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Jarred brains and Boston chill

October 10, 2007 at 3:23pm

Last night's cranberry salsa was delicious, but after four days of party food, we both felt like an infusion of vegetables was in order. So we ate salads, kale soup, and carrot juice for breakfast.

And I took one last pumpkin photo.

We had some down time this morning, so upon the suggestion of last night's party co-host, we visited the Mutter Museum (also known as...

Pumpkins in Philly

by Debbie Rasmussen

October 9, 2007 at 6:18pm

On the subway this morning, I sat next to a man reading, Why Men Marry Bitches. Somewhat comically, the woman sitting on the other side of me was reading Che Guevara's essays on How to Change the World.

Lisa and I met again at Penn Station, where we boarded our train to Philadelphia. This city wasn't part of our original plan, but a loyal supporter had generously offered to help...

The closest I'll ever get to Sacha Baron Cohen (and I'm ok with that)

by Debbie Rasmussen

October 8, 2007 at 11:12pm

We took a train back to New York this morning and headed to the grocery store for food and drink for tonight's fundraising party. Unbeknownst to us, a good chunk of the city's population had this, Indigenous People's Day, off. And a good chunk of them decided to spend it grocery shopping. I'd never seen such chaos at a grocery store. It even reigned in the restrooms— a long line of people...

Overheated in DC

by Debbie Rasmussen

October 7, 2007 at 10:54pm

As I climbed the stairs from the subway headed for Penn station, the strap on my enormous bag broke, so I was left carrying it like a sack of potatoes. Which was a huge bummer because I'd left my other bags in Brooklyn.

Lisa was waiting for me inside the station, and we boarded the train to Washington, DC. It was close to 90 degrees when we exited the train station to board the...

Bitch in Brooklyn

by Debbie Rasmussen

October 6, 2007 at 10:19pm

Perched on a Brooklyn patio in still-perfect weather, Lisa and I mapped out our time here. Then it was off to our first fundraising house party, hosted by Jennifer Baumgardner—who's interviewed in our current issue about her new book, Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics.

Apparently, the wording on our invitation caused some confusion, and several attendees misinterpreted the phrase "...

B-word on the East Coast

by Debbie Rasmussen

October 5, 2007 at 7:30pm

Today is Day One of our first-ever fundraising trip. It’s an incredibly exciting time for us—venturing outside our little bat cave to meet some of our supporters on the other side of the country, and do some fundraising and education to keep our nonprofit operation thriving.

I flew from our headquarters in Portland, Oregon to New York City, and was greeted by Bitch cofounder...

Welcome to Minnesota Nice

by Debbie Rasmussen

October 1, 2007 at 5:00pm

One of the best parts about my job as publisher is coming across other inspiring projects and people — folks creating zines, starting multimedia projects, worker cooperatives, childcare cooperatives, radio projects, art collectives, community gardens, infoshops... This blog will share some of these, as well as reports from my travels as I venture out into the world to build support for our...

Pop Goes the World: Looking at pop culture in the wake of 9-11

September 15, 2007 at 3:49pm

It's been almost three months since September 11, and while the onslaught of the holidays (and for those of us around the Bitch HQ , the onslaught of production on a new issue) has provided a bit of distraction, it's still almost impossible not to feel that our jobs, our ambitions, and our daily dramas have been permanently dwarfed by the sadness and horror of everything that happened...

Tears of a Clone: Why Hollywood’s Women Are All Choked Up

September 15, 2007 at 3:46pm

From all the films made every year, the Academy must choose the performance that deserves its Best Actress accolade—and avid watchers of their annual awards might well conclude it has no sensible criteria. Some years, the voting body wants to show its integrity. Other years, it wants to pet its poodles. This year, it wanted to pretend that racism isn't an industry given, and rolled out an...

How to Write a Protest Letter

September 14, 2007 at 9:00pm

You flip to your local Clear Channel station to find a shock jock "joking" about where kidnappers can most easily buy nylon rope, tarps, and lye for tying up, hiding, and dissolving the bodies of little girls. Reuters runs an important international news brief about a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning for an alleged sexual infraction—in its "Oddly Enough" section, where typical...