The ladies discuss the Harper's Letter and its discontents, the bid to cancel Jon Rafman and the new culture war no one asked for: public sex. Suggested reading below.
Ana Valens, Public sex is at the center of a queer culture war
2020-07-19 19:15:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss #JewishPrivilege trending, Wayfair's kids in cabinets trafficking drama, Kanye teasing a presidential bid, and The Guardian's sexist skyscrapers piece. Suggested reading below.
Leslie Kern, 2020-07-13 18:50:49 +0000 UTC View Post
The ladies review Vasili Pichul's Little Vera (1988) and Paul Schrader's Hardcore (1979).
2020-07-10 19:02:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss Bill de Blasio's BLM-related antics, Reddit's "hate speech" purge and the St. Louis gun couple.
2020-07-02 16:24:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss Karlos Dillard's attempt at Karen the sequel, Mel Gibson's antisemitic remarks to Winona Ryder, and the fresh horrors of social media.
2020-06-25 21:08:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss the latest developments in the grooming discourse, including Chris D'Elia and Ansel Elgort getting cancelled for doing stuff with underage girls and Madison Beer getting cancelled for "romanticizing" Lolita.
2020-06-19 22:41:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss the situation with CHAZ, the crackdown on confederate statues and cop shows, and Chuck Wendig getting cancelled. Related reading and viewing below.
Amanda Hess, The Protests come for 'Paw Patrol'
Matt Taibbi, 2020-06-14 22:51:51 +0000 UTC View Post
The ladies discuss the Dems' kente cloth stunt, the latest updates in police reform and the wave of professional shakeups gripping the media industry in the wake of the riots.
2020-06-10 16:34:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss the latest protest developments, from Instagram's blackout campaign to Trump's Bible photo-op. Relevant reading below.
Adolph Reed, Jr., The Myth of Class Reductionism
Aris Roussinos, 2020-06-04 17:57:18 +0000 UTC View Post
The ladies discuss the protests unfolding across the country, Trump's Twitter censorship saga and the new Netflix Epstein doc.
2020-05-31 20:25:53 +0000 UTC View PostAmber A'Lee Frost is back again to talk with the ladies about the Central Park Karen, Jia Tolentino's human trafficking apologia, and Jimmy Fallon getting "cancelled" for blackface.
2020-05-27 18:00:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss Lana Del Rey's open letter, the Call Her Daddy blowout, and Joe Rogan's Spotify deal.
2020-05-22 16:36:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss the NYT-led Ronan Farrow backlash, Susan Faludi's #MeToo revisionism, and WaPo's Stacey Abrams hagiography. Relevant reading below!
Ben Smith, Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?
Glenn Greenwald, 2020-05-20 18:26:42 +0000 UTC View Post
The ladies talk about Amber A'Lee Frost's newest on wearing the mask for Damage Mag, Amanda Hess on Covidshaming for The NYT, Helen Fisher's bold claim that coronavirus is good for dating in the same pages, and Mary Kate Olsen's emergency divorce petition. Relevant reading below!
Amber A'Lee Frost, 2020-05-16 18:37:55 +0000 UTC View Post
The ladies discuss J.Crew's bankruptcy, Adele's weight loss, the Alison Roman/Chrissy Teigen/Marie Condo beef, Michel Houellebecq's coronavirus letter, and The NYT's profile of TradCath Twitter. Relevant reading below!
Christopher Dawson, Catholicism and the Bourgeois Mind.
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2020-05-11 16:20:37 +0000 UTC View PostWe're unlocking Dasha's birthday episode as a reminder of better days. Description below!
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It's Dasha's birthday! The ladies discuss Jacobin's piece on how porn has replaced intimacy and a New York Times article on how more women are opting for the single life.
Read the Jacobin piece 2020-05-10 01:06:32 +0000 UTC View Post
We're unlocking our premium episode discussing Grimes' pregnancy announcement in honor of the birth of her healthy baby boy X Æ A-12. Description below!
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The ladies discuss Justin Bieber's Lyme diagnosis, Paul Krugman's pedo faux pas, Grimes' pregnancy announcement, Elizabeth Wurtzel's passing and The Cut's profile of the girlboss resistance.
2020-05-05 19:04:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies unpack the charges of antisemitism swirling around Bill de Blasio's "Jewish community" tweet and woke Twitter's Anne Frank "Becky" discourse. Plus, we review James Crump's new documentary on Jordan Wolfson.
Watch the JWolf doc here.
2020-05-03 18:21:15 +0000 UTC View PostKantbot, star of Alex Lee Moyer's new documentary TFW No GF, joins the ladies to talk about the film, trolling and posting, and whether incels are real.
2020-04-29 17:52:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss Kim Jong-un's ill health and hot sister, Lysolgate, The NYT's oped on nude selfies as "high art," Slavoj Zizek's latest on sex and spirituality in the time of corona, and jacking off to cartoons.
Read the Times piece here.
Read Zizek's column 2020-04-26 18:25:31 +0000 UTC View Post
The ladies talk to journalist and author Yasha Levine about the Russian American immigrant experience and his book Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet.
2020-04-22 16:03:37 +0000 UTC View PostWe're unlocking one of our favorite premium episodes.
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Iconic journalist Glenn Greenwald joins the ladies to talk about the future of civil liberties, the failure of Democratic institutions and quarantine fashion.
2020-04-17 18:46:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss Bernie's Biden endorsement, AOC's NYT interview and Bill Maher's Chinese virus rant. Plus, Dasha talks affect theory and Anna reports her medical findings on obesity, smoking and coronavirus.
2020-04-15 20:44:25 +0000 UTC View PostActress and model Hari Nef joins the ladies to talk about quarantine life, the Bernie campaign, and the acting craft.
2020-04-11 19:10:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies talk about OK Boomer girl, the OnlyFans surge, and Louis CK's new comedy special.
Read the OnlyFans article here.
2020-04-07 17:33:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies talk to political strategist Steve Bannon about the impact of Bernie's 2020 presidential campaign, the failure of the institutional response to the coronavirus pandemic — and ask him how you can call yourself a populist if you don't believe in universal healthcare.
2020-04-04 15:52:28 +0000 UTC View PostIconic journalist Glenn Greenwald joins the ladies to talk about the future of civil liberties, the failure of Democratic institutions and quarantine fashion.
2020-04-01 14:01:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies answer your burning questions about love and sex on lockdown.
2020-03-29 19:06:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss Donald Trump's latest coronavirus task force briefing, Joe Biden's return into the public eye, Britney Spears' calls for wealth redistribution, Twitter's trending general strike hashtags and the details of the bipartisan stimulus deal.
2020-03-26 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies are back with some emergency quarantine content, discussing Melania Trump's Covid-19 PSA, NYC's "sex and coronavirus" health memo, Joe Biden's mysterious absence from politics and Slavoj Zizek's latest pandemic dispatch.
Read the Zizek piece here.
2020-03-23 02:12:40 +0000 UTC View Post