Posted on May 16th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
Babeland, that mecca for positive sex toys (the website even has a category for gender expression) is hosting an event you don't want to miss. For $30 you will get attend two workshops which will both ultimately help you to feel more at ease and confident between the sheets. In addition to all the fun tricks you will learn in the workshop, you will also receive a gift bag, which will include a 10% discount on purchases at the event.
Where: Babeland Soho, 43 Mercer Street, New York, N...
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Posted on May 15th, 2012
by Carly Ivrey
I started this week off by waking up early, making myself a coffee and toast, sitting down at my desk and immediately digging into all the responsibilities a twenty-year-old student has on her plate. First on the list was, of course, watching the episode of Mad Men that had aired the night before. While nobody actually assigns me the task of watching this 1960’s-set drama (but if there is a class like that I can sign up for, please let me know!), it feels productive because it always gets me t...
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Posted on May 15th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Typewriter Trasher: Interview: Beth Ditto
New York Times: After Exile, Career Reset Earl Sweatshirt Is Back From the Wilderness
Fader: Interview: Jessie Ware
CNN: Woman who snatched baby from NY hospital awaits sentence...
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Posted on May 14th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Unicorn Booty: Argentina Makes Sex-Change Surgery a Legal Right in Landmark Trans Law
Vice: Girls News-Girls and Moms
Racialicious: Race + Comics: R.I.P. Tony DeZuniga
xoJane: White Rice, Cherry Limeade And Other Childhood Foods I Thought Were "Healthy"...
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Posted on May 14th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
I spent my Saturday night watching Odd Future videos and talking about old Kurt Cobain articles and the movie Kurt and Courtney (I remember what I was wearing the night I went to see it with my friends in the movie theater). Somewhere along the way, Internet sensation Kitty Pryde's video for "Okay Cupid" slipped in. If you haven't checked it out yet, do yourself a favor and get to it (below). And for some informational Kitty Pryde background, check out Fader's story here.
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Posted on May 11th, 2012
by Susannah Wexler
Whew. Yesterday, rumors were flying that 30 Rock (and Parks and Recreation, which I don’t watch, but want to) was about to be cancelled. Thank God this is not entirely true.
For those who don’t know me, I love Tina Fey. The day Bossypants came out, I stayed up all night to finish it. And I don’t stay up past midnight. Ever. Last weekend, I listened to the entire audio book while driving to upstate New York. When it was over, I wanted to play it for the next several days on repeat...
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Posted on May 11th, 2012
by Stephanie Fidis
When you think of Mother’s Day, you might immediately think to yourself, “What should I buy?” It has gone from a day of appreciating those special women in our lives that have clothed, fed, and provided for us our entire lives, to a day of gifts and sales. Mother’s Day is all about appreciating moms, grandmothers, aunts, godmothers, surrogate mothers, stepmothers, or anyone else who plays a traditional or nontraditional "motherly" role in our lives. Let’s take a moment to renew our...
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Posted on May 10th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
I really didn't think he would do it, but with more and more people coming out in support of gay marriage, I should have known that it would happen. After seeing a friend's facebook page, which featured her and her girlfriend on either side of Obama, identical smiles on all three faces, I thought that maybe, just maybe, he would. As the story goes, they told Mr. President that they want to get married in "every state" and Obama responded that he is doing everything he can to make that happen...
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Posted on May 10th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
The New York Review of Books: The Myth About Marriage
Rumpus: The Trouble With Prince Charming or He Who Trespassed Against Us
Feministing: A conversation about kink with Natalie Zina Walschots
Racialicious: TONIGHT! Discovery Is Toxic: Indigenous Women On Front Lines of Environmental & Reproductive Justice...
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Posted on May 9th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
I just came across this ridiculously adorable video of Jon Hamm fielding questions from sixteen year girls about love, sex, and farting as part of Rookie's "Ask a Grown Man" series. When Hamm is asked if a guy prefers the girl next door look over unique style, he offers some seriously sage advice: "Guys have opinions, like anybody . . . but I think you should dress and have your own style. It should be your own thing. Dress how you feel comfortable. . . . So don't go around trying to pleas...
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Posted on May 9th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Psychology Today: Fifty Shades of Porn
New York Magazine: Cookshop
Salon: Can Beer Save America?
Huffington Post: Amendment One, North Carolina Gay Marriage Ban, Passes Vote...
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Posted on May 8th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
New York Times: Black Women and Fat
Salon: Rebel girls
Radar Productions: Kathleen Hannah is THE PUNK SINGER @ The SPECTACLE!
News Observer: Final poll gives marriage amendment clear advantage
Rookie: How to Make a Corsage...
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Posted on May 7th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Of all the emails that arrived in my inbox today, the advertisement for a Chanel-inspired paper motorcycle jacket, and shorts to boot, might have been the weirdest. The "paper" being used here is actually paper toilet seat covers—"864 paper toilet seat covers to make this fabulous creation," to be exact, according to designer Laura Dreger. But the fashion made from toilet seat covers isn't even the weird part to me, here. It's more the wastefulness of it all that irks me.
While Canadian...
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Posted on May 4th, 2012
by Stephanie Fidis
Cinco de Mayo is not just a Liz Phair song—though it is such a damn good one that we're posting the video below just in case you're not familiar—and it's also not just a day to celebrate Mexican pride and heritage (or to commemorate the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, which is what the state of Puebla does, according to Wikipedia); it is—like everything else should be—another excuse to celebrate women! In honor of that, we pu...
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Posted on May 3rd, 2012
by Josie Schoel
Watch this rad new Butoh inspired video for Propagation by Lower Dens. It's spooky. It's surreal. It even glows in the dark! And keep those eyes open for Sadie's interview with lead singer Jana Hunter. Do you want a sneak peek? Ok you got it.
When Sadie writer Rebecca Richardson inquired about the origins of their very unique band name, Hunter stated that, " I don't recall who came up with it, but Lower Dens resonated for all of us and for different reasons. It’s a protuberance where th...
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Posted on May 3rd, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Village Voice: Kate Bornstein's Amazing Voyage
Wall Street Journal: The Best Readers Are Merciless Friends
LA Weekly: Exclusive: Photos from Mike Watt's New Photography Book
The Faster Times: Dear Watson: Am I a Feminist, Or Just Bitter? ...
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Posted on May 2nd, 2012
by Josie Schoel
Has anyone been paying attention to that debate on the New York Times site about motherhood and feminism where writers discuss the two supposedly divergent ideologies and lifestyles? Wow. It's pretty shocking that a supposed bastion of culture would consider engaging in such an antiquated discussion, but while it should be fairly obvious by now that both motherhood and feminism can exist simultaneously and in equal weight in one mind, I can see how it could make for an interesting discussion...
