“Professor McGonagall is so hot,” Nico Hiraga says, dishing on the Harry Potter character. “I tip my hat to Maggie Smith. She’s a legend, a genius. But her character, Professor McGonagall...” he says with a smile. “I swoon.” Hiraga, you had me at hello. The 24-year-old skateboarder and actor is chatting with me on Zoom from his hometown in San Francisco. He’s a pleasant mixture of California cool and genuine warmth, wearing only a pink pearl necklace and no shirt. So naturally, I dive right in...

Donald Glover is releasing a new TV series that taps into the mind of a celebrity-obsessed woman who pushes the limits between fandom and insanity. Swarm is being referred to as a “sister series” to Glover’s hit show Atlanta which recently aired its series finale last November. Swarm follows its main character Dre, played by Dominique Fishback, as she obsesses over a celebrity who closely resembles Beyoncé. Airing soon on Amazon Prime the show will also be starring Chloe Bailey and Damson Idris. Not to...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, located in Cleveland, Ohio, has announced their 2023 induction nominees, and while we’d still love to see more gender equality on the lineup, some truly badass women did receive nominations this year. Last year’s ceremony made waves with Dolly Parton receiving, then declining, then still receiving a nomination for a coveted spot in the Rock Hall, and Alanis Morissette making a public commentary on the status of women in rock after people questioned her absence at the ceremony....

Folks, we have an update! Minx has been officially picked up by Starz. The news was announced earlier this month in an Instagram post by one of the starring actors, Jake Johnson. “Excited to announce that @starz picked up Minx! More details about when season one and season two will be streaming to come! We’re all fired up for everyone to see S2 & beyond.”          View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by jake johnson (@mrjakejohnson) The first season of the show ran on HBO, to mixed...

BRAT As we navigate a patriarchal world that leaves us infuriated every day, sometimes we need a soundtrack that matches our emotions. Few things are more cathartic than blasting intense music when your emotions are overwhelming, and few genres of music scratch that itch quite like punk. Feminist punk bands have been challenging the patriarchy with fast guitars and angry screams for decades – like Crass in the ‘70s and ‘80s and the “Riot Grrl” movement of the ‘90s giving birth to bands like Bikini Kill,...

True crime is having a bit of a *moment* right now. From record-breaking Netflix shows to case-cracking podcast series’ to riveting documentaries, true-crime seems to grip our collective attention. Women, specifically, make up the majority of true crime “fans,” forming a kind of morbidly cathartic community where all of our daily worst fears are validated. After all, the victims featured in a lot of true crime stories are women, and they’re almost always murdered or attacked by male perpetrators. Every single day, women go through micro-moments...

Natasha Lyonne was a recent guest on The Drew Barrymore Show and it’s already the best thing that’s happened this week!  Lyonne was there to promote her brand new show Poker Face, streaming Thursdays on Peacock. She is both executive producer and the star of the mystery-of-the-week thriller, written and created by Glass Onion’s Rian Johnson. Maya Rudolph serves as co-executive producer, and Barrymore asked Lyonne about her longtime friendship with the comedian and actress. Lyonne shared it had sparked twenty years earlier from a “fifty...

On Friday, January 27th, 2023, Pussy Riot unveiled their newest piece, a short film titled “Putin’s Ashes,” in the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery in Los Angeles. As you enter the gallery, “Putin’s Ashes” is projected across the gallery’s four massive white walls. The short film is both cinematically gorgeous and moving, and you can watch it now on Pussy Riot’s YouTube channel. The film follows Pussy Riot, dressed in black slips and their iconic balaclavas, (this time all red) marching while carrying a giant button labeled “This...

Lisa Loring, most well-known for being the first actress to play Wednesday Addams on The Addams Family TV series, died at the age of 64 on Saturday. According to a statement given to CNN by agent Chris Carbaugh, she passed away surrounded by family. Loring’s good friend Laurie Jacobson announced her death on Facebook, stating that she suffered a “massive stroke brought on by smoking and high blood pressure” and had been on life support for 3 days. Jacobson wrote that Lisa Loring is “embedded...

This year brings us the 65th annual Grammy awards, and even though it’s a landmark year for the Recording Academy, the nominations, announced November 15th 2022, have left people feeling both excited and angry—as they always do. While some artists have finally received the recognition they deserve, there have also been some major snubs. But one take-away from this year’s nominations is that loads of women—from Diana Ross to Björk— are getting their well-deserved flowers.  The Top Four Women topped the four most highly coveted categories at...