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Swedish director Lisa Aschan's last year's début feature She Monkeys (Apflickorna) is coming to selected London cinemas on Friday 18 May (and to the Irish Film Institute in Dublin a week later). Please see Peccadillo Pictures' website for details....

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/she_monkeys_in_cinemas 2012-05-15T17:13:58Z 2012-05-16T14:28:23Z Ania Ostrowska

Arguably the most prestigious (and indisputably most glamorous) film festival in the world opens tomorrow in Cannes, the French Riviera. As it is the Festival's 65th birthday, no-one else but iconic (and resurrected) Marilyn Monroe blows the candles on...

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/No_women_in_Cannes 2012-05-16T09:33:19Z 2012-05-15T22:44:00Z Ania Ostrowska

Hi all Here's this week's round-up of some of the bits around the internet we haven't had a chance to blog about. Please add links in the comments section if there's anything you came across that you want to...

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/weekly_round-up_72 2012-05-16T09:34:45Z 2012-05-14T21:49:36Z zohra moosa http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/

Laura looks at the issues surrounding parental leave, and explains why it is so important.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/parental_leave 2012-05-14T11:15:12Z 2012-05-14T11:13:05Z Laura Woodhouse http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog

With their debut album From the Mouth of the Cave finally hitting the shops on 4 June, Gaggle have announced that they will be playing the Village Underground on 4 July...

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/gaggle_update 2012-05-14T13:25:02Z 2012-05-13T21:35:10Z Holly Combe

Guest blogger Lottie Prince writes about the Moroccan law where rapist can hide behind marriage.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/rape_hidden_by_ 2012-05-16T14:52:05Z 2012-05-13T19:15:12Z Guest Blogger

This weeks music paste up includes two of the most exciting talents in rock music today in conversation: Tune-Yards and St Vincent. Holly and I were also recently sent a link to a very exciting film about a Portuguese Riot...

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/music_paste_up_12 2012-05-14T22:51:56Z 2012-05-13T17:30:33Z Cazz Blase

Guest blogger Lucy Fenner discusses her definition of feminism

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/the_indefinable 2012-05-15T08:28:11Z 2012-05-11T22:02:41Z Lucy Fenner

Philippa writes about an outrageous discussion on Question Time last night, where nearly every speaker on the recent 'grooming' case managed to blame the victims without mentioning the perpetrators.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/slut-shaming_an 2012-05-14T10:36:43Z 2012-05-11T08:05:09Z Philippa Willitts

Are libraries a feminist issue? This is a question that I have been thinking about in the last few weeks. I am due to do a talk at the Victoria Baths Fanzine Convention in Manchester a week on Saturday,...

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/are_libraries_a 2012-05-14T08:46:39Z 2012-05-10T17:45:00Z Cazz Blase

Guest blogger Julian Norman speaks about the Rochdale rape ring

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/rochdale_rape_r 2012-05-12T01:06:17Z 2012-05-10T11:12:28Z Julian Norman

The Argentinian Senate has approved groundbreaking gender identity legislation.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/argentinas_sena 2012-05-10T14:40:00Z 2012-05-10T09:57:37Z Helen G

Philippa talks about an interactive billboard campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence, and asks what readers think of the approach.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/drag_him_away 2012-05-14T15:52:08Z 2012-05-10T09:13:31Z Philippa Willitts

Guest blogger Vic discusses how she forced to re-examine her feminist principles after her ex-partner revealed that he had slept with a sex worker.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/sex_work_and_th 2012-05-11T07:59:16Z 2012-05-09T08:59:33Z Guest Blogger

Avengers Assemble, the latest film adaptation of the Marvel comics universe, is taking global box office by storm, or, more to the point, is properly Hulk-smashing its way to the top. With staggering $200.3m (£124m), it is the biggest US...