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Posted on May 2nd, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Who Is the Author of Toni Morrison?
Getting Pregnant With Michelle Tea
Why is unemployment so high in South Africa?
Dan Savage Apologizes for Bullying During Anti-Bullying Speech
Police Remove Muslim Women from Pam Geller's "Human Rights Conference"...
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Posted on May 1st, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Going to see Sister Spit, the group of queer writers and performers that travel—and perform—for weeks at a time all over the country, feels like finally finding my Cheers. A place where maybe everybody doesn't know my name, (though some ladies do—we've featured some Sister Spitters in Sadie), but they know my game. Sorry, I couldn't help but rhyme there. But for real, it's like, they get it.
Stepping foot inside Issue Project Room in Brooklyn last night for the very tail end of thei...
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Posted on May 1st, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Texas: Judge Prevents Ban on Funds to Planned Parenthood
What's Happening on May Day?
Occupy Wall Street's New York May Day Protest Schedule
Pennsylvania poised to enact most restrictive abortion law of 2012
A Queer and Pleasant Danger — any minute now!
Woman Saves the Day After Happening Upon a Father Trying to Kill His Son
Who Made That Mason Jar?...
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Posted on April 30th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
As I was putting together this list of reading series' for a friend who is new to New York, I thought it would be nice to post here, as well, in case you ladies (and dudes) are looking for a reading to go to but you're not sure where to start.
MIXER Reading & Music Series: MIXER is not just named MIXER for the heck of it; founders and curators Rebecca Keith and Melissa Febos mix readers and bands. I don't know if that's actually where they got their name, but that is what they do, and...
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Posted on April 26th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
A quickie post to let you all know that Magic Wands released their debut full-length debut, Aloha Moon this week via Bright Antenna/ILG. The nice people over at Nylon and Spinner even let you stream the album. Go listen to ready yourself for our interview with the duo in the Spring issue of Sadie!...
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Posted on April 25th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
Do you ever feel like the older your mom gets, the more time she wants to spend with you? I admit it, I talk to my mom once a day. Sometimes even twice. And we text. The Journal of Scientific Reports recently published an article suggesting that as women age, they shift their feelings of intimacy from their husbands to their daughters. Husbands, on the other hand, remain focused on their wives as their primary relationship. Using mobile phone data to determine the frequency of contact, the...
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Posted on April 25th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Some of our favorite ladies, our friends from The Swede Beat, are hosting a party this Thursday night that is not to be missed.
On April 26, you are invited to explore new Swedish creative culture in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Starting at 7:00 p.m., come celebrate the launch of YORK photo book by Swedish born Brooklyn-based illustrator Jenny Mörtsell at Kinkfolk Studio. The book highlights the today, tonight and tomorrow of New York City living captured by six different analog cameras. DJ s...
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Posted on April 23rd, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
We at Sadie are big fans of Conduits and we're psyched to share yet another rad video of theirs, this time for their song "The Wonder" performed in a dark room at The Slowdown in Omaha, Nebraska and by Love Drunk.
audio recorded by django g-s and jj idt
audio mixed by jj idt
video edited by django g-s...
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Posted on April 20th, 2012
by Sarah Isaacson
On Sunday, April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic sank to its watery grave. Exactly 100 years later, I entered the subterranean sea-themed (Le) Poisson Rouge, to witness composer Gavin Bryars’ musical elegy “The Sinking of the Titanic,” and to exorcise 15 years of pent-up heartache and nostalgia. Like many Gen-Y’ers, the 1997 James Cameron film was a BFD for me. At age 10, I stood on the precipice of womanhood (much like Kate Winslet stood on the railing of the ship, in that crucial ...
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Posted on April 20th, 2012
by Susannah Wexler
By now most of us have probably heard Hilary Rosen’s faux pas (where she claims that Ann Romney, a stay-at-home mom, or SAHM as I learned while following the story, “never worked a day in her life. “ After this comment, the Internet exploded with (seemingly) the entire nation—from the Obamas to Good ‘Ole Mittens—defending SAHMs’ honors. And articles attesting to mothers’ importance, SAHM’s industriousness, and childless women’s self-centeredness covered my Facebook page.
O...
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Posted on April 20th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
It is curious to me that more people aren't talking about Pussy Riot, the feminist punk band recently jailed for putting on an unscheduled show in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow. The band, inspired by the riot grrrl movement, played a "Punk Prayer" to the “Holy Mother, Blessed Virgin” to get rid of Vladmir Putin. Three members were then arrested for "hooliganism." Yesterday, it was ruled that the trio, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and ...
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Posted on April 17th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Ohmygod! Loving this new Sea of Bees video for "Broke" directed by none other than the amazingly awesome Kat Gardiner. Don't take my word for it—check it out below:
And then come May 1, check out Sea of Bees' new album Orangefarben out on Team Love Records. Even better, check out Sea of Bees live next month and the month after that, at a venue near you (if you're lucky):
05.12.12 - New Paltz, NY @ Market Market
05.15.12 - Manhattan, NY @ The Mercury Lounge w/ The Loom
05.17.12 - ...
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Posted on April 10th, 2012
by guestblogger
By Jenna Soard
When I heard Rush Limbaugh utter the words “slut” and “prostitute” to describe Sandra Fluke—a Georgetown law student who presented testimony regarding birth control access and insurance coverage—I was appalled and astounded. It is hard to believe how ignorant Limbaugh, a leading media voice, could be regarding contraceptives and their use by women.
Hearing Limbaugh’s snide remarks made me realize that I needed to do something. Then it hit me: If he t...
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Posted on April 9th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Planning on celebrating Earth Day this year (it falls on April 22), but you want to do something different? Why not try learning about going green beneath your bed linens with "Free Sex Tips to Stay Green with Stefanie Iris Weiss" at Soho's Babeland on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 7:00 PM? Description courtesy of Babeland, and Eventbrite link below.
This Earth Day get your eco-sexy on with tips from Iris Weiss, author of Eco-Sex: Go Green Between the Sheets and Make Your Love Life Su...
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Posted on April 6th, 2012
by Susannah Wexler
OMG. Has anybody read Tucker Max? He’s terrible. I mean, I have been reading ABOUT him for years (and I read I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell’s book jacket while Christmas shopping at the often questionable Urban Outfitters), but it wasn’t until I learned about his $500,000 contribution to Planned Parenthood (right around tax time, write off much?)—and Planned Parenthood’s subsequent refusal to accept it—that I actually read his work.
