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Legendary Indie Music Nerd Zine chickfactor Celebrates 21 Years in Print

“Hey, uh, do you have chickfactor?” I walked into Other Music in New York’s East Village, and asked the bearded, plaid-ed clerk, hoping he had the iconic music zine’s 17th print edition in stock.  His Beardedness pointed me to a shelf with several other too-cool-for-... Read more »

New Academy: Will the Oscars' New Diversity Just Be a Fad?

The group that runs the Oscars is trying to become more diverse—but has a long way to go. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ... Read more »

On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup

Happy Friday! Here’s all the feminist news on our radar this morning. • The three Cleveland women who were raped, abused, and held captive for years recorded a video expressing thanks for the widespread support they received in the aftermath of their discovery and rescue in May. But... Read more »

The Illustrated Adventures of Vaginal Davis

Artist Ali Fitzgerald reports from the home of Berlin-based Vaginal Davis, the influential performance artist whose shows... Read more »

Popaganda Episode: Rethinking Yoga

Yoga is a butt of a lot of jokes in our pop culture—the sexy pants! The downward dog!—but its reach into our society is both deep and powerful: 20.4 million Americans do yoga, 82 percent of whom are women. This... Read more »

Douchebag Decree: Charles Saatchi—Adman, Art Patron, Choker

If you only know of Charles Saatchi as the guy who recently choked his famous wife in public, you may be wondering: “Should we have seen this coming? Has Charles Saatchi always been a complete asshat?” The answer is: Kind of! And if you tend to feel that douchiness generally correlates with the... Read more »

On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup

Here’s the news on our radar today! • Republican members of the House met on Wednesday to discuss immigration–and they came down strongly against the Senate-... Read more »

On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup

Here’s all the feminist news on our radar today: • California prison officials finally recognized the hunger strike... Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: The NJOY Butt Plug

Each week, intrepid artist Erika Moen tries sex toys and illustrates the results. This week’s deliciously NSFW Oh Joy Sex Toy: the NJOY ... Read more »

When I Say My Daughter is Transgender, Believe Me.

Many transgender people have made their story public in recent decades, including Nikki (above) a 12-year-old who graced the cover of People magazine in June. Decorated war veteran Kristin Beck... Read more »

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In a Bizarre 1976 Comic Book, Spider-Man Fought the Villain of Misleading Sex Education

Last week, I came across a very strange comic book: in 1976, Planned Parenthood teamed up with Marvel to publish a one-off comic in which... Read more »

Know & Tell: The Literary Renaissance of Trans Women Writers

For so long, the people who wrote about us were not us. Finally, that is beginning to change. Read more »

Will Filming the Police Keep Us Safe?

There’s a cultural idea that having someone looking over our shoulder makes us behave better. From fake security cameras to Elf... Read more »

Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens... Read more »