marriage Equality Rally Tomorrow
Just a reminder for the New Yorkers - there's a marriage equality rally happening tomorrow in Manhattan from 5-7 PM. And don't forget to keep contacting your state Senators to encourage them to support equal rights for all New Yorkers....
Equal Pay Day 2009 Link Roundup
Today is Equal Pay Day! Why today? Because Tuesday is the day when women's wages catch up to men's wages from the previous week, and because women have to work until April to match what men earned in the previous year. Yes, it's 2009 and this is s...
Biden Feminism Watch: VAWA 15th Anniversary
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, and this week Legal Momentum is pairing with The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law to hold a symposium on VAWA. They're giving an award to Vice President Biden for champi...
Tea Party Protest Signs: Bad, Worse, & Ugly
I was reading through some of the coverage of Wednesday's tea party protests and I came across a post on BlogHer that made some statements that I found...questionable.Since when did political dissent become unpatriotic?Raise your hand if you just yel...
Teen Book Drop!
Tomorrow is Teen Literature Day, so Readergirlz, Guys Lit Wire and YALSA have teamed up with several publishers, authors and readers to deliver new young adult books (and audiobooks) to teens in hospitals around the U.S. (Readergirlz.blogspot.com via...
WAM!
We had such a great weekend at WAM! (and week in Boston). We remembered how "popular" the day-in-the-life format was (heh), so we figured we'd just give you a timeline of what we did, what we thought, and who we met, chock full of lots of links. For...
On Our Way to WAM...
The ESC will be on a brief hiatus while we go to WAM! and spend a few days enjoying the Boston/Cambridge area. In fact... we're on the way there RIGHT NOW! (We finally learned how to use the "Schedule" function on blogger, heh).We may or may not have...
The ESC goes to WAM next week!
We're going to WAM! That is, the Women, Action and the Media conference.Women, Action & the Media: A Conference for Activists, Journalists & EveryoneIf you care about amplifying progressive women’s voices in the media, WAM! is for you, whet...
NYC Fundraiser Friday Night!
Last night's fundraiser was so much fun! We may write more about it later (and we definitely will be writing about Girls for Gender Equity sometime very soon, because they're a great organization that deserves your support) but for now, just a quick ...
NYC Fundraiser/Happy Hour Tonight
Go to the Village Pourhouse tonight to rock out with the Feministing gals and support the kick-ass women of Girls for Gender Equity.Girls for Gender Equity is committed to improving the physical, psychological, social and economic development of girl...
International Women's Day 2009
Happy International Women's Day, everyone! There's so much cool stuff going on that we don't know where to start or end or what to do with ourselves, so we're just going link crazy. Start with the official International Women's Day site, where you...
National Condom Week
February 14th-21st is National Condom Week, which we'd like to acknowledge by posting the awesomest condom commercial ever.To satisfy all of your condom needs, check out:The Feminist Majority Foundation's Everything You Need to Know About Condoms Bro...
