By Jessica • 17 years ago

In Chicago? Celebrate 10 years with Bitch!



Bitch magazine is celebrating 10 years of bitchin’ existence and the release of the anthology Bitchfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine tomorrow in Chicago.
Here’s the info:
Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia
9pm
10$ at the door
Click here for directions.
This event’s lineup and production come courtesy of the folks at Chicago webzine Gapers Block and Northwest Suburban NOW.
And take pics–I’ve been stuck in the house overloaded with work, so let me live vicariously through you!



Bitch magazine is celebrating 10 years of bitchin’ existence and the release of the anthology Bitchfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine tomorrow in Chicago.
Here’s the info:
Hideout, ...
By Jessica • 17 years ago

Orgasms are so overrated

Check out this headline from ABC News: Do Women Really Need to Orgasm?
You know, cause we don’t really like The Sex anyway. That’s icky.
The article even comes with a poll: Do Women Think Too Much to Enjoy Sex? Who knew that thinking could actually hinder your ability to get off?
UPDATE: ABC just changed the headline to “When It Comes to Orgasm, Women Work Harder.” Interesting.

Check out this headline from ABC News: Do Women Really Need to Orgasm?
You know, cause we don’t really like The Sex anyway. That’s icky.
The article even comes with a poll: Do Women ...
By Jessica • 17 years ago

CampusProgress on Plan B access

Check out this piece from CampusProgress on Plan B access. (Full disclosure: I’m quoted in it.)
Mourning After, by Wellesley’s Emily Amick, focuses specifically on access to EC for younger women. And how cool is this?

Since the age restriction is only at the point of purchase, women under 18 will be able to have a family or friend purchase the emergency contraceptive for them. There are already several underground Facebook groups of women over 18 who are willing to buy Plan B for high school students.

Word. Online grassroots action for birth control–I like it.

Check out this piece from CampusProgress on Plan B access. (Full disclosure: I’m quoted in it.)
Mourning After, by Wellesley’s Emily Amick, focuses specifically on access to EC for younger women. And how cool ...
By Jessica • 17 years ago

Black women more likely to die of uterine cancer

According to new research, black women with uterine cancer are more likely to die than white women.

Black women in the study lived a median of 10.6 months following treatment, compared to 12.2 months among whites. And they were 26 percent more likely to die than white women, Dr. G. Larry Maxwell and his colleagues at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. reported.
“When response to treatment was analyzed, blacks appeared to have lower tumor response to each of the chemotherapy regimens employed in the trials,” they wrote in their report, published in the journal Cancer.

Researchers also noted that “while the causes of this survival difference remain to be elucidated, socioeconomic, biologic and cultural etiologies may be involved.”

According to new research, black women with uterine cancer are more likely to die than white women.

Black women in the study lived a median of 10.6 months following treatment, compared to 12.2 months among whites. And ...
By Jessica • 17 years ago

No Donut Hole! (Yum…donut holes)

Help the Campaign for America’s Future in their quest to “get rid of the ‘donut hole’ in President Bush’s Part D prescription drug disaster, and help prevent millions seniors from getting stuck with prescription bills many just can’t afford.”
You can take part in their petition and video contest (and win a prize!). And make sure to check out their latest report on the issue.
Plus, how could you possibly resist the very charming Christian Norton (featured in the above vid)? I know I can’t. So hop to it.

Help the Campaign for America’s Future in their quest to “get rid of the ‘donut hole’ in President Bush’s Part D prescription drug disaster, and help prevent millions seniors from getting stuck with prescription bills ...
By Jessica • 17 years ago

Let’s hear it for the bois

Hey all, so I’m writing a piece for The Guardian on bois. Cool, huh?
So I’m looking to interview folks who idenfity as bois, who have dated a boi, or even those who think they have something cool and interesting to say about bois and the queer community–get in touch with me! I’d prefer to interview people in NYC as I’d like to meet in person.
And feel free to pass this call along to folks you know. Thanks!

Hey all, so I’m writing a piece for The Guardian on bois. Cool, huh?
So I’m looking to interview folks who idenfity as bois, who have dated a boi, or even those who think ...

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