Author: Andy Boell

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Episode 6 – Pretty in Pink

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In this episode, we discuss John Hughes’s PRETTY IN PINK, which Andy and Stephanie actually watched in person together! Join us as we gag over clothing choices, swoon over Spader, and Stephanie explains her thing for Duckie.

Reading Recommendations:

WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU: A NOVEL IN STORIES, by Molly Ringwald
GETTING THE PRETTY BACK: FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY, AND FINDING THE PERFECT LIPSTICK, by Molly Ringwald
ELEANOR & PARK, by Rainbow Rowell

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Episode 5 – Teeth

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In this episode, we discuss Mitchell Lichtenstein’s TEETH. Join us as we posit superhero theories, youth group culture, and Stephanie teaches Andy about that hand mirror thing vagina-havers do.

Reading Recommendations:

THE POWER, by Naomi Alderman
WHAT’S UP DOWN THERE?: QUESTIONS YOU’D ONLY ASK YOUR GYNECOLOGIST IF SHE WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND, by Lissa Rankin

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Episode 4 – Showgirls

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In this episode, we drift and gyrate through Paul Verhoeven’s SHOWGIRLS. Join us as we cringe at this over-the-top acting and realize that, surprisingly, this movie passes the Bechdel Test with flying pasties.

Reading Recommendations:

THE ETHICAL SLUT, by Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy
G-STRINGS AND SYMPATHY: STRIP CLUB REGULARS AND MALE DESIRE, by Katherine Frank