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A black-and-white photograph of bell hooks, a Black woman wearing a scarf and earrings, looking directly into the camera with a soft smile.

Remembering bell hooks in Her Own Words

by Bitch HQ
December 15, 2021 at 2:36pm
Bitch interviewed the legendary feminist scholar bell hooks in our Winter 2000 issue. Read more »
A black and white portrait of Stephen Sondheim overlaying a collage of his playbills, including “Company,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Sunday in the Park with George” and more

Being Alive: How Sondheim Made Space for Queer and Trans People

by Elly Belle
December 13, 2021 at 3:53pm
Stephen Sondheim reminded queer and trans people that they can be complicated and messy, but still worthy of love. Read more »
Author Juhea Kim in a bright red shirt in front of an orange background. To her right is a picture of the cover for Beasts of a Little Land

Juhea Kim Talks Korean History and Why Books Should Break Us Open

by Edi Kim
December 13, 2021 at 2:34pm
A new book explores the power of artistic imagery from Venus to Beyoncé. Read more »
Headshot of Alice Sebold, an older white woman with reddish brown hair, who looks into the camera in front of a black background.

The Infuriating Failure of Alice Sebold's Apology

by Melanie Dione
December 9, 2021 at 1:00pm
Sebold’s statement after the exoneration of a man she accused of rape in 1981 suggests she bears no responsibility for his conviction or 16 year incarceration. Read more »
An image of the book cover of A Snake Falls to Earth. On the cover, a Native American femme wears a yellow shirt and headphones. Her red clay colored skirt turns into a snake at the bottom.

“A Snake Falls to Earth” Gives YA Readers a Vivid Coming-of-Age Story

by Amanda Gokee
December 8, 2021 at 12:11pm
Darcie Little Badger’s second novel follows an unlikely pair: Nina, a young Lipan Apache girl, and Oli, a cottonmouth snake. Read more »
Lady Gaga, as Patrizia Reggiani, in a red dress at a masquerade event in House of Gucci.

Femme Fatale: The Allure of the “House of Gucci” Antiheroine

by Vanessa Willoughby
December 7, 2021 at 10:04am
This story is not about the downfall of magnificent men, it’s about the tragedy of a woman who flew too close to the sun. Read more »
Knives Chau has a choppy bob haircut with a blue streak. She has a purple outline against a turquoise background. Bold black text says “Episode 3 The Asian Hair Streak"

Feminist-ish: The “Cool” Asian Hair Streak Trope

by Marina Watanabe
December 2, 2021 at 12:49pm
In its most egregious examples, the “cool” Asian hair streak trope is used to camouflage underwritten characters who lack personality.  Read more »
Author Catherine McCormack, a young blonde woman with long hair, stands in front of green foliage. Next to her is an image of her book cover for Women in the Picture.

Women in the Picture: The Art Historian Challenging the Western Gaze Through a Feminist Lens

by Nicole Diaz-Radlauer
December 2, 2021 at 12:27pm
A new book explores the power of artistic imagery from Venus to Beyoncé. Read more »
a photo of the author Faith Jones in a black jacket next to the cover of her novel, Sex Cult Nun.

“Sex Cult Nun”: Faith Jones Interrogates the Abusive Community Her Grandfather Created

by Nylah Burton
December 2, 2021 at 10:56am
“Sex Cult Nun” is a startling memoir of child abuse about the Children of God. Read more »
The light blue book cover of A Face for Picasso, sits on a hot pink background. On the cover, author Ariel Henley closes her eyes with her head turned to the upper left corner of the cover. Pink digital drawings float over the side of her face.

Facial Difference and PTSD: Ariel Henley on Growing up with Crouzon Syndrome

by Maggie May Ethridge
December 1, 2021 at 6:54pm
What Henley addresses with intelligent ferocity in her memoir is the emotional and psychological abuse that she endured throughout elementary and middle school growing up with Crouzon syndrome. Read more »

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