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LATEST ARTICLES ( 59 )

• Interview: Jaclyn Friedman

  

  By Sophie RaeJaclyn Friedman is a writer, educator, and activist. She is the editor of the book “Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Why Can’t G.I. Joe and Ken Be Friends?

  By Randi SaundersWhen “Riley On Marketing” hit YouTube, the adorable video got thousands of hits. But while people were gushing about how cute it was for this... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• From Fake Blood to Quantum Physics: A Conversation With The Bambi Killers

  

  By Sophie Rae via Sadie MagazineThe Bambi Killers play music, but don’t call them a band. They’re artists, musicians, activists, magicians, pyrotechnicians,... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Giddyup! 2011 Culture Roundup

  

  Happy new year Grrrl Beaters! This has been a great year, filled with lots of music and feminism and all things good, not to mention the birth of Grrrl Beat! Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Dropping the “F-Bomb” with Julie Zeilinger

  

  By Sophie RaeWhen I first discovered the F-Bomb, in one of my luckier random google searches, I was at once happy and surprised— happy because I knew I had... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Interview: Rebecca Davis

  

  By Andrew Jacobs Rebecca Davis is an author, musicologist, public radio show host, craftsperson, and professional psychic. Her book, ‘Blind Owl Blues,’ is the... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Women Rolling Stone Forgot

  By Sophie RaeThis week, Rolling Stone magazine published a list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time– and only two of them are women. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Interview: Heather McEntire

  

  By Whitney KenerlyI spoke with Heather McEntire of Mount Moriah while the band was driving through Wisconsin on their tour with the Indigo Girls. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Band of the Day: Slothrust

  

  About the band:Blues-influenced grunge band Slothrust is a power trio consisting of guitarist/vocalist Leah Wellbaum, bassist Kyle Bann, and drummer Will Gorin. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Anybody Else Freaked Out By Child Beauty Pageants?

  

  By Danielle Burch via the F-Bomb: I have to ask this question: am I the only one who’s completely freaked out by child beauty pageants? Whenever I’m flipping... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Conversation with Patrice Zappa-Porter

  

  By Andrew JacobsPatrice “Candy” Zappa-Porter has been playing music since the age of eleven, when her brother Frank would listen to her songs and give her... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Womyn

  

  By Talia Bat PessiA button from the March for Women's Lives in 2004.As a rule, I like to be controversial and cause a stir, especially when it involves feminism. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Love Letter to Lisa Simpson

  

  By Becka WallDear Lisa,You are such a bad-ass. Yellow only refers to your skin-tone, not your courage. You are the most intelligent person in the Simpson... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Let’s Get This Straight

  

  By Alexandra Pauly via la fille in the NYC:Let’s get this straight: women do not dress for men. Maybe our wardrobes are sometimes swayed by the editorials in... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• My New Hermione: Miranda Lambert

  

  By Lauren MillerHermione at her most badass.Ever since the beginning, Hermione Granger has been praised as being the first female character who showed girls tha... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• SlutWalk NYC

  

  By Sophie RaeOn Saturday, thousands of people stood in solidarity with victims of sexual assault and rape in a SlutWalk march and rally in Union Square (read... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Vivian Girls at the Knitting Factory: Tuesday Is the New Friday

  

  By Isadora Schappell Last Tuesday, Sophie and I went to see the Vivian Girls at the Knitting Factory. Being the giant music nerds that we are, we showed up abou... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Suffragettes and Sluts: United in Semantics

  

  By Max BienstockDemonstrator at the Slutwalk rally in Toronto last AprilOn October 1st SlutWalks will make its way to New York City. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Band of the Day: Break It Up

  

  About the Band:Philadelphia’s Break it Up consists of Casey Bell on skins, and axe-wielders Dan Morse and Jen Sperling. The 3 met as many happy bands do these... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2011 MUSIC

• For Teens: Why Talking About Birth Control Matters

  

  By Danielle Burch via Experimentations of a Teenage FeministThose ain't no Sweet Tarts!If you’re a relatively new feminist like I am (my glorious “click”... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2011 SELF EXPRESSION