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Talk of the Town

by Justin Cober-Lake

[21.Jun.06] :. Cober-Lake speaks with Chris Pugmire of the Seattle band Shoplifting about politics' place in punk rock, the role of men in feminism, and the dangerous power of language.

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It’s Different for Girls

by Justin Cober-Lake

[12.May.06] :. Rounder Records' new tween collective, a manufactured group of girls with inflexibly 'distinct personalities', is little more than harmless fun for a very specific target market. But what potential effects will Girl Authority have on the developing identity of its audience?

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Gag Order

by Justin Cober-Lake

[21.Mar.06] :. Pink takes on the popular stupid girls, but only a little.

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Feminine But Not Feminist

by Justin Cober-Lake

[23.Feb.06] :. Why some 'girl groups' must be identified as such and others feel inclined to avoid feminist descriptors: Cober-Lake gauges the cumulative effect of gender-obsessed definitions.

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Playing Ashamed

by Justin Cober-Lake

[21.Dec.05] :. A tale of two songs, both with complicated manifestations of male sexuality that explicitly broach gratification and possession in the shadow of the Ying Yang Twins' 'Wait (The Whisper Song)'.

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Keeping an Eye on Mother and Baby

by Justin Cober-Lake

[3.Nov.05] :. Did Ronnie Spector and Tina Turner play subversive feminist roles under the banner of male-dominated pop music? Or did we simply mistake stilted sexual roles for the progressive politics we desired?

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