DoubleX Gabfest: The Monica Makes a Joke Edition
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On this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX editor Hanna Rosin joins Outward editor June Thomas and New York editor Noreen Malone to talk about the return of Monica Lewinsky, flawless as the new feminist term, and whether it’s sexist to call someone a “cat lady.”
Other items discussed in the show:
- Monica Lewinsky’s TED talk
- Monica’s Vanity Fair essay
- New York Times profile of Monica
- “How ‘Flawless’ Became a Feminist Declaration” in the New York Times
- Beyoncé’s “Flawless” video
- “Stand Up for Your Cats” in the New York Times
DoubleX recommendations:
Hanna recommends How to Be Both by Ali Smith.
Noreen recommends The Folded Clock by Heidi Julavits.
June is into Cucumber and Banana, two interconnected shows by Russell Davies.
DoubleX plugs:
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