And what I read was bad. One of Max’s blog ent...
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Posted on April 5th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Loving this dreamy, ethereal video to match the Conduits' shoegazey sound. And if you haven't already checked it out, read a review of their new album here.
Director Jonathan Tvrdik
Producer Tessa V. Wedberg
Assoc. Producer Jonathan Purcell
DP Michael Lang...
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Posted on April 4th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
Culture Project's Women Center Stage 2012 Festival and Poetic Theater Productions presents Foreign Bodies, written by poet and performer Eboni Hogan and directed by Nicole A. Watson. See below for details! And, if you haven't already, be sure to read the Sadie interview with the wise and witty Hogan.
Foreign Bodies
Tuesday, April 3 at 7PM
Wednesday, April 4 at 8:30PM
The Living Theatre
21 Clinton Street
New York, New York
10002
Poet and performer Eboni Hogan makes he...
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Posted on April 3rd, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
The Voyeurist has a new EP out called Hexed. Check out the video for their single, "Chase(R)" below. We are digging the goth undertones and haunting melodies.
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Posted on March 30th, 2012
by Nicole Trilivas
When I first heard Shirley Manson’s dragging, gravelly voice crush out that immortal and audacious line I knew I was done in: From that moment I was and would always be, a Garbage fan.
The lead singer may even have been my first girl crush. (Well maybe second to April O'Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—she was pretty badass too.)
Packed into a WASP-y school full of glossy blond Regina Georges, I finally had an apropos role model: a 90s punk-red siren with black-coaled eyes an...
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Posted on March 25th, 2012
by Susannah Wexler
A couple of weeks ago, I taught a unit entitled, “What is an Ideal Society?” Students read excerpts from Thomas More’s “Utopia” and discussed their own versions of an ideal society. While definitions varied, many agreed that, in an ideal society, community members look out for each other. “We should have more community watches,” one suggested.
At the time no one in the class knew that, days prior (on February 26, 2012) in Sanford, FL George Zimmerman, a community watch member...
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Posted on March 21st, 2012
by Josie Schoel
As part of the WAM-It-Yourself conference, a decentralized version of the annual Women, Action & the Media (WAM!) conference, Sadie Magazine is running a workshop on how to perfect your pitch on March 28th at Word Bookstore in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The workshop will offer guidance about finding that ah-ha moment, translating your brilliant idea into an effective pitch, and finally, getting noticed by editors of your favorite publications.
We absolutely love WAM, which connects and ...
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Posted on March 16th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
Just as we suspected, it turns out that 70-80% of Pinterest users are female. Also, possibly unrelated but also very likely not unrelated, the wildly popular online pinboard drives more customers to retail sites than Google+, Linkden, and Youtube combined. (Example: I just googled the site without logging in the first thing visitors see is: "I have just received a Free $500 H&M Gift card thanks to Pinterest.") Pit this against the fact that 80% of Wikipedia contributors are male, and ...
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Posted on March 12th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
In her recent article for RH Reality Check, Sex By Southwest: Feminist Thought in Non-Feminist Spaces, Amanda Marcotte gives some useful tips on how to talk feminism when not preaching to the choir. While speaking on a panel about sex in the digital age at SXSW, she realized, much to her "delight," that the audience was not comprised of the usual suspects. Instead, she was faced with a sea of earnest male faces, many of them not all that well versed in feminist jargon. How did she get throu...
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Posted on March 9th, 2012
by Susannah Wexler
I was going to save this post until its official centennial on March 12, 2012, but with the recent weird controversies, I thought I’d shout out now.
The Girls Scouts of America is, quite honestly, one of my favorite organizations. Juliette Gordon Lowe founded it in 1912 to give young women a space where they can develop mentally, spiritually, and physically (a little like Sadie’s goals, no?). As early as the 1920s (i.e. around the time when women were gaining the right to vote), Girl Scouts...
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Posted on March 6th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
Check out the new video for Space, directed by Dexy Valentine of Magic Wands and John Charter. The video, which starts out with an haunting and robotic female voice saying, "I'm not programmed to give you that information," is a hypnotic tale of love, woe, and the power of seduction. "The band and some of our friends got together and shot the video in our Los Angeles apartment and neighborhood. We used the headlights of our car to illuminate the night shots and a giant piece of sage for smo...
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Posted on March 1st, 2012
by Josie Schoel
Take some time out of your crazy Thursday to enjoy One Second of Love, the rad new video from minimalist pop storm Nite Jewel's Secretly Canadian album, out on March 6, 2012. The video, directed by Delaney Bishop, forces us to confront issues concerning the politics of compliance, gender norms, and the violation of societal codes, all in a very stylized, sleek fashion.
Keep your eye out for Sadie's upcoming interview with Nite Jewel's Ramona Gonzalez!...
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Posted on February 28th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
"A lot of these really flamboyant things you hear are cute, and girls are supposed to be cute,” said Penny Eckert, a professor of linguistics at Stanford University. “But they’re not just using them because they’re girls. They’re using them to achieve some kind of interactional and stylistic end.”
The linguists have at last realized that teen girls are trying to achieve some end other than just being cute. As recently satirized in the interent meme Shit Girls Say, whether it b...
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Posted on February 27th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
To kick off the Girls Like Us paperback book release, GEMS is hosting a panel at the CUNY Graduate Center. The panel will be moderated by Founder and Executive Director of GEMS (not to mention one of Ms. Magazine's fifty women who have changed the world) Rachel Lloyd and will feature panelists Salamishah Tillet, Joanne Smith, Jamia Wilson, and Zerlina Maxwell.
Rachel Lloyd, the author of the memoir, was a victim of commercial sexual exploitation. She escaped and arrived in the United...
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Posted on February 22nd, 2012
by Josie Schoel
Can you even begin to imagine a better way to spend your Saturday than hanging at the Feminist Zine Fest in Brooklyn this weekend? Ya, I didn't think so. So instead of sloshing your beer all over your shoes while playing soft ball this weekend or whatever it is you had planned for this unseasonably warm weather, head on down to see what these new zines have to offer. Alycia Sellie of The Borough is My Library, Cristy Road, and Caroline Paquita, among others, surely won't disappoint.
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Posted on February 21st, 2012
by Nicole Trilivas
Even though we are all entitled to our own righteous opinions, most of us were not inside that theatrical Italian courtroom, and have no clue—beyond media-sifted tidbits—of what really happened during the Amanda Knox trial.
