The Palin Prototype By Kate Riga • June 30, 2014 “I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm,” senatorial candidate Joni Ernst announces proudly as she advances toward the camera in one of her...
Old and Stubborn Subliminal Marketing Standards By Kate Riga • June 23, 2014 A chorus of “sorry’s” rings out as two glossy-haired women scuttle out of a man’s path on a subway and a conference room. A mom apologetically...
Stay-At-Home Shame By Kate Riga • June 16, 2014 Donna Reed is dead. Her pearls and aprons haven’t graced America’s screens for decades. And what’s more, her character’s lifestyle is more or less...
Title IX: Man’s Best Friend? By Kate Riga • June 9, 2014 College campuses are hotbeds of sexual assault. As more and more frightening statistics pour in (such as the ever-unsettling one in every five women will...
Vague on Vogue By Kate Riga • June 2, 2014 For most people, Vogue magazine conjures up images of glossy, glamorous models in outlandish outfits slapped with tags like “couture” and “chic.”...
A Full Dress By Kate Riga • May 26, 2014 “I am not an empty dress, I am not a rubber stamp and I am not a cheerleader. I am a strong Kentucky woman.” The rest of Alison Lundergan Grimes’...
