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Why Are Almost All the World’s Top Baristas Men?
Of the 50 baristas representing the best of their country’s coffee industry at the 2015 World Barista Championship, only 12 were women.
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Instead of Banning Yoga Pants, Schools Should Crack Down on Harassment
Yoga pants and leggings are increasingly being banned by school dress codes. Photo by Matt Madd.
I was driving by one of the high schools here in Portland the other day and the... Read more »
The Questioning Continuum: Seeking Sexuality as a Lifelong Process
The Q of “questioning” doesn’t get a lot of love in a culture that demands definition.
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How Fat Bodies Queer Fashion
A new collection of essays about fatness came out this spring: Queering Fat Embodiment is an academic book that looks at numerous perspectives on fatness, culture, and identity. We’re publishing an... Read more »
What Does “Femme” Look Like?
“It shouldn’t be assumed that just because you wear skirts you’re straight.” – Kathleen, from the Femme Project.
Artist Toni Latour’s The Femme Project is an exhibit of 64 photographs... Read more »
Girl, Uninterrupted: A Q&A with Feminist Fashion Writer Kim France
There are women in this world who, when they hear the name “Kim France,” literally gasp because they are so. Damn. Excited. And rightly so: As a writer, editor, and blogger, France has had a dreamworthy career in zeitgeisty print... Read more »
Fabulous, Opinionated, and Feminist: An Interview with Tom and Lorenzo
Feminism and fashion might not always seem like the perfect fit, but after checking out Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez’s eponymous site, you may come away with some new ideas.
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Steamed Up: The Slow-Roasted Sexism of Specialty Coffee
Women baristas are now suffering from some of the same setbacks women chefs have encountered for several decades.
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Food From the Cusps: A Q&A with Kay Ulanday Barrett
This article appears in our 2014 Winter issue, Food. Subscribe today!
Kay Ulanday Barrett is a spoken-word artist, poet, performer, and activist who has engaged in collaborations with a number of righteous organizations for racial and gender justice, including the Brown Boi Project and the... Read more »
Let’s Talk about Sexy Halloween Costumes
It’s sexy costumes season!
In this 20-minute conversation from our Dress Up podcast episode, Bitch Creative and Editorial Director Andi Zeisler and Online Editor Sarah Mirk talk with independent fashion designer Adam Arnold... Read more »
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