So I can’t sit here and claim that Amanda Knox is innocent, but I can wholeheartedly and unapologetically say that we all have a right to tell our side of the story. “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” What do we ...
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Posted on February 21st, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
This is a conversation that actually happened the other day with a stranger in a daytime social situation.
Dude (to girl who clearly doesn't know that much about music): Yeah, so I, like, recorded it all myself—eleven songs, played all the instruments—and now I'm just looking for a band to play live with. Like, I want to do something with this shit!
Girl: Oh, coool! That's awesome.
Me: Sorry to totally interrupt your conversation, but I just heard overheard you talking about mus...
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Posted on February 17th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
The other night I watched "The Spanish Teacher," not Glee's last episode but the one from the week before (I recently canceled my subscription to Hulu Plus so I'm regretfully always a week behind now). Oh, I forgot to preface this with my confession about Glee being my guilty pleasure, which it is (and so is New Girl recently, but that's another blog post). Anyway, the thing about Glee that's awesome and makes it not a total guilty pleasure is, of course, the gay agenda, and the freaks are c...
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Posted on February 16th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
Anne Coulter just recently said that she doesn't mind men making more money than women in part because they are the ones always picking up the check at dinner. Luckily the rest of us don't think that this levels the playing field. We sure as hell don't think conservative women are more attractive than liberals, either. Come join the ladies at the he Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College for Bitch, Bimbo, or Businesswoman: Overcoming Double Standards in the Workplace. Learn h...
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Posted on February 14th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
This article initially appeared in Lady. Bang. Beat. You can find the original here.
We got a chance to interview the front woman and power guitarist of the Happy Hollows, Sarah Negahdari. She immediately stood out to us as someone we wanted to know more about. I had the pleasure of opening for her band a few years ago and I can say first hand that Sarah has a huge presence and a strong personality that you can almost see when you meet her. Happy hollow is a way to describe their music, ...
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Posted on February 14th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
In the mood for some good old fashioned literary sexism posing as liberal intellectualism? Go pick up the last issue of the New Yorker. We all know that Jonathan Franzen can be a bit of a jerk at times, but his essay on Edith Wharton and the problem of sympathy was misguided, unfounded and frankly, downright nasty. Lethem’s argument, that despite her ostentatious wealth, her social climbing and her lack of beauty, Wharton, a potentially likeable character, deserves our sympathy, is suspe...
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Posted on February 13th, 2012
by Katy Otto
by Katy Otto
I have been waiting to see Bjork by whole life
No, strike that - probably, if I follow the preternatural trajectory of her musical and spiritual art process, I have been waiting to see a show like this since before my life began.
I heard a few months ago that Bjork was planning a series of special residencies in conjunction with her newest release, Biophilia - the Icelandic artist's eighth full length album and a truly ambitious project with music, imagery, apps, the c...
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Posted on February 13th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
For days, I've been reading about the fashion collaboration between Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Surface to Air, and I'll admit, I'm curious. I loved X-Girl in the nineties and I went to a Surface to Air party once that was pretty fun, plus I think some of their things are cute. But there's one thing I wonder about. The descriptions floating around of the Kim/S2A line describe a twelve-item collection, black and brown snakeskin boots among the few items. And I can't help but feel like, are s...
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Posted on February 9th, 2012
by Sarah Isaacson
I know what you’re thinking: it’s better to give than to receive. And isn’t a list of material demands tacky for a holiday that should really be about spending priceless time with loved ones? Yes, and I hear where you’re coming from. But from my experience extensive web research, it seems that boyfriends people everywhere are a bit lost when it comes to V-day ideas; they feel they should do something, but that’s about as far as they get. Let me help. You certainly don’t hav...
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Posted on February 9th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
This Saturday, February 11, 2012, we invite you to Love Letter Station brought to you by Cara Cannella of Write By Hand and Speak Easy & Jesse Sposato of Sadie Magazine (i.e. me) at the Greenpointers Love Birds Valentine's Market. Hope to see you there! xxoo
The dets:
Love Bird's Valentine's Market
February 11, 2012
12:00-5:00 p.m.
Lutheran Church of the Messiah
129 Russell St., Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Facebook invite here.
What to look forward to besides us (wink f...
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Posted on February 8th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
I am weirdly obsessed with this cover! When Brian Kelly asked me what my favorite Built to Spill song was during a slightly flirtatious hours-long conversation in high school, I definitely said "Car," hands down. I can't remember what his was.
I like this girl's makeshift capo and how she's singing so preciously and quietly that it's like she's whispering in my ear. (Or is that just because I have headphones on since it's eight in the morning?) My only complaint is that it gets cut off the en...
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Posted on February 8th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
As much as I wouldn't mind flipping off the hords of football fans gathered to watch The Super Bowl on Sunday (on what has been recorded as the highest domestic violence rate of the year), M.I.A's move came across as attention seeking and juvenile. However, her latest video for the single "Bad Girls," released on February 3rd, diverged from her usual self-aggrandizing controversial nonsense. The video, which features women driving through a desert wearing the hijab, was made in response to ...
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Posted on February 7th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
The Withering Frost Business Association is hosting a Valentine's Day soiree and you are invited courtesy of Moves and all the other businesses on board. More information below from Moves.
So here's the formula: eleven businesses, complimentary beverages, and hors d'oeuvres, a two-block radius on Graham Avenue between Frost and Withers (WITHERING FROST—get it?) Interactive activities: NAIL ART at Tree House! One time only dating service at Blue Stove! Three great new businesses have joi...
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Posted on February 6th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
While this has nothing to do with feminism, inspiring ladies, or any of the usual things we talk about here, I watched the Superbowl last night for the first time ever and I got pretty into it. My feminist excuse? (Not that one needs an excuse per se.) I discovered football by way of Friday Night Lights, which, if you're a fan, you know is chock full of strong feminist undertones and empowering prominent story lines. If you've never invested in the show, by the way, now is the time. Try it m...
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Posted on February 3rd, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Hospitality: A Round Robin Collective Production at Arts@Renaissance
January 31 - March 14, 2011
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
Hospitality draws on the Latin origins of the word hospitalis: relating to hosting a guest. Over time the word hospital has meant: charitable organization, a lodging for travelers, and a shetler for the poor. Throughout the months of February and March, Round Robin Collective artists and invited guests will occupy the former Greenpoint Hospital (now Arts@Renais...
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Posted on February 2nd, 2012
by Sarah Isaacson
"April is the cruellest month," wrote T.S. Eliot, but we think he'd agree that February - scant and dark of days - isn't much kinder. To beat the wintry blues, fill your weeks with literary inspiration. Here are 5 readings not to miss:
1. Roz Chast at Symphony Space. The oddball New Yorker cartoonist will read from her new book, What I Hate From A to Z. Weds, Feb. 8 @ 7pm. $15 for members under 30.
