By its very nature, motherhood is the be-all and end-all of humanity. Moms mark the start of everyone’s story! As such, here’s a handful of mom-related movies (in alpha order) to watch on Mother’s Day. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023) Directed and written by Kelly Fremon CraigBased on the same-named bestseller, this […]
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ICYMI: Illinois Women in Cannabis Conference Calls for Gender Equity in the Industry
Illinois became the eleventh state in the U.S. to legalize recreational marijuana in January 2020. Three years later, equity issues and lack of diversity continue to plague the industry. According to Business Insider, white men take up 70% of the top roles in the cannabis industry. Organizations like Illinois Women in Cannabis (IWC) work to […]
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Photos: The Interrupters, Laura Jane Grace, & Chuck Ragan Electrify the House of Blues Chicago
Near the beginning of The Interrupters sold-out show at the House of Blues in Chicago, vocalist Aimee Interrupter said, “Thank you for being out here tonight. This is so awesome. Are you ready to dance?” Before Aimee, the brothers Bivona – Kevin (guitar), Justin (bass), Jesse (drums) – and trombonist Billy Kottage (formerly of Reel […]
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Mifepristone Remains Legal While Case Moves Through Appeals Court
The Supreme Court announced Friday a decision to maintain legal access to mifepristone, a drug used in both medication abortion and miscarriage management. While Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA will continue to move through lower courts, mifepristone will remain accessible in states where abortion is legal. As previously reported by Rebellious, this news comes […]
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94-Year-Old Artist Yayoi Kusama Connects The Dots in U.S. Debut
Even people who don’t know a lot about art or fashion have heard of Andy Warhol and Louis Vuitton. Yet Yayoi Kusama is hardly a household name despite the fact that the 94-year-old artist was a friend and uncredited mentor to the former, and collaborated with the latter in 2012 and 2023. Though art scholars […]
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Photos/Recap: Bikini Kill Hosts the Best Basement Party Ever at The Salt Shed in Chicago
On Saturday, April 22, Bikini Kill – Kathleen Hanna, Kathi Wilcox, Tobi Vail, and touring guitarist Sara Landeau – stopped by The Salt Shed ready to fight right-wing threats, learn from the next generation, and conjure memories of epic “basement parties” of the past with a fiery 25-song setlist. For their first performance back in […]
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Ongoing Litigation Threatens to Restrict Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone
10 months after the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling reversed the constitutional right to an abortion, more anti-abortion litigation threatens the state of reproductive justice in the U.S. In a much anticipated ruling out of Amarillo, Texas, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled in favor of suspending the Food and Drug Association’s approval of mifepristone, one […]
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Planet HER: A Space for Women Creatives to Thrive
Purple lights illuminated a showroom bordered by tables of vendors showcasing their products. On Friday, March 24 the lively energy of Planet HER brought a collective of women and femme makers to the Chicago Athletic Association for a night highlighting the creativity of women in Chicago. Founder IB Majekodunmi made rounds throughout the night, hugging […]
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Review: ‘Maybe I Do’ … Maybe Not
Forty-six years after sharing the screen in the R rated crime drama Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Diane Keaton and Richard Gere have reunited for the PG-13 romantic comedy Maybe I Do (2023). The two play husband and wife, Howard and Grace. Their cute and quirky daughter Michelle (Emma Roberts) wants to get married to her […]
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Review: ‘No Ordinary Man’, The Billy Tipton Documentary
No Ordinary Man (2020) is indeed a documentary of jazz musician Billy Lee Tipton (December 29, 1914 – January 21, 1989), despite the film’s trailer showing actors auditioning to portray Tipton—including, rather unexpectedly, a Black actor. But these actors are indeed a part of how directors Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt have chosen to tell […]