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• ArtsJournal : “A digest of some of the best arts and cultural journalism in the English-speaking world.” AJBlogs cover current events, dance, publishing, theatre, music including jazz and classical.

• Early Women Masters : Art, music, poetry and spirituality by early women masters, east and west, from ancient times to the early 20th century.

• Hathor Legacy : The Search for good female characters. The Hathor Legacy searches for good female characters in TV, books, movies, comics and other media.

• Just World News : Journalist and activist Helena Cobban has amassed a rich collection of news, commentary, links on peace and war in the Middle East, with special coverage of Palestine and Israel.

• Linda Lou, live from Las Vegas! : Observational humor mixed with unexpected poignancy from an aging nymph/occasional stand-up comic.

• Stick-It Gallery : Free for your website! Get animated ‘Stickers’ on freedom, non-partisan voting, impeachment, ecology & economics, war & profiteering, and boycotting China’s dictators & cronies.

• Women and Hollywood : News and commentary about women and Hollywood from a feminist perspective— what movies are being made; what directors are getting jobs; what projects actors are working; and…the continuous disparity that dominates Hollywood.

• Women’s Bodies / Il corpo delle donne : This documentary film by feminist Lorella Zanardo “started with the observation that women— real women— are an endangered species on television, one that is being replaced by a grotesque, vulgar and humiliating representation. We sensed the enormity of this loss: the erasure of women’s identity is happening right before our eyes, but without a proper reaction, not even from women themselves. This led us to select television images that share a common manipulative exploitation of the woman’s body, to let people know what is happening…especially those who watch it but ‘don’t see.’”

• LearnOutLoud : Free Audio Books, Lectures and Learning Resources.

• Library Tips, Tools & Links : Resource centre for book finding, trading and collecting; run a direct “Find in a Library” search of the Open WorldCat database.

• LibriVox : Free Public Domain Audio Books.

• Project Gutenberg : Free Public Domain Books in text format.

• American Women in Uniform : We salute retired USAF Captain Barbara A. Wilson, who has maintained for many years a well-researched, eye-opening homepage detailing women’s contributions to military branches, fire departments, and related fields of medicine, art, science, espionage, history, and more.

• Coalition Against Trafficking in Women : International NGO combats all forms of sexual exploitation, including prostitution, pornography, sex tourism, and mail order bride selling.

• Femisex : Non partisan feminism, notes on culture.

• Genderberg : resource for activists and researchers in the areas of prostitution, pornography, trafficking and sexual exploitation.

• I Blame The Patriarchy : Proving that Molly Ivins wasn’t the only great feminist writer to have lived among the giant bugs in Texas, blogger Twisty Faster puts The Blame where it belongs (no, boys, not on a dame called Mame).

• mHB Message Boards : Find some community, discuss being transgender, get support at the forums of Helen Boyd’s en|Gender site on gender and trans issues.

• one angry girl : Uniquely feminist t-shirts to connect with others… and find the kind of true empowerment you just can’t get from wearing a thong bikini… at one angry girl, you’ll find some welcome validation for your intuition that something is very, very wrong with how our culture treats women and girls.

• Our Voices Matter : A collection of testimony by individuals who have been harmed by prostitution, pornography, and trafficking. [...] OVM is a project grounded in a feminist analysis of harm and oppression, rather than one that views these issues through a lens of sexual morality, addiction, or perversion.

• Rational Riposte : Discussions on Feminism with a little pop culture thrown in.

• Reclusive Leftist : Feminism as it should be done, a “second wave squared” blog with Dr Violet Sox.

• Tennessee Guerilla Women : Great rants, links, and unique items for sale to express progressive views on politics, feminism, gay rights, and equality.

• Tenured Radical : Claire Potter’s commentaries and news on feminism, blogging and the historical profession.

• The Pursuit of Harpyness : Narrated by five of the most charming and vicious women on the Internet.

• Tiger Beatdown : Sex, gender, culture, and resisting the patriarchy, from Sady’s own feminist pov.

• Women and Prison : A site for resistance, for prisoners, those previously incarcerated, activists, students, academics, and everyone who strives for social justice. The incarceration of women is linked to a multitude of interconnected issues… including interpersonal and state violence, poverty, racism, reproductive rights, homophobia, harassment, lack of quality healthcare, homelessness, and more.

• Daily Writing Tips : er… exactly what it says… simple yet effective tips to improve your writing… daily!

• eHow : How to do (just about) anything videos (formerly expert village).

• Lifehacker : Tips and Downloads for getting things done.

• A rape survivor’s zigzag journey into the open : Writer and novelist Marcella Chester offers news, commentary, links about legal and personal issues surrounding rape.

• Dissenting Justice : AU Law Professor Darren Lenard Hutchinson’s commentary on law, politics, and justice.

• Hunter of Justice : Georgetown Law Professor Nan Hunter’s blog about sexuality, gender, law and culture.

• Sentencing Law and Policy : Professor Douglas A. Berman’s blog, providing information and commentary about guidelines and capital sentencing.

• Iggify : Do you have a creative brainchild you’d like to tell people about? Post an entry in the Iggify directory of bright ideas.

• Improbable Research : Focusing on research that makes people laugh and then think, the group publishes a magazine called the Annals of Improbable Research, and administers the Ig Nobel Prizes.

• Skepchick : With intelligence, curiosity, and occasional [sark], the Skepchick group tackle diverse topics from astronomy to astrology, psychics to psychology.

• Ann Jones – Writer & Photographer : Author, activist and photojournalist Ann Jones covers a variety of topics including the ongoing war against women, worldwide.

• Free US Now – The Majority United : Redefining women’s groups with the motto, as Hillary Clinton said, “Womens Rights are Human Rights.”

• My Word is My Weapon : Bilingual English/español archive of original reports and news translations by Kristin Bricker. Based in Mexico, she is a correspondent for Narco News and has been featured at TeleSUR, LeftTurn and CounterPunch.

• Power 2010 : POWER 2010 is a unique campaign to give everyone the chance to have a say in how our democracy works for us. (UK)

• Rebel Reports : News, analysis and reporting from independent journalist Jeremy Scahill, focusing on U.S. foreign and military policies of the Obama administration.

• Sky Dancing In A Mans World (Dakiniland) : This is a place for and by women. All issues are women’s issues.

• TakeBackParliament : This Parliament does not represent us. We demand fair votes now. There must never again be an election under this broken system. (UK)

• BlogHer : Founded in February 2005 as a labor of love by three bloggers, BlogHer’s mission is to create opportunities for women who blog to pursue exposure, education, community and economic empowerment. Today BlogHer is the leading participatory news, entertainment and information network for women.

• Computer Hope : Get answers for those tricky tech questions.

• Geek Feminism Wiki : Resource of hundreds of articles for and about women in geek communities, including history, current news, issues e.g. violence and discrimination.

• OS/2 Warp archive : Warped software reviews, notes, and a colourful collection of original free GIF and JPG Buttons for webpages, desktops, projects etc. that are Built, Powered & Made with OS/2.

• Development Blog | Documentation | Plugins | Suggest Ideas |Support Forum | Themes

• 30 Untypical Sites | InstantShift Hacks | Tempus Fugit | Word­Press Planet | WPHacks

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