2. Everything I Know About Love I Learned at This Reading at Pete's Candy Store. Nerve h...
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Posted on February 2nd, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Chances are, you have heard by now about Susan G. Komen for the Cure cutting all its funding to Planned Parenthood for breast health screenings. In the short time, this news has been made public, it (very obviously) had such a huge impact that "the organization's top public health official, Mollie Williams, resigned in protest immediately following the Komen board's decision to cut off Planned Parenthood," according to this article by Jeffrey Goldberg in the Atlantic.
What you can do:
Mo...
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Posted on February 1st, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Ad Hoc, a new online resource brought to you by the former editors of Altered Zones, recently announced that they are embarking on a Kickstarter campaign and we would like to show our support. Visit their Kickstarter Page to learn more about Ad Hoc, and how you can help them build their new home.
A little more about Ad Hoc from their description on Kickstarter...
Following a solid run as the editors of Pitchfork experimental sister site Altered Zones, Emilie Friedlander and Ric Leich...
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Posted on January 31st, 2012
by Erica Rubin
Photos by Heidi Vanderlee
If you’ve ever been to a concert put on by Brooklyn-based feminist collective Permanent Wave, you can probably attest to the fact that their shows are like no other. If you’ve ever seen JD Samson-fronted electropop band MEN, you could say the same thing. So it doesn’t come as a surprise that last Thursday’s show at 285 Kent in Williamsburg was no exception. There’s just something about a show with such a vibrant feminist energy— everyone, bands ...
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Posted on January 30th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Permanent Wave Benefit for Sister Somalia
February 23rd, 2012
Death by Audio
8pm
all-ages
$7
WOJCIK
Sandy and the Rats
The Roulettes
Mancie
Facebook invite here.
All proceeds from the door go to SISTER SOMALIA, the first rape crisis center in Mogadishu, supporting Somali sexual violence survivors by providing counseling, medical services, relocation, education, and business starter kits....
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Posted on January 26th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
WORDS BECOME AIR (a two-venue art exhibition)
Curated by Karen Fitzgerald
December 28, 2012 – April 17, 2012
*Public Reception*: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 6-8pm., *both venues*
Holiday Inn Manhattan View, 39-05 29th Street *and*
Space Realty Group Gallery 29-09 39th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11106
Viewing hours: 24/7 at Holiday Inn, M-F 10-6pm at Space Realty Group
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Language has often been included in visual art. Artists use titles as a
way to suggest w...
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Posted on January 26th, 2012
by Katy Otto
There are times when I like being called a girl. There really are. My mom once said to me that she still considers herself a girl in her '60s. For some reason, though, when a book is marketed to “girls,” I anticipate that its demographic is teens and early twentysomethings. That is the mindset I have when I begin to read it.
That didn’t feel like it was the case for Courtney E. Smith’s A Girls’ Guide to Record Collecting. In fact, the book did not take any of the approaches I though...
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Posted on January 26th, 2012
by Sarah Isaacson
Roots-folk duo Brown Bird is a band “better listened to in a room made of wood,” or so claimed their bio on the website for Le Poisson Rouge, the West Village club that hosted them on Saturday night. Alas, LPR, with its cavernous underground space, deep blue lighting, and fish motifs, bears little resemblance to this acoustic ideal. Nevertheless, the Providence, R.I. pair spun straw into gold, transporting the crowd from the dark bowels of Manhattan to another place and time.
Exactly ...
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Posted on January 26th, 2012
by Nicole Trilivas
It all started with a self-posted twitter pic of Margaret Cho’s behind, showing off some new tats. General praise followed—save for two mean comments. What happened next was something rarely displayed in the public eye: a woman unleashing raw, undiffused anger. Instead of turning the other cheek, Ms. Cho lashed back by not only blocking the users, but also by constructing a masterfully moving argument on her blog rife with soul-crushing evidence from the brutal torment of her youth. It h...
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Posted on January 26th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
From the fountain pen of Ms. Miller: “When something untoward happens I will sometimes get incensed enough that I decide to write the offenders a strongly worded letter…I never do but maybe here’s my opportunity.”
Letter # 12
Dear Ice Cube,
I thought your movie, The Janky Promoters, was really funny.
Sincerely,
Maya Miller
The Pack a.d. released their fourth and possibly loudest and punkiest (not a word, they are aware) album yet, this pas...
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Posted on January 25th, 2012
by Susannah Wexler
Sadie doesn’t typically feature poetry, but we recently came across Nicole Steinberg’s Getting Lucky series in Moonshot magazine and her poems seemed so aligned with our mission to counter a magazine industry that trains women to consume, we couldn’t help it. In her Getting Lucky series Steinberg takes words from the back pages of Lucky magazine and re-arranges them into poetry.
The results are pretty incredible. In her poem, “Getting Lucky with Edith,” Steinberg writes:
Getting ...
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Posted on January 24th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
What is cuter than K Records mittens to keep you warm this winter?
I can only think of one thing . . . a K Records scarf!
K mittens have been around at least since I was in high school as I remember my best friend receiving a pair for her birthday one year from her loyal, older indie bf. This annual tradition usually transpires around March or as late as April even, but they're now being hand sewn by well-known Olympian crafty China Star, "who gets the job done," according to K. So...
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Posted on January 24th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
In anticipation of her new album Interstellar, out February 21 on Slumberland Records, Frankie Rose recently released her first single from Interstellar, "Know Me." Listen below.
And to see Frankie Rose perform this single and more, live, check out the album's release show at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory with bands Dive and Night Manager. Tickets here....
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Posted on January 24th, 2012
by Katy Otto
My coworkers at Service Women's Action Network headed to Park City, UT this past weekend for the world premiere of The Invisible War at Sundance Film Festival. Directed by former Oscar-nominee Kirby Dick, this film is a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of our country's most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within our US military. It features hard-hitting interviews with high-ranking military officials and members of Congress that reveal the perfect storm ...
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Posted on January 24th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
If you haven't already, check out Dan Savage's piece about the recent claims Marianne Ginther launched in the direction of the Newt campaign. Her well-timed assault, which included a detailed account of the tumult of their marriage, did nothing if not bolster his poll numbers, but it did highlight some well worn conservative hypocrisy. Newt, who fell in love with his geometry teacher at sixteen, later marrying her at nineteen, who cheated on her with his second wife, and then, after a time, ...
