April 6, 2024 marked the premiere of COPA 71, a sports documentary directed by Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine, at the 41st edition of the Miami Film Festival. A second screening is scheduled for April 13. If you’ve the opportunity to see it, you must. Especially if you’re into soccer, or football as it’s called […]
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Interview: Lauren LoGiudice Can’t Wait to Bring the Misfit Variety Show to Chicago on April 11
New York-based comedian, actress, author, and filmmaker Lauren LoGiudice proudly wears the badge of an oddball. She refuses to be placed into a box or restricted by expectations. Perhaps the only descriptor she would use about herself is “misfit” and she loves bringing eccentric people together for an unconventional night of comedy with the Misfit […]
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Chicago Premieres Premier Productions This Spring
As the season of rejuvenation, spring brings many fresh things. Outside, Mother Nature introduces blooming buds and newborn wildlife while Chicago venues offer a host of new shows indoors. Thanks to Shattered Globe Theatre, Charly Evon Simpson’s Jump (April 19-June 1) makes its Midwest premiere. “I’ve been looking forward to working on this play for over […]
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Meet Six Women Working to Diversify Our Democracy
Originally published by The 19th Women have long made up the majority of registered voters and voters who turn out in elections. But women, and women of color especially, remain underrepresented in elected office and the political arena. Women’s History Month, recognized every year in March, celebrates progress made in women’s rights and representation — […]
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Photos: Sleater-Kinney Lassos Fans During their Little Rope Tour Stop in Chicago
When Sleater-Kinney released their eleventh studio album, Little Rope, earlier this year, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker shared their vision for the new music, saying, “A rope can be many things, it can hold us back or it can be a guide line through our most difficult night. The songs, for us, always show us […]
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It’s Not Too Late to Engage in Women’s History Month
More than 3,000 women from across the country met in Chicago to create the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) back on March 23-24, 1974. Today, the organization has a network of 36 chapters with members from 70 international and national unions. Learning more about this 50th anniversary at www.cluw.org is just one of the […]
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A New $16,000 Postpartum Depression Drug Is Here. How Will Insurers Handle It?
A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone, hit the market in December, promising an accessible and fast-acting medication for a debilitating illness. But most private health insurers have yet to publish criteria for when they will cover it, according to a new analysis of insurance policies. The lack of guidance could limit use of the […]
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Food, Sexism and Plastic Couch Covers with Author Geraldine DeRuiter [Podcast]
On a VERY special episode of Of Course I’m Not OK: The Podcast, hosts Karen Hawkins and Katie Morell chatted with the amazing Geraldine DeRuiter about her new book “If You Can’t Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury.” The trio started by talking about First Ladies who took over for their ailing […]
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Review: And the winner is … The 96th Academy Awards!
Since we can’t take away an Oscar, we’re offering some takeaways on the 96th Academy Awards. Spoiler alert: it was a good show. Kudos to director Hamish Hamilton and producers Katy Mullan, Molly McNearney, and Raj Kapoor for putting together an entertaining ceremony that kept political jabs to a minimum as it adhered to protocol […]
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Our 2024 Oscars Roundup
DIY red carpet? Check. Movie-themed cocktails? On it. All that’s left is to get Oscar ready with reviews from Rebellious Magazine Arts and Culture Editor Janet Arvia. You can read the full list of nominees here. The 2024 ceremony airs at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 10, on ABC with host Jimmy Kimmel. And […]