- 1. The Secret History of Women and Mushrooms: A Centuries-Old Tale of Empowerment, Enlightenment, Education, and Magic
- (Eat Me)
- ... they function in the environment, and how intertwined our lives are with theirs. The mushroom we see is the fruiting part of the fungal body, similar to an apple on a tree. It is neither plant nor animal, ...
- Created on 28 April 2022
- 2. Lizzo, Melanie Lynskey, Barbie Ferreira, And More Are Calling Out Body-Shamers
- (Entertainment)
- It’s sad to say that in this day and age, body-shaming is alive and well. Online and IRL trolls are making themselves known by body-shaming everyone from A-list actors to influencer moms, to even Girl ...
- Created on 14 March 2022
- 3. Cat Power Dishes On Her 11th Studio Album, "Covers," How She Re-Imagines Her Old Songs, and On Being a "Difficult Woman" in the Music Industry ...
- (Music)
- ... and all this Trump bullshit and this nutso American energy, everybody was together again.” There’s been one other major change to Cat Power tours in the past few years: these days, Marshall’s son, Boaz, ...
- Created on 14 March 2022
- 4. "The Sex Lives of African Women" Aims to Help African Women Decolonize Their Sexuality By Sharing Their Storie
- (Books)
- ... Toward a Black Body Politic, as Black women’s ability to, “be in touch with our bodies in a way that is liberatory.” Sekyiamah’s book seeks to provide the roadmap to recovery through a collection of ...
- Created on 11 March 2022
- 5. Want More Body Positive Kid's Books? Start Doing Better By Fat Characters, Says Children's Book Illustrat
- (Books)
- ... to the last two questions, are very few. Most often, a fat character’s body is used as shorthand to show an embodiment of gluttony, greed, lack of self-control, stupidity, or laziness (think The Stupids ...
- Created on 25 February 2022
- 6. K. Michelle's New Series "My Killer Body With K. Michelle" Explores The Darker Side of Plastic Surge
- (TV)
- ... she received that left her “brutally disfigured," the star told People. She is far from alone. On February 3rd, Lifetime premiered its new show, My Killer Body with K. Michelle. The 8-episode series, ...
- Created on 18 February 2022
- 7. 10 Must-Watch TV Shows To Get Your Cathartic Coming-Of-Age Fix Now That ‘PEN15’ Is Over
- (TV)
- ... especially ones that showcase the character’s body-confidence, sexuality, joy, and humanity. Thankfully the show has been renewed for a second season! Streaming on HBO Max. 6. Big Mouth: Renewed ...
- Created on 19 January 2022
- 8. To All The Men I've Ghosted: The Secret to Finding Success on Dating Apps like Hinge and Tinder Was Not What I Though
- (Sex)
- ... too weird), but after I swiped through everybody in our small hometown, Bumble suggested I adjust my expectations. We hit it off right away. He had recently left his PhD program and returned home, and ...
- Created on 14 January 2022
- 9. Amy Schumer Shares Her Battle With Endometriosis, And Has Us Wondering Why The F*ck There Isn't More Research About This Disorde
- (Feminism)
- ... tested positive for endometriosis. Her appendix was removed because endometriosis had attacked it and was only later found to possess a tumor. “All my lifelong pain explained and lifted out of my body. ...
- Created on 27 September 2021
- 10. Michaela Coel Destroys R*pe Culture in Uplifting Emmy Acceptance Speech Dedicated to Survivors of Sexual Assault
- (TV)
- ... the series led to criticisms of the HFPA's completely white body of members and calls for new diversity initiatives within the association. I May Destroy You’s Globes snub also raised questions about ...
- Created on 20 September 2021
- 11. Instagram Is Destroying Teen Girls' Mental Health, and Facebook's Been Real Quiet About I
- (General)
- ... pictures on Instagram increased body dissatisfaction amongst young women and increased their desire for cosmetic surgery. Facebook researchers’ findings were made widely available within the company ...
- Created on 16 September 2021
- 12. The Martha Stewart of Intimacy: Sex Educator Shan Boodram discusses the importance of making sex education fun and accessible, learning from past relationships, and her new dating show, Ex-Rated
- (Sex)
- ... show is somebody says, "I'm single, and I keep bumping up against a brick wall and I can't really figure out what it is I'm doing wrong, but I know that I'm not having the romantic life that I want." About ...
- Created on 24 August 2021
- 13. How Sarah Baartman’s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women
- (Feminism)
- ... Baartman’s contributions to the ideal Black female body – and with the curvaceous posteriors of Black women lauded on TV and celebrated on social media – I wanted to understand how this ideal is viewed ...
- Created on 20 August 2021
- 14. Old Navy Revamps Women's Plus-Size Line With New BODEQUALITY Launch, Including Expanded Sizes and No Price Difference ...
- (Style)
- ... brand has not taken their revamp lightly; leading up to the initiative they surveyed hundreds of women about body image and even scanned the bodies of 389 women, to create realistic digital avatars with ...
- Created on 19 August 2021
- 15. Everybody Skate: Photographer Lanna Apisukh Highlights Female and Queer Skateboarders in New Photo Project
- (Arts)
- Lanna Apisukh started her Everybody Skate photo project in 2018 to highlight the diversity of New York City’s skateboarding scene, in particular, to show off the growing numbers of female and queer ...
- Created on 10 August 2021
- 16. Ilana Glazer's film, 'False Positive,' Explores The Ultimate Horror Premise: Giving Birth For The Patriarc
- (Movies)
- Grisly thriller False Positive explores the ultimate body horror premise: women and people able to give birth are forced to do so to benefit the patriarchy. Produced, co-written by, and starring Ilana ...
- Created on 24 June 2021
- 17. The New Victoria’s Secret Brand Ambassadors Are Gay, Trans, Plus-Size, BIPOC, And Pissing Off Conservatives
- (Feminism)
- ... Jesse Kelly, a conservative-opinion haver, tweeted (about a subject that has nothing to do with him) “Megan Rapinoe?? Nobody likes feminists. Nobody. Even other feminists hate feminists. They’re the least ...
- Created on 22 June 2021
- 18. Singer-Songwriter Marzz Discusses Her Debut EP "Love Letterz," Her Creative Process, And Being Co-signed By Timbaland: BUST Intervie
- (Music)
- ... a beat; I'll zone out everybody else around me. It’s just me, the music, and my notebook or phone. In regards to the animation that you posted to accompany this EP, I wanted to know the backstory behind ...
- Created on 17 June 2021
- 19. You Can Enjoy the Kitschy Glamour of Tiki Cocktail Culture without the Gnarly Colonial Aftertaste
- (Eat Me)
- ... center of the craze, Kirsten writes, were hypersexualized images of young, nude, native girls, “the Eve in a Polynesian Garden of Eden, [they] became the first and foremost icon[s] of Polynesian pop, embodying ...
- Created on 26 May 2021
- 20. Alexis Nikole Nelson aka @BlackForager Inspires Us To Get Outside and “Cultivate Gratitude for Where You Live"
- (Entertainment)
- ... highly recommend you research the location in which you want to forage.” Nelson adds that ground and water contamination awareness is also important. “If you live near a large body of water, you should ...
- Created on 22 April 2021
