Bruce Derringer

Contributing Editor - Copy Editor

• 5 Action Movie Ladies Who (Mostly) Don’t Give a F*ck

  2 Comments »Posted in Women Who POPMay 12, 2011

  

  Being a longtime fan of action movies and the son and brother of exclusively strong-willed, badass women, I’ve developed an appreciation for those qualities in women on the screen.  Particularly those who face nigh-insurmountable odds, and no matter the cost to their mental or physical health, push forward with a singular goal:  to kick all [...]

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• FIXED: The Royal Wedding

  1 Comment »Posted in NewsApr 29, 2011

  

  Ever since the rapid approach of the royal wedding touched off an explosive media storm, I’ve been largely unaware and apathetic regarding the whole situation. So, while the world had their eyes on the royal wedding last night, I was drinking a Heineken and sitting on a curb with some friends.  I feel I am [...]

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• SlutWalk: A Protest Against Victim-Blaming

  1 Comment »Posted in Cake & IcingApr 26, 2011

  

  Rape is pretty lame. It’s emotionally and often physically traumatizing, and can scar a woman for life, leading to years of expensive therapy and, in some cases, unwanted child-birth (seriously, fuck anyone who says a woman should have to carry a rape-baby to term). It’s a great way to completely derail someone’s life and potentially [...]

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• Austin Bands Worth Knowing: The Laughing

  No comments yetPosted in MusicApr 22, 2011

  

  The ways to get me on board with a band are pretty standard:  a unique lead singer, catchy melodies, and a good beat.  Plenty of bands provide that, in Austin and in the “Indie” rock scene that has become so big in the last few years.  But not very many bands compel me to buy [...]

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• Sexy Sunday! Zooey Deschanel

  No comments yetPosted in Cake & Icing, Sexy SundayApr 10, 2011

  

  Elf. That’s when I first saw her. My someday-girlfriend. My to-be-betrothed. The would-be future mother of my children. Her name is Zooey Deschanel, and she’s my pending girl. Just look at those big, blue eyes. Her narrow, pouty lips. Her thick, satin blanket of hair, swerving down her forehead and resting, tucked behind her ear, [...]

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• Jane Goodall: More Woman Than a Barrel O’ Monkeys

  No comments yetPosted in Featured Articles, Women Who POPApr 6, 2011

  

  As a child, I was fascinated with nature, science, space, and humankind’s impact on the former, advancements in the middle, and future in the latter.  I was deeply curious, and ever-hungry for information.  This hunger was later tempered by a foray into religion, perhaps to my detriment, but nevertheless, I believe there is one woman [...]

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• White Denim: Not Just a Foolish Fashion Choice Anymore

  No comments yetPosted in MusicMar 31, 2011

  

  As FemPop’s only male staff writer, it is my duty to bring a beard and a healthy sense of male entitlement to this publication, to balance out the namby-pamby, gushing female emotions otherwise soaking every other word you will read here.  As such, I will do my damndest to bring you the burliest music commentary, [...]

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