- 1. The Secret History of Women and Mushrooms: A Centuries-Old Tale of Empowerment, Enlightenment, Education, and Magic
- (Eat Me)
- ... but belongs to its own kingdom: fungi. Mushrooms sprout from mycelium—a vast network of penetrating, connecting, filament-like threads underground that form a cross current of information and nutrients. ...
- Created on 28 April 2022
- 2. 13 Women of Color-Owned and Operated Bookstores You Can Support Right Now
- (Books)
- ... color at their center. Yu & Me Books carries almost 16,000 titles, with titles that range from YaYa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom to memoirs like Qian Julie Wang’s Beautiful Country, and other lesser-known ...
- Created on 04 February 2022
- 3. “Joseph Thee Stalin” and Other Secret Hotties from History, According to Twitter
- (Entertainment)
- ... 14. Czar Nicholas II & George V You need to show them one of the pics of him with George V of the United Kingdom (their mothers were sisters). pic.twitter.com/YO6xUB81Ls — David J. Hensley (@d_j_hensley) ...
- Created on 03 December 2021
- 4. An Increasing Number of Women in the UK Have Reported Being Pricked or "Spiked" With Drug-Filled Syringe Needles While Out in Public. Activists Are Calling For Safer Nightclub Condition
- (Feminism)
- ... via needle injection. According to The Guardian, in the past two months, 198 confirmed spiking incidents were reported to the police in the United Kingdom. In addition to those, 24 reports were related ...
- Created on 02 November 2021
- 5. Halsey Gets Vulnerable, Explores Motherhood and Childbirth on Provocative 4th Album, If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power: BUST Revie
- (Music)
- Halsey mastered dreamy indie-pop on their 2015 debut album Badlands, delivered club-ready jams on 2017’s hopeless fountain kingdom, and demonstrated a voracious musical appetite with detours into baroque ...
- Created on 16 September 2021
- 6. Cultures That Embraced LGBTQIA+ Identity Before Colonization Messed Everything Up
- (Living)
- ... known as hijras. In Hindu texts, it is said that following the exile of Lord Rama from Ayodhya, his entire kingdom went to follow him into the forest. He then told his followers, “Men and women, please ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 7. Saudi Women's Rights Activist Loujain al-Hathloul Wins Top European Human Rights Awar
- (Feminism)
- ... abuse in the Kingdom," PACE said in a statement. According to Business Recorder, in May of 2018, Al-Hathloul and eight other women were detained in Saudi Arabia, weeks before the driving ban was lifted. ...
- Created on 21 April 2021
- 8. TikTok "Vanilla-Shaming," The Glorification of Sexual Violence, And What We Can Do About I
- (Sex)
- ... safe to assume it would be assault if done nonconsensually in private. According to a 2019 BBC study, 38 percent of women in the United Kingdom between the ages of 18 and 39 had experienced unwanted “slapping, ...
- Created on 02 March 2021
- 9. A First Look At "Shadow And Bone," Your Next Favorite YA Show On Netfli
- (TV)
- ... Starkov, a teen orphan and citizen of the Kingdom of Ravka. Alina grows up in an orphanage with her best friend, Mayen "Mal" Oretsev. While the two are journeying to the Unseen, also known as "The Fold," ...
- Created on 29 January 2021
- 10. The Women's Prize Excludes Akwaeke Emezi With Transphobic Requirement
- (Books)
- ... require Emezi’s “sex as defined by law”—an exclusionary requirement that infringes on trans rights. In 1991, the absence of women authors on the United Kingdom’s Booker Prize shortlist marked a need ...
- Created on 05 October 2020
- 11. UK Government Has Halted Progression For Trans Rights on Gender Recognition Act Reform
- (Feminism)
- ... outdated. For reforms, Stonewall, a LGBT+ rights charity in the United Kingdom, recommended ending the requirement to provide medical evidence to support your gender identity, introducing self-determination ...
- Created on 30 September 2020
- 12. Set Your Spooktober Off Right With These Queer And Women-Centered Virtual Literary Events
- (Books)
- ... Bookstore, Park Slope ($$) Yaa Gyasi presents “Transcendent Kingdom,” with Megha Majumdar October 7th, 7:30 P.M. Yaa Gyasi’s stunning follow-up to her acclaimed national bestseller Homegoing is a ...
- Created on 16 September 2020
- 13. Saints and Sinners: The Madonna-Whore Complex in "Yes, God, Yes
- (Movies)
- ... unworthy (of respect, of the kingdom of heaven, et al). Though she is pushed to resist temptation, Alice is repeatedly reminded of its contradictions. While confessing her sins, she is confronted by ...
- Created on 04 September 2020
- 14. The “Reclaim Her Name” Project is Republishing 25 Books You Didn’t Know Were Written by Women
- (Books)
- ... by women. The full collection will be free to download online and physical box sets will also be donated to selected libraries across the United Kingdom. To celebrate our 25th anniversary, we teamed ...
- Created on 13 August 2020
- 15. A Tampon Commercial Was Pulled From The Air (For A Ridiculous Reason)
- (Feminism)
- In the UK, Tampax recently released a new television ad campaign which shows viewers how to properly insert a tampon. This ad campaign, dubbed “Tampons and Tea,” was launched after Tampax did research ...
- Created on 13 August 2020
- 16. Disney Reopens Despite Spike In Florida Corona Cases
- (Living)
- ... There are some changes that have been made to the happiest place on Earth. At the moment, only Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are open to the public, but Epcot and Hollywood Studios are scheduled to ...
- Created on 13 July 2020
- 17. Disney’s Problematic Splash Mountain Ride Will Be Replaced By A New "Princess and the Frog" Theme, Finall
- (Entertainment)
- ... Anika Noni Rose, who plays Princess Tiana in the films, responded to the Splash Mountain announcement. “It is really exciting to know that Princess Tiana’s presence in both Disneyland and Magic Kingdom ...
- Created on 26 June 2020
- 18. “This Is A Moment of Possibility:” Angela Davis Appears On UK News Channel to Speak on Black Lives Matter Movement
- (Feminism)
- Last night, American political activist, philosopher, professor and author Angela Davis appeared on the United Kingdom’s Channel 4 News to make a statement on the Black Lives Matter movement that can ...
- Created on 10 June 2020
- 19. Need A Break From Reality? Escape With These 11 YA Fantasy Books
- (Books)
- ... Darkling. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha... and the secrets of her heart. My two cents: Queen Bardugo ...
- Created on 20 March 2020
- 20. How Britain’s Train System Is Helping Domestic Abuse Victims
- (Feminism)
- ... in the United Kingdom, Great Western Railway (GWR) and Southeastern. This announcement follows the introduction of a bill to Parliament designed to enhance victims’ protections in legal proceedings against ...
- Created on 05 March 2020
