Being “wild” has always carried a negative connotation, especially for marginalized groups, but how much could we gain from shaking off social constraints and embracing freedom? In this Wild issue, we explore people, groups, and social ideas that are committed to liberation at all costs whether it’s the freedom fighters in Palestine, activists making the outdoors more accessible, or Western American writers remaking the Wild West lit canon. We get to create the future we desire and we will, no matter how long it takes.
FIRST OF ALL
Letter from the Editor | Evette Dionne
Snaps or Scraps
Walk On the Wide Side with Eliza Thornberry
7 on Legacy
Feminist Fill-In: Aurelia Casey
Bitch List
DISPATCHES
Freedom Fighters: Are Better Days Ahead in Palestine? | Reina Sultan
Mowed Down: Inside the Growing Anti-Lawn Movement | Shailee Koranne
FEATURES
Mane Character: How the Unicorn Became Everything to Everyone | s.e. smith
Greater Outdoors: Meet the Leaders Making Nature More Accessible | Bani Amor, Rahawa Haile, and Jolie Varela
Community Service: Inside the Native Tribe Transforming Justice | Abaki Beck
Paradise Lost: What Hedonistic Tourism Costs the Global South | Nicole Froio
Marketing the Monster: Has Trans Identity Become a Sales Pitch? | Oliver Haug
FROM THE HQ
Letter from the HQ
Fellowship Frequency: Oliver Haug
Rage Report
Staff Sound Off
CULTURE
In Her Corner: 6 Fictional Women Who Threw the First Punch | Marina Watanabe
BOOKS
BitchReads
What We’re Reading: Carefree Black Girls
SCREEN
Bare Trap: How Girls Gone Wild Sold Sham Empowerment | Erin Taylor
What We’re Watching: Wynonna Earp | Evette Dionne
Wanderlust: In Praise of Women Traveling Solo
MUSIC
What We’re Listening To: King Isis | DeAsia Paige
Ologies Gets Everything Down to a Science | Andi Zeisler
