Bitch Flicks' Weekly Picks

Stephanie's Picks:

Angela Davis On "Free Angela & All Political Prisoners" by Livia Bloom via Filmmaker Magazine

A Reaction to the Backlash Against Mindy Kaling by Nisha Chittal via Racialicious

Adventures in Feministory: Filmmaker Lourdes Portillo by Kjerstin Johnson via Bitch Magazine

Barry Norman Accused of Sexism After Branding Julia Roberts: "Every Man's Dream Hooker" via The Telegraph

'We Exploited the Sexism': 'Homeland' Returns, with TV's Most Compelling Female Character by Andrew Romano via The Daily Beast

Robin Swicord Replaces Frank Pierson, Joins Few Women on Academy's Board of Governors by Sophia Savage via Thompson on Hollywood

Do We Really Need to See Sexy Mika in Vanity Fair? by Alyssa Rosenberg via Slate

Quote of the Day: Mandy Patinkin by Melissa McEwan via Shakesville

Megan's Picks:

Thirty Percent of Prime-Time TV Writers Are Female; Only Twenty Percent More to Go, People by Rebecca Pahle via The Mary Sue

The Mob Doctor Takes on Abortion and Parental Consent Laws by Alyssa Rosenberg via ThinkProgress

Women Created 26 Percent of the Television Shows in the 2011-2012 Season by Melissa Silverstein via Women and Hollywood 

Film's Independent Women by Martha Lauzen via Women's Media Center 

Why Do Women Still Lag in Journalism? by Susan Antilla via CNN 

Filmmaker Explores India's Complex Identity by Emily Wilson via Women's Media Center

Sons of Anarchy is a Show About Biker Dudes. And Feminism by Alyssa Rosenberg via Slate

What have you been reading this week?