Twitter is a hellscape for female scholars

Last November, BuzzFeed News writer and media studies scholar Anne Helen Petersen did what she’s known for and what she’s paid to do: She profiled a celebrity, taking a critical deep dive into their fame. This one was about Armie Hammer, who was in the spotlight for his turn in Call Me by Your Name. However, Hammer’s fans saw it as … Read more

Guy looking for a woman he met at a bar inadvertently creates an all-Nicole gang

Guy looking for a woman he met at a bar inadvertently creates an all-Nicole gang

Every Nicole at the University Of Calgary was united last week when a guy decided to email every student with the same name in an attempt to find a woman he met at a bar. Carols Zenita said that he and the mystery Nicole seemed to hit it off at the bar, and at the … Read more

Russian blogger faces jail time for posting feminist memes

Russian blogger faces jail time for posting feminist memes

The same laws used to imprison the activist musicians of Pussy Riot in Russia are being used to pursue charges regarding posts made by a female blogger, who could face jail time as a consequence. Lyobov Kalugina, a 31-year-old who resides in the Siberian city Omsk, said she’s facing charges regarding posts that she made on Russian … Read more