Happy New Year, Early Birds! To kick off the new year here are some of the links I found interesting over the Christmas break.
The progression of The Addams Family films. [The Soapboxing Geek]
Bret Easton Ellis is “really sorry” about that Kathryn Bigelow tweet. [Daily Beast]
The similarities between My Little Pony and Plato. [Overthinking It]
2012, politics and feminism. [Women’s Agenda]
Another year in review piece: pop music in 2012. [Gawker]
On that note, what will 2013 (hopefully) bring in pop culture? [TheVine]
Sweden’s gender-neutral toy trend. [Deadspin]
Where are all the women in The Hobbit’s Middle-earth? [Jezebel]
Could you live on $35 a day? The government expects single parents to. [TheVine]
Is Wearing Makeup a Choice? [Jezebel]
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