The holidays can be the most wonderful (and stressful) time of the year. In order to make the most of the upcoming season, it’s important to first get your well-being in order with these self-care items and services. Relax For less than $35, Rebellious readers can curl up with a pillow ($17.99) and a book […]
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From Repatriation to Punk-Inspired Art, June Carpenter Finds Strength in Heritage
In the still quiet of the Center for Native Futures in Chicago, closed for the weekend, June Carpenter, artist-in-residence, works in her studio. Only the sound of Carpenter’s music and the delicate click-clack of beads dropping onto thread can be heard. Like most, her career has taken a rather “circuitous” route to the career she […]
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Intersex Awareness Day Highlights a Fight for Rights That’s Far from Over
This story was originally reported by Kate Sosin of The 19th. Meet Kate and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. On October 26, 1996, two intersex people and 26 self-proclaimed transsexuals changed history around the world. October 26 is now known as Intersex Awareness Day, and the surrounding days are increasingly […]
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Those Who Voted to Create this Problem Should March to Solve It. The Rest of Us Are Resting.
When the Women’s March of 2017 was organized, I was happy to participate. I looked forward to being in community to absorb the shock and disappointment of Hillary Clinton losing the presidential election to a reality TV star who had never held public office and led a campaign of bigotry and scapegoating. Marching felt like […]
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Sour Power: 10 Sugar-Free Streamers for Sweetest Day
Looking for sweet relief from manufactured holidays like Sweetest Day (Oct. 18)? Then check out this list of 10 flicks about fateful relationships. Viewers can spot courtship warning signs while having a good time watching film noir classics as well as relatively recent and under-the-radar thrillers of the anti-romantic kind. 10. Fresh (2022)Hulu subscribers can […]
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Boo! AI “Actors” Hired to Eliminate Gender Pay Gap Get Dismantled by SAG-AFTRA Members
The push to take down would-be computerized replacements came after SAG-AFTRA leadership learned that studios took meetings with AI slop houses. A study spearheaded by women of SAG-AFTRA determined that clanker “actors” would lead to the solution to the gender pay gap. See, if all human actors were replaced by copper-veined bots, the pay gap […]
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The Write Stuff: Remembering Author/Actress Diane Keaton
This overview of Diane Keaton focuses on her work as a writer on and off screen.
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Rebellious Living: Free Plants in Chicago
What is rebellious about being a plant parent? Heather Haskins, a longtime volunteer with Food Not Bombs Humboldt Park thinks caring for plants is the rejection of the idea that we are consumers who must surround ourselves with objects the are basically future trash. “I think being a caretaker, surrounding oneself with living beings, be […]
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Must-See Chicago Concerts and Comedy Shows in October
The only thing frightening about the October concert and comedy calendar is how many scary good shows are taking place in Chicago. From a pair of Grammy-winning singers embarking on a collaborative co-headlining tour to our FAVORITE artist from this year’s Lollapalooza kicking-off a highly-anticipated run of shows right here in Chicago, here’s a look […]
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Chicago’s Newest Women’s Football Team Blew the Doors Off Its First Season
First year professional sports teams aren’t really known for success. It usually takes a few seasons to build a cohesiveness that translates into wins. For the Chicago Winds, the city’s newest professional women’s football team, most of the players who entered training camp were completely new to the sport. Most weren’t even sure if they’d […]