NORTH CAROLINA used to be known for its beach towns and… well, honestly, just its beach towns. Now, it’s also known as a state that’s officially hostile…
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CHINGONA FIRE’S NOCHE DE BRUJAS — a women’s art showcase of slayin’ and savin’ hosted by L.A. poets and best friends Angela Aguirre and Yesika…
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…There is an argument for poetry being deep but I am not that argument. Eileen Myles, “A Poem,” Not Me I BECAME INTERESTED in Eileen…
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IN THE WAKE OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, I was thinking of penning a meditation on the current political landscape, or maybe an examination of the…
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FROM SUFFRAGIST PAMPHLETS to the xeroxed zines of riot grrl, DIY publishing is one of the oldest tricks in the feminist book. Creating and controlling…
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MY FELLOW WHITE GIRLS: The following is a public service announcement that might be unpleasant, but it’s important, so put down your PSLs for a second…
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THE INTERNET — or at least the corners of it I frequent — was abuzz earlier this week about this so-called feminist shark who ate…
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SAD BUT TRUE: feminist businesses are becoming as rare as unicorns. Sure, we have Girlbosses and female CEOs who like to Lean In, but down…
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IF YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF “WHITE WOMAN FEMINISM,” there’s a little encounter that happened recently (which you might have heard about) that facilitates a conversation…
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ON NOVEMBER 6, Elizabeth Koke filed a $3.5M lawsuit against The Feminist Press at the City University of New York (CUNY). The former Feminist Press staffer…
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I REALLY LIKE ROSE MCGOWAN. Her performance as heartless high-school queen bee Courtney in 1999’s Jawbreaker sparked my love for her, and her role as…
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THE PLAYBOY BUNNY IS AN INTERESTING — AND POLARIZING — CREATURE. With her skin-tight bodysuits, bunny ears, and fluffy pin-on cottontail, she’s an all-American sex…
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