Conor and Phoebe delve into the controversy surrounding the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood, and how social media is changing grassroots campaigning. They deconstruct so-called “lady blogs” like Jezebel that are targeted at women and discuss the social-media site Pinterest and the curious backlash against it. Conor reveals his engagement and offers a critique of the wedding-industrial complex. And Phoebe concludes by musing on the strange online meta-debate about the musician Lana Del Rey.
Play entire videoDavid Rothschild on Komen and Twitter
Breast cancer survivor’s video testimonial about Komen
n+1 on “lady blogs”
Mary McCarthy’s essay, “Up the Ladder from Charm to Vogue”
Mac McClelland on PTSD
Jessica Valenti on childbirth
Pintrest.com
Phoebe on Pintrest
Phoebe on the Pintrest backlash
Edward Jay Epstein in The Atlantic on diamonds
NYT review of Lana Del Rey’s album
Spin on Lana Del Rey
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