Stories by Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd is an associate editor at AlterNet and a Brooklyn-based freelance writer and editor. Formerly the executive editor of The FADER, her work has appeared in VIBE, SPIN, New York Times and various other magazines and websites.

The 8 Best Time-Travel Flicks

Posted on: Oct 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Who knew the space-time continuum could be so awesome?

Finally, Some Cleavage! The Perks of Letting it All Hang Out

Posted on: Sep 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The heaving cleavage on display during the Emmy awards was a challenge to viewers to toss out any preconceptions they might have about large breasts and their impropriety.

9 Movies With Evil Corporations That Want to Destroy Humanity

Posted on: Sep 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Sometimes art imitates life, even just a little bit.

Judge Declines to Hear Rahm's "Vindictive" Restraining Order Against Striking Teachers

Posted on: Sep 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Got Friends or Family on the Fence About Same-Sex Marriage? Send Them This Awesome Voter's Guide

Posted on: Sep 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Overzealous NYPD: Man Arrested at Zuccotti for Yelling; Code Pink Codirector Arrested for Throwing a Bra

Posted on: Sep 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Striking Chicago Teachers Rewrite Carly Rae Jepsen: "When There's a Contract, Then Call Us Maybe!"

Posted on: Sep 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Bill Maher Says Romney's Weak Egypt/Libya Response Just Lost Him the Election

Posted on: Sep 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

9 Great TV Shows That Subvert the Right-Wing Worldview

Posted on: Sep 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Epic put-downs that conservatives can't ignore.

30,000 Chicago Teachers Go On Strike

Posted on: Sep 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

6 Movies That Make You Never, Ever Want to Have Children

Posted on: Sep 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

From horror to rom-com, these films could be considered a psychological prophylactic.

The Online Nudie Pic: America's New Art Form?

Posted on: Aug 30, 2012, Source: AlterNet

It's time to radically rethink the way we approach nude images sent through social media.

Ron Paul Takes Insane, Grotesque Leap of Self-Faith: "If I Had Been in Charge, 3000 People Killed in 9/11 Would Be Alive"

Posted on: Aug 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Awesome: Watch Chris Matthews Go Bananas on RNC Chair for Racializing the Election

Posted on: Aug 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

5 Things "The Office" Taught Us

Posted on: Aug 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

This season will be the last for NBC's beloved workplace sitcom. It won't have been for naught.

Krugman Slams Newsweek's "Unethical" Obama-Bashing Cover

Posted on: Aug 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Augusta National Golf Club, Home of Masters Tournament, Admits First-Ever Women Members

Posted on: Aug 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Watch Chris Hayes Skewer Paul Ryan's Budget Hypocrisy

Posted on: Aug 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Watch Chelsea Handler Shut Down Reihan Salam's Ridiculous Birther Justification on Bill Maher

Posted on: Aug 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Rock Band Silversun Pickups Slaps Romney with a Cease & Desist for Using Their Music at Rallies

Posted on: Aug 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Julian Assange Granted Asylum in Ecuador

Posted on: Aug 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Vile Jan Brewer Denies DREAMers IDs and Benefits in AZ, Residents Protest

Posted on: Aug 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

8 Killer Dance Movies With Great Politics

Posted on: Aug 14, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Apologies to Emma Goldman, but nobody knows more about political subplots than dance movies.

The Media's Problem With Gay Rappers

Posted on: Aug 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

By focusing on their sexual orientation, is the media doing more harm than good to talented rappers who are out and gay?

America Doesn't Need Another 'Total Recall' Movie -- And it Says a Lot About Us That There Is One

Posted on: Aug 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The remake of Paul Verhoeven's 1990 sci-fi classic has hit the box office, another example of America's obsession with our own doomy death spiral.

Wade Michael Page, WI Terrorist, Was Neo-Nazi Who Led Racist Skinhead Band

Posted on: Aug 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Page was an active white supremacist who in 2005 formed a neo-Nazi band called "End Apathy."

Colbert Grills Chris Hayes on New Book, the Demise of the Elite—and Neckties

Posted on: Aug 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Twilight Fantasy Rupture: Why I'm Glad Kristen Stewart Cheated

Posted on: Aug 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

How a 22-year-old's infidelities rocked the world, and why it matters.

James Holmes Charged With 142 Criminal Counts, Including 24 Counts of First-Degree Murder

Posted on: Jul 30, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Anaheim Cops Send SWAT Teams to Face Off With Police Brutality Protesters

Posted on: Jul 30, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Lupe Ontiveros, Actor and Activist, Passes at 69

Posted on: Jul 27, 2012,

Nicki Minaj's Retroactive Feminism

Posted on: Jul 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

How the biggest female rapper stops just short of being the best feminist.

Anaheim Cops Open Fire into Crowd of Women and Children

Posted on: Jul 23, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The Most Sensible American on Gun Control: George Costanza

Posted on: Jul 23, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Sarah Palin's Three-Year-Old Grandson Already Spewing Gay Slurs

Posted on: Jul 23, 2012, Source: AlterNet

NBC's "Parks & Recreation" Has New Guest Stars: John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Barbara Boxer

Posted on: Jul 21, 2012, Source: AlterNet

NYC Mayor Bloomberg Becomes First—Only?—Politician to Advocate Tougher Gun Control, Post-Colorado Massacre

Posted on: Jul 21, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Weed-Friendly Moms Sick of Wine Drinkers Judging Them

Posted on: Jul 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Romney Grasps at Straws, Tries to Divert Tax Return Heat onto... Teresa Heinz Kerry?

Posted on: Jul 16, 2012, Source: AlterNet

What's Up With America's Apocalypse Obsession?

Posted on: Jul 13, 2012, Source: AlterNet

From Ice Age to 2012, we can't get enough of the end of the world.

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