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A new study shows a stubborn gender disparity - male reporters still account for 63 percent of bylines in the nation's top 10 papers and about the same proportion of newsroom staff. (NY Times - opinion)

A new study shows a stubborn gender disparity - male reporters still account for 63 percent of bylines in the nation's top 10 papers and about the same proportion of newsroom staff. (NY Times - opinion)

Thug-Notes and Other Sites Translate Literature Into Rap

Thug-Notes and Other Sites Translate Literature Into Rap

Walking Dead's Glenn Rhee, played by Korean-American actor Steven Yeun, is not the stereotypical Asian-American male in most Western mainstream media. He is just a former pizza delivery guy from Mi...

Walking Dead's Glenn Rhee, played by Korean-American actor Steven Yeun, is not the stereotypical Asian-American male in most Western mainstream media. He is just a former pizza delivery guy from Mi...

2 items from BBC online. 1. What is behind all the strange American-sounding names so popular in China? 2. Some Westerners also take Chinese names.

What is behind all the strange American-sounding names so popular in China? (BBC)

The Mexican-born Kenyan actress has been lauded for her looks, her impeccable fashion sense, and her humility. Now People says she's the most beautiful woman in the world.

The Mexican-born Kenyan actress has been lauded for her looks, her impeccable fashion sense, and her humility. Now People says she's the most beautiful woman in the world.

Upcoming documentary about the technology, regulation and social effects of mass media.

Upcoming documentary about the technology, regulation and social effects of mass media.

Visuwords is an amazing online visual thesaurus which explores words from all angles. Really useful for close textual analysis.

Visuwords is an amazing online visual thesaurus which explores words from all angles. Really useful for close textual analysis.

Jill Filipovic: Your name is your identity. The reasons women give for changing their names after marrying don't make much sense (Opinion)

To me, as it would be for many other people, my name is my identity. If someone asks you "who are you?" the answer that you give is your first and last name. For me, my name is who I am.... (blog)

To me, as it would be for many other people, my name is my identity. If someone asks you "who are you?" the answer that you give is your first and last name. For me, my name is who I am.... (blog)

'You Don't Say' is a campaign at Duke University to raise awareness of how some words are not harmless.

'You Don't Say' is a campaign at Duke University to raise awareness of how some words are not harmless.

A look at the way McDonalds has targeted black consumers from 1972 to 2008. Check out the link to Dave Chappelle's spoof of the 'Calvin' commercials. (NPR Code Switch)

A look at the way McDonalds has targeted black consumers from 1972 to 2008. Check out the link to Dave Chappelle's spoof of the 'Calvin' commercials. (NPR Code Switch)

The Smalls are a seemingly run-of-the-mill Caucasian family from a nondescript suburb. The only weird thing is that the parents and their daughter communicate via Notorious B.I.G. lyrics

The Smalls are a seemingly run-of-the-mill Caucasian family from a nondescript suburb. The only weird thing is that the parents and their daughter communicate via Notorious B.I.G. lyrics

Gun metaphors riddle our slang (Opinion column from Washington Post)

Gun metaphors riddle our slang (Opinion column from Washington Post)

A recent study on immigrant job-seekers in the United Kingdom reminds us again of the importance of code-switching: Unwritten cultural codes in conversation can have far-reaching impacts.

A recent study on immigrant job-seekers in the United Kingdom reminds us again of the importance of code-switching: Unwritten cultural codes in conversation can have far-reaching impacts.

When Syreeta McFadden was young, she dreaded being photographed. Cameras made her skin look darkened and distorted. Now a photographer herself, she's learned to capture various hues of brown skin.

When Syreeta McFadden was young, she dreaded being photographed. Cameras made her skin look darkened and distorted. Now a photographer herself, she's learned to capture various hues of brown skin.

UN Women's "Google auto-complete" campaign

UN Women's "Google auto-complete" campaign

Rating movies by gender equality may be a blunt tool but it raises serious issues (Guardian)

Rating movies by gender equality may be a blunt tool but it raises serious issues (Guardian)

Movies need to pass test that gauges the active presence of women on screen in bid to promote gender equality

Movies need to pass test that gauges the active presence of women on screen in bid to promote gender equality

Think of the last movie you watched and answer this: Did women talk to other women about anything other than men? Are women represented equally in films?

Think of the last movie you watched and answer this: Did women talk to other women about anything other than men? Are women represented equally in films?

Letters to the editor in response to article, "Like, Degrading the Language? No Way", about the increasing use of "like' and 'totally' in everyday speech (NY Times opinion pages)

Letters to the editor in response to article, "Like, Degrading the Language? No Way", about the increasing use of "like' and 'totally' in everyday speech (NY Times opinion pages)