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Posted on January 23rd, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
When it's 7:00 a.m. and all you want to do is dance, you know you're into the music you're listening to. Since there aren't too many places where you can go and cut a rug that early in the morning without jumping on a plane or traveling forward in time, your second best option is probably . . . a running soundtrack. And ladies, have I found my new one in the Kitsuné Parisien II compilation, out February 13th via Kitsuné. (Kitsuné Parisien II is a follow up to the original France-focused...
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Posted on January 20th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
"On second thought, I think I am more crazy than my goat." - Remidios Varo
As shocking as it may seem, Surrealist painter Remedios Varo' s first show on the West Coast just opened at San Francisco's Frey Norris Gallery. While Varo experienced widespread notoriety for her enigmatically haunting dreamscapes during her lifetime, history has subsumed her. For decades, her work has been eclipsed by wacky alpha surrealists antics. Who cares about mystical geometry when we can talk abou...
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Posted on January 19th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Saturday, January 21 8:00 p.m.
$5 (that is some old school prices right there!)
The Gutter
200 N. 14th Street between Berry and Wythe
Christy & Emily
Tiny Victories
Butchers & Bakers
The Dust Engineers...
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Posted on January 18th, 2012
by Melissa Abercrombie
Yes we are in the midst of a recession ~ but our hearts are flying high and the world is still chock-full of lovers. Lets celebrate Valentine's right in 2012 by honoring the age old tried and true love letter! Blue Ribbon Salvage is having a good old fashion love letter writing contest! The grand prize is a wonderful one~of~a~kind necklace. Visit Blue Ribbon for contest details and pics of the prize! Even if you don't win you'll still have a testament of your love to share with your sweethea...
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Posted on January 18th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
An exhibition featuring books that are, and/or, are not, artists’ books.
Co-curated by Johan Kugelberg and Jeremy Sanders.
Opening Night: Tonight, Wednesday, January 18th, 6pm - 9pm at Boo-Hooray.
RSVP
Open 12-6pm, seven days a week, January 18th to February 12th.
Boo-Hooray Gallery, 265 Canal Street, 6th floor (between Broadway and Lafayette).
And the book...
Text by Jeremy Sanders and Johan Kugelberg.
New York: 6 Decades Books/Boo-Hooray, 2012.
Edition of 500 cop...
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Posted on January 17th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Dana Falconberry has an upcoming release, Though I Didn't Call It Came. Plus, she will be touring Austin and New York around the record, so you can see her play if you're in one of those cities on the dates below.
01.12.12 - Austin, TX @ Live on KKUT
01.12.12 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk - EP Release Show!
01.21.12 - New York, NY @ Pete's with Matt Bauer
01.22.12 - New York, NY @ Rockwood with Matt Bauer
01.27.12 - New York, NY @ Living Room
01.28.12 - New York, NY @ Gutter Bar
To he...
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Posted on January 16th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Where: Ana Chronos (your new favorite vintage store)
135 Franklin Street (Between Kent & Java), Brooklyn, NY
When: Thursday, January 19th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Formal invite here
Please RSVP: erica@anachronosnyc.com...
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Posted on January 12th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
This video has been kicking around for a few months already, but because it's so bloody rad, I had to post it. While I do think women need to take responsibility for their bodies in terms of what they wear and how they present themselves, this girl is pretty spot on about the problem of slut shaming. See an excerpt from the transcript below:
Today’s topic: slut shaming and why it’s wrong. So first off, what the hell is slut shaming? Slut shaming is the unfortunate phenomenon in whi...
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Posted on January 12th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
After visiting the Brandenburger Tor and the Reichstag—if you just so happen to be haunting the streets of Berlin next week—be sure to check out Daniela Macé Rossiter's solo exhibition at the Cercles Gallery of the HBC in Berlin Alexanderplatz. Her recent photos of the stunning Jessie Evans for Sadie prove that she won't disappoint. The opening is next Wednesday, January 18th at 7:00 p.m. Phillip Sollmann (Efdinem) will dj that night.
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Posted on January 12th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Class Actress is set to head out on tour after a sold out year-end show at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg. On the road supporting critically praised debut album Rapprocher, the group will join friends Chairlift for a couple of shows and headline dates on both the east and west coast. Class Actress is creative voice and frontwoman Elizabeth Harper and producers Mark Richardson and Scott Rosenthal.
Check out their video for hit song "Weekend."
And their tour dates . . .
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Posted on January 11th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Jessie Baylin has a new full-length album, Little Spark, coming out on January 17th.
We're pretty excited for that, especially since we've been so thoroughly enjoying Baylin's Pleasure Center EP, a collection of original and cover songs by artists such as Sonic Youth, Thin Lizzy, Fleetwood Mac, and including a cover of my very favorite Arthur Russell song "I Couldn't Say It To Your Face."
Baylin dropped this EP for free on SoundCloud last month or so; you can check it out below.
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Posted on January 10th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
On Thursday, January 26th at 7:30 p.m. at Book Thug Nation (100 N. 3rd Street between Berry and Wythe in Brooklyn), Gotham Writers’ Workshop instructor Anne-E Wood will present a free introductory Fiction Writing course. In this free course, Ms. Wood will reveal how writers craft fictional characters and bring them to life on the page through short lectures and exercises. Advance registration is not required—participants need only arrive for a prompt class start with paper, pen, an...
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Posted on January 9th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Get ready to rock out grrrl style now with this rad show Saturday, January 14th at 8:30 p.m. at Big Sky Works (29 Wythe Ave. @ N. 14 St.).
THE INDECENT, BIG NILS, CLAIRE'S DIARY, and TOY SUGAR with special guest DJ KEILI and BAMIAM.TV
THE INDECENT make music that is aggressive, subtle, poetic, profane, and quite often all these things at once. Influenced by Patti Smith, the Gits, the Velvet Underground, Barrett’s Floyd, and many Seattle-type things, the Indecent are Emily Brout (vo...
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Posted on January 6th, 2012
by Josie Schoel
In case you missed it, Terry Gross just conducted a stellar Fresh Air interview with rock goddess and actor Carrie Brownstein of Sleater Kinney, Wild Flag, and the IFC show, Portlandia.
Actually, Terry's queries ran a bit flat here and there, as she asked stultifying obvious questions, such as, "It's interesting that you said you were feeling vulnerable when you started playing . What, may I ask, were you feeling vulnerable about?" regarding her discovery of performing during her teen ye...
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Posted on January 6th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Something else to do next Thursday if you find yourself on the other side of Brooklyn . . . attend a BIG BALLS show!
