What to Read When You Grew Up with the Baby-Sitters Club
Marisa Crawford and Megan Milks share a reading list to celebrate WE ARE THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB.
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Posts Tagged: Ann Friedman
Notable Online: 6/13–6/19
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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Notable Online: 7/12–7/18
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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Notable Los Angeles: 2/10–2/16
Literary events in and around L.A. this week!
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Notable Los Angeles: 10/8–10/14
Literary events in and around L.A. this week!
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Notable Los Angeles: 8/27–9/2
Literary events in and around L.A. this week!
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Notable Los Angeles: 7/9–7/15
Literary events in and around L.A. this week!
...moreNotable Los Angeles: 3/5–3/11
Literary events and reading in and around L.A. this week!
...moreNotable Los Angeles: 6/26–7/2
Monday 6/26: Mel Goodman discusses and signs Whistleblower at the CIA: An Insider’s Account of the Politics of Intelligence. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. ALOUD presents An Evening with Roxane Gay. She will be discussing her new book, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, in conversation with journalist Ann Friedman. 7:30 p.m. at the Aratani Theatre. […]
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Podcatcher #3: Poetry Jawns
Emma Sanders and Alina Pleskova charm us with their affection for each other, DIY ethos, and belief on Poetry Jawns, what matters is the work.
...more2015, Year of the Badass Woman?
As it’s most commonly used, badass implies both toughness and disaffectedness. It’s rare to look at someone whose chief qualities are measured thoughtfulness and open emotionality and declare her a total badass. Ijeoma Oluo, Naomi Yang, Eudora Welty—these women are creative and powerful and assertive, yes, but should we call them “badass”? Over at the Guardian, […]
...moreWWNBD: What Would Nellie Bly Do?
Two things: First, Alice Gregory’s fascinating account of Nellie Bly’s bold, perennially wry career in journalism—an account that wraps up with a call for female writers to not only write about “women’s issues.” Second, Ann Friedman responds with a thoughtful defense of making a career writing about “women’s issues.”
...moreFemale Comedians: On Laughter and Stigma
Some reviewers still draw a divide between the rules that apply to male comedians and their female counterparts, as seen in in Brian Lowry’s piece which criticizes Sarah Silverman for being “as dirty as the guys.” Ann Friedman of The Hairpin created a pie chart to draw attention to comedy’s troubled relation with gender. The […]
...moreWeekend Rumpus Roundup
Look at all this cool stuff we posted on the Rumpus this weekend! Just look at it! “Near the end of my time at my job, my manager would say: The work you do, when you do it, is excellent.” “What Counts,” an essay by Ryan Pittington. Yumi Sakugawa’s latest Saturday Rumpus comic, as stark […]
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Saturday Special: The Rumpus Catches Up with Ann Friedman
The former Executive Editor of GOOD and current curator of LadyJournos! is one of our generation’s most intelligent, insightful, and often funniest voices.
...moreThe Dish Ran Away With the Andrew Sullivan Readers
Andrew Sullivan is lighting out on his own, hoping his blog The Dish will make enough money to stay afloat without the assistance of the Daily Beast or any other publication. His plan has a number of details that set it apart from other attempts to monetize online media: no ads (for now), no paywall (sort […]
...moreAn Introduction To Animated GIFs
New to GIFs? Unsure of what GIFs are? There’s no need to fret! Ann Friedman has written an introduction to the art of the animated GIF at Poyntr. The article covers what exactly constitutes a GIF, where you can access them, how to make your own, the debate around how they should be cited, and how […]
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The Rumpus Interview with Ann Friedman
As Executive Editor at GOOD magazine, Friedman is proving that women are not only qualified to be at the top of the masthead; they’re needed there.
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