“We’ve found a great team,” said The Right Now keyboardist/guitarist/bandleader Brendan O’Connell before the seven-piece, Chicago-based pop-soul band entered the studio at Windy City Live for a soundcheck on Feb. 7, 2017. The “great team” he’s referring to not only consists of his bandmates – lead vocalist Stefanie Berecz, Chris Corsale (guitar), Greg Nergaard (bass), […]
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Introducing: Just the Tip, Our New Sex & Relationship Advice Column
On February 13, 2017, Rebellious Magazine published the first-ever Just the Tip post, my love and sex advice column. In this column, you will find interviews with sexuality researchers and educators, as well as compassionate responses to anonymous questions. Just the Tip isn’t your typical “Cosmo-style” sex advice column. Although you will find juicy how-to’s — […]
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Just the Tip: The Ableism of Hookup Culture and Navigating Monogamish Relationships
Just the Tip offers smart and compassionate sex and relationship advice from queer non-monogamous kinkster Jera Brown. Send questions to jera@jerabrown.com or DM Jera on Twitter @thejerabrown. I’m single and 36 years old. I live with a disability called Cerebral palsy – I use a fabulous pink cane for balance in public spaces. I still have […]
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Love & Rebellion
The morning of Nov. 9, as I sobbed into my keyboard, one of my two cats positioned herself at my feet and meowed up at me, the same way she always does when she’s hungry/lonely/dismayed about the state of the litter box/wants me to pet her…with my eyes. As I gazed down at her, I […]
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Hyde and Seek: Visual Talent Found in Solo Shows at Hyde Park Art Center of Jessie Mott and Rhonda Wheatley
Hybrid animals, fossils and barnacles (oh my) are collectively reflected in the art of Jessie Mott and Rhonda Wheatley at the Hyde Park Art Center. This month marks the first time the two Chicago artists will showcase their work in solo exhibitions at the Center. Mott’s paintings and renderings on paper of hybrid creatures can […]
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Chicago Has a League of Lady Arm Wrestlers, and You Need Them in Your Life
“We’re one part rock show, one part sporting event, one part pro wrestling, one part charity fundraiser.” That’s how Alisa Rosenthal, aka, emcee Harry Scaray (“Holy Scowl, sports fans”) describes a night out with the Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers (CLLAW). “Just pure performance,” chimes in Stephanie Weddell, executive director for Sideshow Theatre Company, […]
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‘Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance,’ by Simone Biles with Michelle Burford, foreword by Mary Lou Retton
It took a leap of faith. A new job, a big move, a new skill, a major purchase, a ring on your finger, and “I Do.” Even if you knew you were on the right path and you could handle whatever came next, you still felt like you were stepping off into the unknown. It […]
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Trayvon Martin’s Parents to Hold Two-Night Conversation about Their Son, Race & Social Justice
Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, the mother and father of Trayvon Martin, will be in Chicago in February for two nights of discussions and book signings. The Chicago Humanities Festival, DuSable Museum of African American History and the Chicago Urban League are hosting the events, which will be held Thursday, Feb. 16 at the First […]
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Feminist Parenting: Is Mom Sick?
“Mommy, are you dead?” “No, Mommy is not dead. Just sick.” “Are you sure? Daddy said I should check.” I was not dead. But the assumption was not far-fetched. I had been in bed for days, fighting the stomach bug that my son so generously brought home from preschool. Children are petri dishes. And they […]
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Body Love: Interview with ‘Embrace’ Filmmaker Taryn Brumfitt
My first exposure to the love and light that is Taryn Brumfitt happened several years ago when scrolling through my Facebook feed. Not wanting to face a looming deadline, I clicked onto the site, and there in front of me were two split-screen photos of Brumfitt—the “before,” a tanned, thin woman in a bodybuilding competition. The “after” […]