On Thursday, January 12, Big Balls will play AC/DC's classic debut album, High Voltage, in its entirety at the Rock Shop in Brooklyn. They go on at 9:30. Come hear your favorite Bon-Scott era hits ("T.N.T.," "It's a Long Way to the Top," "The Jack," et. al.) plus bonus songs and special surprise guests!
BIG BALLS is Anna Copa Cabanna (the Anna Copa Cabanna Show), vocals;...
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Posted on January 5th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Many of you have probably heard or read about the recent death of Austin music scene aficionada Esme Barrera. I didn't know her personally, but her presence was very clearly felt by those around her, and her death is a tragic one.
Permanent Wave will be hosting a benefit for Esme next Thursday and all the proceeds will go to forouresmeb.blogspot.com, a donation blog for Esme's family. The Austinist put together a compilation of other benefits and tributes if you're not in Brooklyn, or want t...
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Posted on January 4th, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Microcosm Publishing is running a Kickstarter campaign to publish a great DIY farm and gardening book, Homesweet Homegrown.
About this project (in Microcosm's own words)
One of our main goals in publishing is to try and find self-empowering books that help make the world a better and more livable place and then get those puppies out there (and as widespread as possible.) Of course in this era of economic downturns, e-readers, and general end-of-empire nastiness, getting a book from i...
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Posted on January 2nd, 2012
by Jesse Sposato
Sanja Iveković has a show called Sweet Violence @ the MoMA December 18, 2011–March 26, 2012 and we are super psyched to check it out.
About the show:
The first museum exhibition in the United States of the work of Sanja Iveković (b. 1949, Zagreb) covers four decades of the artist's remarkable career. A feminist, activist, and video pioneer, Iveković came of age in the post-1968 period, when artists broke free from mainstream institutional settings, laying the ground for a form...
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Posted on December 30th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Photo by Kit Macchi @greenshock
We here at Sadie are super big fans of Crazy Dreams Band, the Lexie Mountain Boys, and basically anything Lexie Mountain is up to, ever. So . . . we recently got word that Lexie Mountain is playing some solo shows these days, and we thought you might like to know about them . . .
12/31 Lowell MA @ 119 Gallery NUDE EARS HEAVE (Duo w/ Id m Theft Able) + Crank Sturgeon, Three-Legged Race, Grau Garten, more
1/1 Portland ME @ Strange Maine w/ Id m Theft A...
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Posted on December 27th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
We just learned about Ms. Bonnie Raitt's upcoming album and thought you might be as excited as we are . . . Slipstream, which is her first album in seven years, will be released in the spring of 2012 and Ms. Raitt will be embarking on a national tour to back it up.
A few things you may or may not know about Bonnie Raitt courtesy of Shore Fire Media...
—Adele released a cover of "I Can't Make You Love Me" last year.
—Bon Iver's Justin Vernon called her "one of our greatest" artis...
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Posted on December 23rd, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Sadie kind of has a crush on Gabriel and the Hounds and we think you should too!
Brooklyn artist, Gabriel Levine, best know as founding member and singer in Takka Takka is set to release his debut, Kiss Full of Teeth under the moniker, Gabriel and the Hounds.
A few words about the record from Riot Act . . .
Organic sounds of trains, birds, breath, and fingers moving urgently over strings intermix through layered vocals, reverb, and drum parts, all of which blend thoughtfully into...
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Posted on December 22nd, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Post by Fegan Carter
Illustration by Elizabeth Haywood
Let’s talk. We don’t have the time to go to the spa every day, consensus? Well, I have some beautifying news . . . we can experience a good pampering on a daily basis. Here are five easy tips to help primp up your daily routine and bring the spa to your home.
1. Bath Salt
Sprinkle a little bath salt on the shower floor before showering. This will upgrade your experience from an ordinary routine to an especially relax...
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Posted on December 21st, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
From the fountain pen of Ms. Miller: “When something untoward happens I will sometimes get incensed enough that I decide to write the offenders a strongly worded letter…I never do but maybe here’s my opportunity.”
Letter # 11
Dear Various Furry Animals,
I often notice you “sleeping” by the side of the road. Your lack of concern for your proximity to the highway concerns me. Please be advised that humans are driving cars at up to eighty miles per hour near...
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Posted on December 21st, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
If you're not already a fan of the creative source that is Adam Gnade, now is a good time to start. His new novella, The Heat and the Hot Earth, is out now on Punch Drunk Press! It's $6 and you can order it by clicking here.
About the book from Punch Drunk Press:
Adam Gnade's new novella is about the story within the story. Waking time and dream dissolve into one as his characters navigate an interconnected world of long conversations, transmissions into the void, and horror stor...
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Posted on December 20th, 2011
by Josie Schoel
Haven't you always wanted to take a crayon to Cindy Lauper's hair? What about Erykah Badu's dress or Meg White's drum kit? With the brand new Women Who Rock Coloring Book from Girls Rock Rhode Island, you can spend rainy afternoons doing just that.
Girls Rock Camp, the first of which was held in Rhode Island, offers young ladies a place to learn to play guitar, bass, drums, vocals, or other instruments. After spending some time with their instruments, girls have an opportunity to form a b...
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Posted on December 20th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Just in from Permanent Wave . . .
A Benefit for the Women's Anti-Nuclear Movement in Japan
WHEN: Thursday December 22nd, 8pm to 12am
WHERE: Big Snow Buffalo Lodge - 89 Varet Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206
WHAT: Live
music show, bake sale, video screening, speakers to address the current
situation in Japan, calls for solidarity with women's movement to save
children.
Japanese and American women are joining forces to rock for a great cause. After nine months, the ongoing nu...
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Posted on December 19th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
On Tuesday, December 20th from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., the Service Women’s Action Network will host a holiday party for veterans and their families. The event will take place at 22 E. 30th Street between Madison and 5th Avenues. Veterans and service members are welcome and encouraged to bring their children and families for this evening of food, gifts, and live music by the Red Hook Ramblers. There will be gifts for children in attendance. All are welcome, and RSVPs are encouraged throu...
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Posted on December 17th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Leo Fitzpatrick Not Garbage NEW YORK BOOK LAUNCH & SIGNING
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 6-8pm
OHWOW Book Club
227 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10014
OHWOW is pleased to announce the publication of Leo Fitzpatrick's Not Garbage, a book based on the exhibition Ray's A Laugh curated by the artist. Expounding on this exhibition, Not Garbage presents a selection of contemporary artists responding to the work of collage and correspondence artist Ray Johnson (1927-1995). Here, another ge...
