The Washington City Paper launched a new “sex & gender” blog on its web site this week, called The Sexist, penned by staffer Amanda Hess. Hess will leave behind her old Show & Tell column to helm the new feature. The blog is just getting rolling, but mercifully it looks nothing at all like the weekly’s now defunct, dreadful confessional sex and dating diary, Melanie Boyer’s About Last Night. Hess tells us she intends this new venture to be “something else entirely” from the old sex blog, “a blend of snarky feminist commentary, alternative scene reporting, and in-depth coverage of District health and identity issues.” One recent post identifies the price tag rape victims had to pay for a rape kit in Wasilla while Sarah Palin was mayor ($300 to $1200!). We look forward to reading more.