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Megan‘s Picks:

Olympic Women Succeed, But Is It Really Fair Play? by via Adios Barbie

NBC’s Bizarre Attempt to Turn Female Olympians Into Eye Candy by Alyssa Rosenberg via ThinkProgress

Sexism, Racism and Swimming at the London 2012 Olympics by Sarah Keenan via Racialicious

Round Table: Julie Delpy, Ava DuVernay and Leslye Headland on Directing by Nicole Sperling via Los Angeles Times

The LA Times Talks to Three Women Directors – Where Is the Female Equivalent of Woody Allen? by Melissa Silverstein via Women and Hollywood

‘Boston Herald’ vs. Elizabeth Warren: ‘The Nation’ Asks, Will Sexism Win or Lose? by Michelle Kinsey Bruns via Women’s Media Center

Read the Definitive Meryl Matrix by Eliot Glazer via Vulture

Street Harassment Fuels a Viral Documentary by Holly Kearl via Ms. Magazine Blog

#NotBuyingIt: Newsweek’s “Best Places to Eat” Cover by via Miss Representation

‘Breaking Bad’s Skyler White and the Difficulty of Leaving Abusers by Alyssa Rosenberg via ThinkProgress

The Director of the “Greatest” Movie of All Time Was a Sexual Harasser by Melissa Silverstein via Women and Hollywood

GET IT, GIRL: Emma Stone Calls Out Sexism in the Media, Could Not Be More Awesome While Doing So by Kaye Toal via Upworthy

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Megan‘s Picks:

Haters Need to Shut the Hell Up About Gabby Douglas’ Hair by Dodai Stewart via Jezebel

Gabby Douglas Leads Team USA to the Gold by Crunktastic via Crunk Feminist Collective

Sisters in Cinema: Where Are the Black Female Directors? by Evette Dionne via Women and Hollywood

“It’s Hard to Find Female Leads that Are Flawed and Interesting and Dynamic” by Chloe Angyal via Feministing

Please Submit All Ethnicities: The Tricky Business of Writing Casting Notices by Nina Shen Rastogi via Slate

Gender Matters: The Sight and Sound Top 50 Films of All Time List by Melissa Silverstein via Women and Hollywood

Woman Moderator Petition: Teen Girls Fight for First Female Moderator for 2012 Presidential Debates via Huffington Post

Tippi Hedren Recalls Alfred Hitchcock’s Harassment for HBO’s The Girl by Michael O’Connell via The Hollywood Reporter

The Archer Who Trained Jennifer Lawrence for The Hunger Games Competed in the London Olympics Today by Jill Pantozzi via The Mary Sue

Bachorlette and the Toll Weddings take on Female Friendships by Alyssa Rosenberg via ThinkProgress

The XXX Olympics Brings With It a New Tradition: Internet Misogyny Fest 2012 by Molly McCaffrey via I Will Not Diet

Stephanie‘s Picks:

Favorite Women-Empowering Movies of Recent Memory by Juliette Frette via Huffington Post

What Are the Greatest Movies Directed by Women? by Melissa Silverstein via Women and Hollywood

What’s Wrong With the Media Coverage of Women Olympians? by Sarah J. Jackson via Role/Reboot

Why Only One Female Director Made Sight & Sound‘s Greatest Films List by Alyssa Rosenberg via Slate

TV Tropes Deletes Every Rape Trope; Geek Feminism Wiki Steps In by Aja Romano via The Mary Sue

I’ll Make the Entertainment I Want to See by Sara Koffi via Shakesville

Five Marvel Superheroines Who Would Make for Great ABC Television Shows by Alyssa Rosenberg via ThinkProgress

2012 Olympics Media Needs to Get Over Policing Female Athletes’ Bodies by Katrina Roberto via the Vancouver Observer

Belgium Film on Street Harassment Strikes a Chord Across Europe by Angelique Chrisafis via the Guardian

The Public Shaming of Kristen Stewart by Melissa Silverstein via Women and Hollywood

Quick Tropes vs Women Project Update by Anita Sarkeesian via Feminist Frequency

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