From the Stacks: February 3, 2006

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Happy birthday to Bitch. The "feminist response to pop culture" turned 10 this year and is celebrating with a hot-pink anniversary issue filled with the usual savvy fare. A few highlights among many: In "Black Girl, Interrupted," writer Angelina takes a look at mental illness in the black community -- "the paisley elephant in the corner that clashes with the floral couch cushions" -- and Hollywood's corresponding void of narratives on the issue. Flip forward and you'll find "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Feminism But Were Afraid To Ask," a meaty 10-page primer penned by Senior Editor Rachel Fudge. It's refreshing to know that a magazine that's been covering feminism for a decade still sees merit in tackling its subject from the bottom up. Here's to more of the same in the next ten years. -- Hannah Lobel

And now an entry not on what's coming in to our library, but what won't be soon. Legal Affairs -- a 2005 Utne Independent Press Award nominee for best political coverage -- has announced that after its March/April issue is delivered this month, it will cease to be a print publication. A thought-leader for legal and non-legal types alike, the magazine has been working for five years at "creating an ideological DMZ where conservatives seem to feel safe reading liberal ideas and vice versa." Legal Affairs plans to maintain its website, but recently began laying off staff in New Haven, Connecticut. But all may not be lost: Editor Lincoln Caplan is making a plea for an eleventh-hour hero who can solve their funding crisis. Any takers? -- Nick Rose

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