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How Shows Like ‘Will & Grace’ And ‘Black-ish’ Can Change Your Brain by Maanvi Singh at NPR

Exclusive: Octavia Butler’s ‘Dawn’ Being Developed for TV, Producer Talks Adaptation and Diversity Behind the Scenes by Jai Tiggett at Shadow and Act

The Resonance and Relevance of ‘Suffragette’ by Melissa Silverstein at Women and Hollywood

In New Film “Grandma,” Lily Tomlin Scoffs at Abortion Stigma by Monica Castillo at Bitch Media

Nobody’s Damsel Study Looks at Modern Female TV Characters and the People Who Love Them by Carolyn Cox at The Mary Sue

Why Colin Trevorrow Denying His White Male Privilege Is Bad For Women Directors by Rebecca Theodore-Vachon at Forbes

The Comedy About 2 Trans Women of Color You Don’t Want to Miss by Miriam Zoila Pérez at Colorlines

Telluride Film Review: ‘He Named Me Malala’ by Justin Chang at Variety

Grandma, What Big Roles You Have: How Paul Weitz Became a Feminist Director by Paula Schwartz at MovieMaker

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Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks

Check out what we’ve been reading this week–and let us know what you’ve been reading/writing in the comments!

Diversity Wins Big at SAG Awards by Anita Little at Ms. blog

With shows like ‘Empire,’ ‘Black-ish’ and ‘Cristela,’ TV is more diverse than ever by Cecilia King at The Washington Post

‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot Sets All-Female Cast, Release Date by Daniel Kreps at Rolling Stone

Let’s Not Stop at Ghostbusters—Let’s Remake ALL Movies with Just Women by Lindy West at GQ

On Wealth and Women on TV by Sady Doyle at The Baffler

Iranian-American Filmmaker Breaks Out Of Boxes, Into The Box Office by Shereen Marisol Meraji at NPR

How the Media Exacerbates and Erases Black Women’s Suffering by Jenn M. Jackson at For Harriet

Lisa Kudrow’s “The Comeback” Shows How the Television Industry Hasn’t Changed by Hannah Steinkop at Bitch Media

TV One Announces Black History Month Programming Lineup Aimed to Honor Legends and Rising Stars by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow and Act

MoMA Celebrates the Women’s Film Preservation Fund via Two Weeks of Special Screenings by Laura Berger at Women and Hollywood

Hooray for “The Fosters,” the Show About a Dynamic Family With Two Moms. by Riel Lise at Bitch Media

The best films we saw at Sundance by Claudia Puig at USA TODAY

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Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks

Check out what we’ve been reading this week–and let us know what you’ve been reading/writing in the comments!

6 topics for an HBO TV series on Brazil more original than “high end (white) sex workers” by Juliana at Feministing

Laverne Cox and bell hooks Had a Discussion About Gender and Pop Culture by Sarah Mirk at Bitch Media

Jessica Chastain Deconstructs Strong Female Characters as “A Disservice to Women” by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

Girls on Film: 5 TV actresses who deserve much better movie roles by Monika Bartyzel at The Week

The Root’s Readers Name the 50 Greatest Black TV Shows of All Time by Erin E. Evans at The Root

CIFF 2014 Tribute: Isabelle Huppert by Peter Sobczynski at RogerEbert.com

Lizzo is a Goddess in Her New Web Series & on Letterman by Sarah Thomasson at Bust

‘How to Get Away With Murder’ and ‘Black-ish’ Get Full Season Orders From ABC by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow and Act

The Herculean Effort Taken By One Group To Show Hollywood Is Sexist by Walt Hickey at Five Thirty Eight

Where The (Queer) Girls Are Gonna Be On Your TV This Year by Riese at Autostraddle

Cover Exclusive: Jennifer Lawrence Calls Photo Hacking a “Sex Crime” at Vanity Fair

Meet the female producers smashing Hollywood’s glass ceiling by Nicole Sperling at Entertainment Weekly

Shonda Rhimes Opens Up About ‘Angry Black Woman’ Flap, Messy ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Chapter and the ‘Scandal’ Impact by Lacey Rose at The Hollywood Reporter

Malala’s Nobel is ‘for all girl students of Pakistan’ by Naila Inayat and Caesar Mandal at USA Today

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Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks

Check out what we’ve been reading this week–and let us know what you’ve been reading/writing in the comments!

Global film industry perpetuates discrimination against women at UN Women

Finally! A TV Show That Handles Transgender Issues With Grace. by Leela Ginelle at Bitch Media

How to Get Away with Dynamic Black Women Leads by Corinne Gaston at Ms. blog

Jill Soloway on Transparent and How Lena Dunham’s Success Convinced Her to Stop Pretending by John Horn at Vulture

How Bring It! is changing our perception of Black girls and performance by Sesali Bowen at Feministing

Here’s Some History Behind That ‘Angry Black Woman’ Riff the NY Times Tossed Around by Blair L.M. Kelley at The Root

Viola Davis Responds to Being Called ‘Less Classically Beautiful’: ‘You Define You’ by Yesha Callahan at The Root

The Power of Doc McStuffins by Katti Gray at Women’s Media Center

Why I Left by Jana Monji at RogerEbert.com

People Magazine Deletes Offensive Tweets About Viola Davis and Scandal by Rebecca Rose at Jezebel

Powerhouse Female Producers Join Forces to Launch New Company by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

20 Facts Everyone Should Know About Gender Bias in Movies by Soraya Chemaly at The Huffington Post

Reese Witherspoon Was Inspired by Tina Fey, Wants to Help Women in Hollywood by Corinne Heller at E!

Interview: ‘Black-Ish’ Creator Kenya Barris Talks Blackness in the Age of Obama and in the Shadow of Cosby by Jai Tiggett at Shadow and Act

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