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/new_review_avengers 2012-05-09T08:54:09Z 2012-05-09T08:54:00Z Ania Ostrowska

It's not Buffy, but Avengers Assemble does get under the skin of Joss Whedon's fans. Imagine if the Marvel universe had more female characters, says Sophie Mayer

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2012/05/avengers_assemble 2012-05-13T13:11:20Z 2012-05-08T22:55:00Z Sophie Mayer

This week's open thread for discussion and our regular round-up of some of the articles and blogs we've noticed over the last week or so, but not had time to post about.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/weekly_round-up_71 2012-05-08T10:26:40Z 2012-05-08T09:32:42Z Helen G

The second part of Philippa's interview with snooker referee Michaela Tabb who will referee the World Championship Snooker final today and tomorrow.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/michaela_tabb_2 2012-05-06T18:07:46Z 2012-05-06T12:00:13Z Philippa Willitts

TFW bloggers' note: We're aware there are issues with this post and have reached a decision to temporarily suspend further comments until certain matters have been clarified. We apologise for the inconvenience and will provide a further update as...

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/amanda_palmer_f 2012-05-07T12:16:29Z 2012-05-05T19:46:43Z Cazz Blase

Philippa interviews Michaela Tabb, 'The Lady Ref', who has a list of 'firsts' longer than any other referee in professional snooker. They discuss the resentment she faced from others at the start of her career, and how she is encouraging other women to get involved in refereeing pool and snooker professionally.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/michaela_tabb_1 2012-05-06T12:34:40Z 2012-05-05T11:40:55Z Philippa Willitts

Brooke Magnanti wants to expose the truths behind the sex myths which provoke outraged newspaper headlines and panicked public policy. Lindsey Sheehan considers Magnanti's opinions on all things controversial, from lap-dancing to online pornography In the first book published under...

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/new_review_the_20 2012-05-07T06:58:06Z 2012-05-05T09:58:57Z Charlene Moore

Brooke Magnanti wants to expose the truths behind the sex myths which provoke outraged newspaper headlines and panicked public policy. Lindsey Sheehan considers Magnanti's opinions on all things controversial, from lap-dancing to online pornography

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2012/05/thesexmyth 2012-05-16T10:52:06Z 2012-05-05T09:55:00Z Lindsey M Sheehan

Guest blogger Julian Norman talks about the online bullying of Louise Mensch.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/its_the_misogyn 2012-05-07T16:47:09Z 2012-05-04T22:29:13Z Julian Norman

Guest blogger Julian Norman shares with us a nugget of legal news with respect to employment law with respect to lap dancing.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/implications_of 2012-05-03T21:02:43Z 2012-05-03T14:16:23Z Julian Norman

Director, writer and performer Lucy Foster reflects on the experience of creating The Pirate Project, a play exploring the lives of female pirates.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/rediscovering_m 2012-05-03T14:21:17Z 2012-05-03T11:00:00Z Guest Blogger

A chance for a reader and a friend to win tickets to see Erika M. Anderson live in the UK. Our first correct answer to the question Where did Erika M. Anderson grow up? came from Julie Field, who opted for the Scala gig in London on 15 May. This competition is now closed.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/win_ema_tickets 2012-05-03T14:30:41Z 2012-05-02T21:39:26Z Holly Combe

Heya lovely F-worders! We've got a double showing for you this month in terms of guest bloggers. First we have Julian Norman. Julian is a lawyer, a feminist, an activist, an armchair politician and aspiring mad cat woman. She...

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/guest_bloggers_1 2012-05-03T07:47:01Z 2012-05-02T21:28:40Z Josephine Tsui http://goodgirlsmarrydoctors.com

Guest blogger, Nicky Clark, discusses whether wanting a hair-free body makes her less of a feminist.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/am_i_not_a_femi 2012-05-11T09:31:54Z 2012-05-02T19:10:45Z Guest Blogger

Philippa thanks the two April guest bloggers.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/thanks_to_our_a 2012-05-03T10:01:37Z 2012-05-01T19:44:38Z Philippa Willitts

Laura highlights what's wrong with some of the most frequently-used disablist language, and suggests ways to avoid using it.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/05/calling_out_dis 2012-05-07T16:29:13Z 2012-05-01T08:00:32Z Laura Woodhouse http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog