Daring lesbian love story wins Cannes top prize (via AFP) A sexually graphic lesbian love story, “Blue is the Warmest Colour” by French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche, clinched the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in a pivotal year for gay rights. Jury president Hollywood director Steven Spielberg said the tender coming-of-age tale about a [...] Continue Reading
An interview with Art Muse Marilee Talkington Can you explain how you are merging IVF and art? IVF is a scientific method used to create life. Art is the expression of human creative skill and imagination, to create aesthetic objects, often objects that reflect life. Both of which ask one to step into the role [...] Continue Reading
Society cannot do without the Artist or the Philanthropist. Both enrich, entice, revolt, and agitate the status quo. Both are vehicles of impact through the creation of conversations, often without adequate language to convey the urgent need for art. But then again, why is there an urgent need for art when poverty is rampant? [...] Continue Reading
As Minnesota voted to approve marriage equality last week, most people in my circles celebrated. Some tried to shame New Jersey and California with comments on social media to the tune of, “Minnesota has gay marriage, but New Jersey still doesn’t. New Jersey should be ashamed.” While I agree that New Jersey should be ashamed of [...] Continue Reading
A few weeks ago, I was reading about body image coaching online and I came across the website of Christie Inge, a coach whose approach really resonated with me. From her website, it sounded to me like Christie’s approach was part Pema Chodron and part Samantha Jones. A pretty awesome combo if you ask me. [...] Continue Reading
John Oliver hilariously mocks France’s homoerotic anti-gay protesters (via Raw Story ) Amid a “Gaywatch” segment on Thursday night, The Daily Show host John Oliver surveyed recent protests in France over the legalization of same-sex marriage. Upon seeing how many of the protesters were dressed, he observed the anti-gay protesters looked “so much gayer than [...] Continue Reading
Apparently we’ve actually regressed in the way toys are marketed and made. These toy images are from the British catalog store, Argos. As you can see, the ’70s toys were actually more gender neutral than their present-day counterparts. And while we should be comfortable buying a pink vacuum cleaner for our boys to play with, I [...] Continue Reading
There’s something about these photos by Ilona Szarc that I find moving. The photographer has captured images of young girls from all walks of life posing with their American Dolls and dressed in similar outfits. In doing so she has also captured something of the pathos of being a young girl. I can almost see [...] Continue Reading
Toys Are Less Gender Neutral Now Than In The ’70s
American Girls: Beautiful Photos Of Childhood
Wine And The Art Of Parenting
First Woman In Space: Miserable Cosmonaut Or Triumphant Space Flyer?
A Father’s Day Infographic
Sex, Politics And Women In Art: Interview With Author Jill Di Donato
John Oliver Hilariously Mocks France’s Homoerotic Anti-Gay Protesters
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Written by Courtney Brummer-Clark As I write this, I’m drinking wine out of a sippy cup because I’m too exhausted to extend my reach to the top kitchen cabinets to retrieve a glass. You know you’re the mother of two kids when even the idea of standing on tiptoes seems like too much work. Before [...] Continue Reading
First woman in space: Miserable cosmonaut or triumphant space flyer? (via The Christian Science Monitor) How would you handle getting lost in outer space? Valentina Tereshkova, who flew into space 50 years ago today, was confronted with this terrifying possibility on the first day of her problem-plagued spaceflight. The first woman in space, Ms. Tereshkova [...] Continue Reading
By Paula Mendoza In Beautiful Garbage, Jill Di Donato has penned a vivid, kaleidoscopic story which explores issues of feminine sexuality, creativity, and power, set against the fascinating backdrop the New York art scene in the 80’s. Using tropes of glamor—a word whose etymology suggests something both enchanting and illusory—Di Donato crafts the façade of [...] Continue Reading
Ruckus in Wisconsin Senate: Republicans push through ultrasound bill after silencing Democrats (via Raw Story ) Republican state senators in Wisconsin on Wednesday silenced Democratic lawmakers while passing a bill requiring women to undergo an ultrasound procedure before being able to receive an abortion. Wednesday’s Senate session began with state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout (D) reading [...] Continue Reading
Chelsea Fagan’s recent article, 7 Things We Need To Start Teaching Girls In School, for Thought Catalog suggests that we need to spend more time teaching girls to be independent as well as sexually healthy. Her argument that schools should be responsible for teaching young women lessons such as “masturbation is normal and healthy” is sure to [...] Continue Reading
Here’s a story that should surprise exactly no one. Megan Garber has created a photo essay for The Atlantic that illustrates the lack of women in tech. At most events ladies expect to wait in line for the restroom while the men zoom right through. Not so at tech conferences. These photos are a stark reminder of [...] Continue Reading
US to allow morning-after pill for girls of any age (via AFP) The Obama administration will comply with a judge’s order to allow women and girls of any age to purchase emergency contraception, ending its efforts to restrict the drug’s availability. The reversal on the politically sensitive issue means that anyone, including young girls, will [...] Continue Reading
Last week, ABC rolled out its new summer series, Mistresses. A televised version of a trashy beach novel, the show is described by ABC as a “provocative, sexy and thrilling drama”. According to the network, Mistresses follows the adventures of a “sexy and sassy group of four girlfriends, each on her own path to self-discovery”. [...] Continue Reading
Female Foreign Correspondents’ Code of Silence, Finally Broken by Kim Barker ProPublica This piece was co-published in the New York Times Thousands of men blocked the road, surrounding the S.U.V. of the chief justice of Pakistan, a national hero for standing up to military rule. As a correspondent for The Chicago Tribune, I knew I [...] Continue Reading
Written By Meghan Murphy Someone messaged me yesterday asking my perspective on Game of Thrones;wondering if I had any feministy links or insights to share with him. I stopped watching GoT early in the second season, after Joffrey forces one prostitute to beat another unconscious in a horrifically sadistic and gruesome way. I’d already been having a hard time [...] Continue Reading
The role of women in Christianity is a hot topic. From birth control to leadership in the Catholic Church, questions of gender equality in relation to Christianity rarely fail to spark debate. But what did Jesus actually have to say about the matter? According to Abigail Muldoon, scripture suggests that Jesus was a firm believer [...] Continue Reading
Written by Jessie Groveman Yesterday I was lucky enough to have a private cooking class and homemade meal with Tara Sowlaty (The Tara List Solution). I really dig Tara’s “solution” of eating healthy most of the time, but never depriving yourself from enjoying food that you love. I have always lived by the mantra “everything [...] Continue Reading
Death by suicide is an epidemic in the United States and the number of people who take their own lives continues to increase on an annual basis. In a recent Newsweek article author Tony Dokoupil outlines potentially groundbreaking research that explains why so many people in the western world are falling victim to this plague. [...] Continue Reading