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The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women: 50 Trailblazers of Comedy

The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women: 50 Trailblazers of Comedy

Beautifully illustrated showcase of fifty women—past and present—who use comedy to shake the status quo and make humor history.

2019

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Pop Culture-pa-looza: Join us for Medium Day!

Hey Friends!

Aug 9, 2023

Pop Culture-pa-looza: Join us for Medium Day!

Aug 9, 2023

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Pour One Out for Saturday-Morning Cartoons

My older brother routinely harassed and mildly terrorized me, as older siblings are hardwired to do. But he did give me one gift: he slept…

Jan 27, 2023

Pour One Out for Saturday-Morning Cartoons

Jan 27, 2023

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Girl, You Better Work!: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gets Serious About Comedy

As I was watching season four of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, I kept thinking of an episode of Louie (Louis C.K’s show) where he meets Joan…

Jul 8, 2022

Girl, You Better Work!: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gets Serious About Comedy

Jul 8, 2022

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There’s No Crying in Pottery!

A grown man crying over ceramics? Yes. Please.

May 6, 2022

There’s No Crying in Pottery!

May 6, 2022

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We Don’t Talk About Yoko-Ono-No-No

It’s been six months since I watched Peter Jackson’s Beatles documentary, Get Back, and I can’t stop thinking about Yoko Ono.

Apr 11, 2022

We Don’t Talk About Yoko-Ono-No-No

Apr 11, 2022

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Have Some Holly Jolly Racism: A Deep Dive into “Do They Know It’s Christmas”

The story behind the music

Dec 23, 2021

Have Some Holly Jolly Racism: A Deep Dive into “Do They Know It’s Christmas”

Dec 23, 2021

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Putting the Hip in Hippo

In the 1980s a plucky sociopath named Pablo Escobar was at the height of his murderous tyranny as Colombia’s preeminent drug czar. No doubt…

Dec 7, 2021

Putting the Hip in Hippo

Dec 7, 2021

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Splash: Not Your Average Boy-Meets-Fish Rom-com

Almost every weekend, my Mom dropped me and a friend off at the local movie theatre, The Tri-Cinema. Not one of those cool, historical…

Aug 31, 2021

Splash: Not Your Average Boy-Meets-Fish Rom-com

Aug 31, 2021

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The Revolution Will Be Unusual: Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”

The field of early-80s pop music was littered with artists packaged up and sold like the kinds of action figures I played with…

Jul 29, 2021

The Revolution Will Be Unusual: Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”

Jul 29, 2021

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“Tired of Playing the Game”: The Feminism of Lili Von Shtupp

Not helicopter parents, not coma parents, my parents were more like casting agent parents: don’t call us, we’ll call you. It was the…

Jun 24, 2021

“Tired of Playing the Game”: The Feminism of Lili Von Shtupp

Jun 24, 2021

Sheila Moeschen

Sheila Moeschen

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Writer, photographer. Author: Forthcoming book in 2024: Boston Road Trips (Globe Pequot) & out now-League of Extraordinarily Funny Women (Running Press)

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