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The Edit, Episode #11: A Conversation About Addressing Misogyny in Nerd Culture

On the latest episode of Pacific Standard's podcast about how our stories are made, we talk with contributing editor Peter C. Baker and documentary filmmaker Yu Gu.

Pacific Standard Staff

Social Justice

‘We Have to Keep Fighting’: A Conversation With Anita Sarkeesian

The new documentary Netizens offers an intimate look at how cyber harassment has affected the lives of three women.

Jenni Miller

Social Justice

How Millennials Became Convenient Scapegoats for a Changing Society

Malcolm Harris' new book argues that grim realities are behind the hand-wringing press about Gen Y.

Elizabeth King

Social Justice

At the Roots

Introducing the May/June 2015 print issue of Pacific Standard.

Maria Streshinsky

Social Justice

Has Anita Sarkeesian Been Silenced?

Gamergate is a cautionary tale that may dampen others’ willingness to speak out, but the problems of video game misogyny and the online harassment of women are more visible than ever.

Lisa Wade

Environment

Digital Culture: CreepyPMs and the Women Who Receive Them

More than 140,000 people subscribe to a subreddit dedicated to pointing out the insidious normalcy of the digital vitriol that’s directed at women online.

Kira Goldenberg

News in Brief

This Week in Hate Speech

A round-up of news and research on hateful speech, and efforts to silence it.

Kate Wheeling

Environment

Can Digital Vigilantism Make the Internet Safer for Women?

Curt Schilling's war against Internet trolls follows a distinctly American tradition of justice. Namely, it's about more than just vengeance.

Jared Keller

Social Justice

Mean Boys: Social Bullying Isn’t Just for Girls

A new study shows that boys can shun and ostracize with the best of them. We’ll have to drop our “mean girls” bias to better understand how they do it.

Daniel Luzer