‘Dear Black Girl’ is an Intergenerational Love Letter
There's some mail for you.And it's not the e-variety, either; it was brought by a human, carried down the street and…
Reviews
Beth B’s Film Serves Up Lydia Lunch Retrospective
The label “underground icon” seems paradoxical. But so does Lydia Lunch — the musician, singer, spoken-word artist, writ…
The Long-Overdue Inclusive Feminist Guide to Menopause
Heather Corinna has had a hell of a time with menopause. In their new book What fresh hell is this? perimenopause, menop…
Andra Day and Anthony Hopkins Deliver Tour de Force Performances
COVID-19 changed a lot of things, including Oscar eligibility. Ordinarily, only movies from 2020 would be honored this y…
Blow Your House Down: The Public Trial of an Adulteress
Novelist Gina Frangello covers a lot of ground in her new memoir Blow Your House Down: A Story of Family, Feminism, and …
Ohmme Flies High With a Little Help From Their Friends During Lincoln Hall Livestream
When Ohmme took the stage at Chicago's Lincoln Hall for an April 10 STAGED livestream presented by Audiotree, fans knew …
Poetry Review: ‘Extremely Lightweight Guns’ Beautifully Juxtaposes the Divine and the Mundane
Content warning: abuseThe brain stores trauma in pieces. Disconnect, in some instances, provides protection. Sound a…
‘Ammonite’ Unearths Misogyny in the 19th and 21st Centuries
Some say “She sells seashells by the seashore” is about Victorian fossil collector and premier female paleontologist…
‘Nomadland’ is Poetry in Motion Pictures; Lyrical Yet A Little Too Tranquil
Oscar’s Best Picture favorite “Nomadland” (2020) starts with a nod to John Ford’s iconic opening shot from “The Searcher…
Breaking The Gold Ceiling: An Oscar Quiz Regarding Cinematic Women
Oscar nominations are in! And, unlike last year’s shameful shutout of exquisite works by women writer/directors, from La…
