Author Lindy West used to cover comedy and pop culture for Seattle’s alt weekly The Stranger, but when she started writing about things like being a fat woman and about the misogyny she saw in comedy, the dramatic response she got changed her career.
Jenny Jimenez
• Lindy West doesn't like euphemisms. Call her fat. Call her a feminist. Call her outspoken. Call her "Shrill," the title of her new book. We talk to her about it.
• The president of the University of Oregon, Michael Schill, discusses some of the successes and challenges in his first year on the job.
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