Archive for January, 2008
Feminism Lives: Isabel Allende and Global Women's Rights
In need of a little new year’s inspiration? Broadsheet “recommends novelist Isabel Allende’s poignant and hilarious talk on passion, writing, beauty and feminism given in Monterey, Calif., at the TED conference last year in March. (It was just posted on the TED site in January 2008.)””It’s moving,” writes Broadsheet’s Katharine Mieszkowski, “to watch Allende exhort [...]
Posted: January 7th, 2008 under Female Sexuality, TED conference, Uncategorized, Wangaari Mathai, abu ghraib, abuse, balance, beauty, celebrity, domestic violence, fame, female empowerment, feminine energy, feminism, feminist, flag, gender, global, hope, human rights, isabel allende, loren, olympics, passion, patriarchy, power, sofia, sophia loren, taxes, violence, writing.
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Celebrity Deathmatch: Feminists vs. A Sense of Humor
I totally dig jazz singer Nellie McKay, and especially her song “Mother of Pearl”, which combines the classic tempo of Broadway standards with some wonderfully ironic lyrics about feminism: “Feminists don’t have a sense of humor, feminists just want to be alone . . .” I don’t want to spoil it for you, so you [...]
Posted: January 5th, 2008 under Comedy, Nellie McKay, PETA, broadway, classic, doris day, feminism, feminist, humor, irony, jazz, mother of pearl, music, rap, sense of humor, singer, standard.
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From Vagina Rock to Cootchie-Coo: Ani Difranco, Hip Mama, Has Baby.
Ok, I know she’s a controversial figure. I mean, she sings about pussy stridently. We might not be able to handle that around here. But these days, Ani Di’s also been preparing to
Posted: January 4th, 2008 under 50 ft Woman, Ani Difranco, Female Sexuality, acceptance, alternative, alternative & punk, anger, ani, artist, attack of the 50ft woman, baby, barack, birthday, canon, cd, dammit!, daughter, experimental jazz, exploitation, itunes, love, lyric, lyricism\, mike napolitano, mother, motherhood, music, musician, obama, petah lucia, poetry, pop music, popular music, power, punk, real love, record company, record industry, righteous babe, september 11, slideshow, tour, vanilla weiss, vote.
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