In the Mood For… Feminist Punk Patches
If you’re gonna have an amazing punk jacket, you’re obvs gonna need amazing punk patches. While buying them at Hot Topic may be a viable option for 12-year-olds and sell-outs, … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Sanja Iveković
Photographer and video/performance artist Sanja Iveković was the first artist in Croatia to outwardly identify as a “feminist” artist. A lot of her works from the ’70s deal with the … Continue reading
Style Ish: Maiden Nation
“Here, visionary women rule and fresh, new design is the law.” [Yoko Ono] [Gloria Steinem and Pamela Hughes] Maiden Nation is a new ethical jewelry line featuring designs from Yoko … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Womanhouse
In 1972, Judy Chicago and over a dozen other female artists came together to present Womanhouse, the first collaborative exhibition of feminist art in the United States. Set in an … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Cindy Sherman
“Everyone thinks these are self-portraits but they aren’t meant to be. I just use myself as a model because I know I can push myself to extremes, make each shot … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Anti-Flirtation
History-nerd-mode is in full force today, with this fun fact: In 1923, a group of young women in D.C. was fed up with “unwelcome advances” from creepy dudes, so naturally, … Continue reading
San Francisco: Free Pussy Riot
Three members of Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot are facing up to seven years in prison for “hooliganism motivated by religious hate.” Tomorrow, their verdict will be announced, and … Continue reading
Noisegasm: Permanent Wave: Rebel on the Underground
This is extremely cool. A bunch of NY bands who are connected through feminist organization Permanent Wave put together a compilation of X-Ray Spex songs. It’s been about a year … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Alexis Hunter
First of all, can I just say that Alexis Hunter is a HOT name? Secondly, New Zealand artist Alexis Hunter would most likely NOT be down with my vapid observation, … Continue reading
Noisegasm: Female Liberation Music
There’s a newish feminist site out the interwebz. It’s called Women’s Liberation Music Archive, and it kicks ass. WLMA features “Feminist Music-Making in the UK and Ireland, 1970-1990” and although … Continue reading
