Monthly Archives: September 2011
Q: What’s making you happy today? A: Women pop singers with giant, real voices
TweetThe title for this post, which I hope will become something of a series, is lovingly ripped off from NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. PCHH, which is beyond-fantastic listening – intelligent, funny, informed pop culture commentary done by a group of people who clearly enjoy each other’s company – runs a segment on every [...]
Tagged Bad-Ass Women, Music Comments closed
With great passion comes deep ambivalence: Saturday’s SlutWalk and me
Tweet This Saturday October 1st, SlutWalk hits New York City. I’ve been following the SlutWalk movement for awhile now. Back in April I had the opportunity to interview the original SlutWalk Toronto founders. I’ve also written previously about my involvement with some of the SlutWalk NYC organizing efforts, and my disappointment in the media coverage [...]
Tagged Personal Is Political, protests, slutwalk Comments closed
Theatre festival highlights women playwrights of colour
TweetNow in its twelfth year, the River Crosses Rivers II festival is one of the only events in America that highlights the works of women playwrights of colour. “The goal, simply put, is to give these women the kind of exposure that is provided by Ensemble Studio Theater, whose goal is to nurture individual theatre [...]
What We Missed
TweetNew reports are saying President Obama told a group of reporters that he tried to save Troy Davis’ life. Scratch that. A great NYT oped from the weekend on just how severe the state attacks on abortion restrictions have been. In case you didn’t see it on the community blog yesterday, a Republican group at [...]
Australian Army opens combat positions to women