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Rooting for Tami Taylor, Friday Night Feminism and a damn good TV show

December 20, 2013by Addie Broyles 1 Comment

I just finished the 76th and final episode of “Friday Night Lights.” I was late to the FNL game, even though I’d heard people rave about the soundtrack, because I […]

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family, history, television

Why Mindy Kaling doesn’t think cooking is important; Michael Pollan book club update

October 1, 2013by Addie Broyles 1 Comment

From this story from Sunday’s Parade magazine about one of my favorite writers/comedians: She’s not likely to put her sleek state-of-the-art kitchen to frequent use anytime soon. “If you’re in […]

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books, television

A school year’s worth of Feminist Kitchen meet-ups

August 25, 2013by Addie Broyles 1 Comment

It’s back-to-school time at the Feminist Kitchen! I’ve been compiling a syllabus of sorts for the next year of the Feminist Kitchen book club + film series. As the name […]

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books, magazines, movies, television

January book club: Was Elaine a feminist? How modern is “Modern Family”?, plus February’s book pick

December 12, 2012by Addie Broyles 5 Comments

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Feminist Kitchen holiday get-together last night at Hopfields! I found out that A) Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have his-and-hers perfumes B) […]

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books, chatter, television

The highs and lows of Olympic fever: “All they have to be tonight is fabulous”

July 30, 2012by Addie Broyles 6 Comments

I’m thoroughly enthralled in the Olympics right now. It’s a guilty pleasure, to be honest, because — despite the endless commercialization of the event and NBC’s increasingly melodramatic story arc […]

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media, television

What does it mean to “Lose Like A Man,” Charles Barkley?

January 12, 2012by Addie Broyles 6 Comments

Have you see the new Weight Watchers commercials with Charles Barkely? The same people who’ve created a successful campaign with the oh-so-thin Jennifer Hudson are using Barkely to try to […]

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marketing, media, television

Gender’s role in the Bourdain v. Deen fight over culinary elitism

August 29, 2011by Addie Broyles 13 Comments

It was interesting to watch the discussion about culinary elitism evolve over the past week. In a New York Times op-ed piece, former restaurant critic Frank Bruni used what was […]

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chatter, media, television

Catching up with Gloria Steinem

August 11, 2011by Addie Broyles Leave a comment

Gloria Steinem is making the rounds in the press right now ahead of the release of a new HBO documentary, “Gloria Steinem: In Her Own Words,” that premieres on Monday […]

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history, television

Just in time for ‘Mad Men,’ a call for guest bloggers

July 23, 2010by Addie Broyles 1 Comment

Are you a feminist in the kitchen? When I started up the Feminist Kitchen, I knew I wanted the blog to be a platform for voices other than my own. […]

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guest post, television

Anthony Bourdain, the feminist: Require everyone to take home ec

May 30, 2010by Addie Broyles 5 Comments

Anthony Bourdain would have made a great home economics teacher. Sure, he’s foul-mouthed and probably not a big fan of kids in that awkward middle school stage, but Bourdain makes […]

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books, television

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Addie Broyles is a food writer for the Austin American-Statesman. She is also a freelance writer, Missourian and mom of two.

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