Aack! Cathy, the iconic and much-maligned comic strip by Cathy Guisewite, chronicled the day-to-day tribulations of its titular working woman for 35... more
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In the final episode of Aack Cast, Jamie speaks with Cathy Guisewite and contemporary feminists about where Cathy fits in... more
Aackt 7: 12 Artists
In part 2 on our look into Cathy's commentary on body image, we speak with author Marissa Metzger, hop on... more
Jamie explores how the Cathy character navigates body image and fashion trends, and who and how these colonially driven beauty... more
The Cathy comic takes a look at the trials and tribulations of boomer women of the middle class, from their... more
In this minisode, Grammy award-winning electronic music producer Jamie Loftus shares a Pulitzer Prize-winning song teaching your mom how to... more
In part two of Jamie's exploration into who shared the American funny pages with Cathy Guisewite, we take a look... more
Cathy Guisewite is often hailed as one of the only women in comic strips, but that's far from the truth... more
Aackt 3: Cathy and American Feminist Backlash
Today, we hear what happened to Cathy at the height of the comic’s popularity in the late 1980s until now.... more
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