Category Archives: Rib Rants

WTF (a very short rant)

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Uppity

I have just one thing to say about this: If it’s competitive, IT’S NOT YOGA. Look it up.

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Of penises, politics and peace prizes

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Uppity

This year the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen deigned to flip over their “[pretty nearly] no girls allowed” sign on the clubhouse door, as apparently 2009 was “a record year for female Nobel Prize winners: This year a record five women … Continue reading →

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Pigs may fly out of my ass

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Uppity

…because I am going to do something I never thought I’d do: publicly stick up for Woody Allen. Gawd, it’s hard to write that. And yet, here it is. Woody recently sued American Apparel for using his image in a … Continue reading →

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Damned if ya do, damned if ya don’t

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Uppity

Some people think Obama being on the cover of Ms. Magazine is elitist and exploitive and that it mocks those who supported Hillary. Some people need a nap. Feminism is about education and enlightenment, yes? Ideally, everyone regardless of race, … Continue reading →

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The Century’s 100 Best Novels by Dead White Guys

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Uppity

This list of the century’s “best” novels as determined by the board of The Modern Library is almost 10 years old now, and it still has the power to piss me off. There are a whopping 8 women on this … Continue reading →

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