Guys and Ladies! Today is a Super Tuesday! Not only was Jamba Juice giving away free breakfast (mmmmm…mango peach topper….) but my all time favorite living writer has a new book out TODAY! Feast your eyes:

I haven’t read it yet, because I don’t own it yet, but I can tell you that this is a companion piece to Pullman’s wonderful His Dark Materials series. I suppose you could describe it as something of a spin-off; it fills in the back story of two of the characters?from the original trilogy (for those “in the know” that would be Lee Scorsby and Iorek Byrnison). Pullman did something similar with his Sally Lockhart trilogy. It allows him to revisit and flesh out?a world without compromising the arc that he has already written. And His Dark Materials introduced a world so rich and varied that it is quite a thrill to anticipate learning more about it. Seriously, ya’ll, these books are so good! Go read them!

*Update: But wait! There’s more!?

I love street art!!

Why do I love street art? Well, for one, I can afford it. Also, it tends to be a little funkier, a little more off the beaten path. But besides that, I love wandering down the street and having something catch my eye, and being able to immediately engage the artist in a discussion. I love to know about the process of creation, what the piece means to the artist. I particularly like to know if my impressions of the piece match up with the intentions of the artist. The entire concept of meaning, its creation and dissemination, is fascinating to me. And being able to talk to artists allows me to assuage some of my burning curiosity.

It’s female’s history month and to celebrate here on ThereforeYou, I’ve put together a short list of some of my favorite women of all time! This article is dedicated to those feminine forces out there who refused to wear shoulderpads , not only because “The Pads” signify something problematic, but also because they are HIDEOUS AS HELL!!! AM I RIGHT LAAADIES?

(Note: Some of them probably did/do actually wear shoulderpads, but don’t hate da’ playa, hate da’ game. We all have to wear warpaint sometimes. Also, that shit can be “hot” if rocked ironically.)

Judith Butler- Feminist, Queer, Gay and Lesbian Theorist

In an early 90′s interview Butler stated, “I think that every sexual position is fundamentally comic.” After reading that quote, I was definitely hooked. In one of her many influential books, Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (1990), Butler argued that feminism made the mistake of trying to assert “women” as a singular group with shared interests, traits and characteristics. Butler believes this approach performs “an unwitting regulation and reification of gender relations”– thus reinforcing a binary view of gender relations wherein individuals are divided into categories of women and men.

She said that in 1990! In 1990, I was playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: “The Arcade Game” in the lobby of a movie theater that I was later going to watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: “The Movie” in. Well anywho, now I’m “old enough” to get what she’s saying and pass it along to nice people like you. Here’s a great link to some quotes and online resources.

After the jump, Tina Fey, Jeanette Winterson, Meg White and Luce Irigaray

Let’s be “reel” people! We all hate things and here is a complete list of things in this world that I just LOATHE! Feel free to comment with things you just can’t stand! Come on people, let’s spread “The Hate”!

I hate apologizing to my dentist for masturbating instead of brushing my teeth.

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