The Art That Saved Us
From sex-positive hip-hop to visceral literature, and sketch comedy that turned our ugly cries into laughter, women creators not only offered an outlet to vent—they spoke for us.
Heather Wood Rudúlph
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Heather Wood Rudúlph is the editorial director of DAME. Her reporting and criticism on women’s rights, entertainment, technology, and the media has appeared in Cosmopolitan, The Guardian, Elle, Time, and The Los Angeles Review of Books, among other publications.
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When Will Women Directors Get Their Due?
In a year that gave us Lady Bird, Wonder Woman, and Mudbound, the Golden Globe nominations remind us that Hollywood refuses to concede its most treasured category to women: best director.
She’s Finally Having It
Spike Lee's Netflix serial adaptation of "She's Gotta Have It" is the latest example that pop culture is FINALLY starting to represent female sexuality on our terms.
Woody’s Movies Are All About His Crimes & Misdemeanors
The nebbishy veteran filmmaker appears to be but a minnow in the sea of Tobacks, Weinsteins, and Cosbys. But what if he's the great white shark that keeps getting away?
This Isn’t Us
Despite the wide variety of complex female characters, there’s a surprising dearth of realistic depictions of motherhood on TV comedies. It’s time to re-draw the sitcom mom.
How Rape Culture Made Harvey Weinstein …
… And Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, and all the other predators employed by Hollywood.
Hollywood Has an Abuse Porn Addiction
From HBO's 'The Deuce' to 'Mother!', studios are not only glorifying violence against women. They're cashing in on it.
For the Thousandth Time, Yes, Women Are Funny
Women have long been ruling the comedy landscape. It’s time Hollywood, the media, and men everywhere recognized that.
Do We Really Understand What Complicit Means?
If we don't care whether Ivanka serves as her father's apologist, or we're still buying albums by alleged sex offender R. Kelly, or we dismiss rape jokes as just jokes, then yeah, we're complicit.