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Posted on December 9th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
From the fountain pen of Ms. Miller: “When something untoward happens I will sometimes get incensed enough that I decide to write the offenders a strongly worded letter…I never do but maybe here’s my opportunity.”
Letter # 10
Dear Underdressed/Overdressed Club Lady,
I asked if you could move your purse as it was directly under the soap dispenser and I didn’t think you’d want soap to possibly drip into your bag.
I was mistaken.
Clearly, by the stink eye you ...
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Posted on December 8th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Photo contributor Daniela Macé Rossiter will be showing her work at the
Kunsthalle am Hamburger Platz in Berlin
on Thursday, December 8 at 6:00 p.m.
Be there....
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Posted on December 1st, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
You're Cordially Invited to The Healthy Voyager's Global Kitchen Cookbook Launch Party & Holiday Event!
Date: December 7, 2011
Time: 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Location: The Market at Santa Monica Place
3rd Floor, Dining Deck
395 Santa Monica Place
Santa Monica, CA 90401
On December 7th, 2011, The Market hosts it’s first cookbook launch party, celebrating the upcoming book by internet sensation, The Healthy Voyager herself, Carolyn Scott-Hamilton. The evening will feature enterta...
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Posted on November 29th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
From the fountain pen of Ms. Miller: “When something untoward happens I will sometimes get incensed enough that I decide to write the offenders a strongly worded letter…I never do but maybe here’s my opportunity.”
Letter # 9
Dear Tucked in Shirts into Chinos Guy,
I think you think this look says, "Hey, I’m clean, respectable, family loving, and everyone’s God fearing"
I think you should know it mostly says you live at home with your mom.
…
Actually, this ...
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Posted on November 28th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
The 4th Annual Holiday
Handmade Cavalcade Bringing Handmade Shopping to
Brooklyn!
Mark your calendars! The {NewNew} is back with its annual Holiday Handmade Cavalcade, featuring over 40 local artisans, designers and crafters bringing you the very best in handmade jewelry, accessories, children’s items, house wares, bath products, fine art, handbags and more.
On Saturday, December 3, the Handmade Cavalcade will make its home at Public Assembly at 70 North 6th Street, Williamsbur...
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Posted on November 25th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
A message from Brooklyn Night Bazaar...
In October the Brooklyn Night Bazaar launched inside Dekalb Market. 75 independent vendors showcased their wares from accessories and artwork to vintage clothing and refurbished furniture. Live music billowed through the ears of 5,000 visitors with tunes by bands like YACHT. The beer & wine garden flowed with enthusiastic visitors and spirits til the very end. Thank you for helping us create a successful and magical evening. We are ready to do i...
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Posted on November 22nd, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
MIXPLORATORIUM
At La Mama Galleria 6 East 1st Street
INSTALLATION LAB
Running Nov. 16th through Nov. 22nd, 2011
INSTALLATION OPENING NOVEMBER 22
Installation runs from Nov. 22nd through Dec 3rd, 2011
MIXploratorium is presented by MIX NYC QUEER EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL and THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORMATION Queer Arts Collective.
Visual Artists, Peter Cramer, Cristy C. Road, Gabriel DeFazio, Avory Agony, Quito Ziegler, Serichai Traipoom, and ...
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Posted on November 19th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
We've watched this video a couple of times now on repeat and it gets better and better each time. Hula hooping, girls night out, lollipop licking, booty shaking, dancing in unitards, up all night. What's not to love?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoIBJl-UxD0...
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Posted on October 26th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
I had mixed feelings about posting this photo (it came to me via email; I never had to search for it). Like, OK, so Katy Perry used to be a Christian gospel musician as a teen—so what?
But then I remembered her in that pink and purple catsuit recently—an ad for her own perfume—and I'll admit, I was a little bit...is horrified the right word, confused maybe?
I mean, damn girl, we all have token embarrassing pics from our past (mine is sitting on Billy Cuff's lap at Lollapalooz...
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Posted on October 24th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
From the fountain pen of Ms. Miller: “When something untoward happens I will sometimes get incensed enough that I decide to write the offenders a strongly worded letter…I never do but maybe here’s my opportunity.”
Letter # 8
Dear Food Bringer,
Bringing food of any kind onto a bus is, well, cruel. Not because it smells good, because it actually smells wretched. Worse, today you brought an Egg McMuffin onto the bus and then . . . you ate it. I love eggs, I do, but my goodness ...
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Posted on October 18th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
From the fountain pen of Ms. Miller: “When something untoward happens I will sometimes get incensed enough that I decide to write the offenders a strongly worded letter…I never do but maybe here’s my opportunity.”
Letter # 7
Dear Cigarettes,
I intend to quit you before you quit me. You need to know that. Your end is near.
Yours in Weak Wills,
Maya Miller
The Pack a.d. released their fourth and possibly loudest and punkiest (not a word, they are aware) album yet, las...
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Posted on October 16th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Amanda Huhn of the Roulettes just passed this amazing deodorant recipe on to us, so we thought we would pass it on to you.
It's only two steps long, and loved by many, including Amanda's hairdresser, who she just wrote the recipe out for the other day...
Ingredients:
• 5-6 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1/4 cup baking soda
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
Directions:
1. Combine equal portions of baking soda and cornstarch.
2. Then slowly add coconut oil and work it in with a spoon u...
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Posted on October 6th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
From the fountain pen of Ms. Miller: “When something untoward happens I will sometimes get incensed enough that I decide to write the offenders a strongly worded letter…I never do but maybe here’s my opportunity.”
Letter # 6
Dear Joss Whedon,
We feel super sad that we started our band post Buffy The Vampire Slayer. All we ever wanted to do was play The Bronze. We feel that we would fit in quite nicely.
Perhaps there is room for us in a corner of another one of your ent...
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Posted on October 1st, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
If you've read Katy Otto's latest Sadie interview, The Digital Commons, the Art of Being Looked at, and EXTREMELY PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF PRIVACY, with the multi-talented Annie Enneking—actress, musician, writer/creator—you are probably itching to hear some of Annie's tunes.
So check one out here: Real McRadio Mix
Happy listening!
Song by Annie Enneking copyright 2011...
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Posted on September 30th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
In order to afford their fans a sneak peek of their forthcoming record, Trust Now, before its release date, Prince Rama recently launched a video series in which their musical friends perform karaoke versions of the songs from the new album.
Check out the newest releases, including the awesomely weird video of Janka Nabay performing “Summer of Love” and the coffee-infused one of Damon McMahon of Amen Dunes performing “Golden Silence.”
And remember to check out Prince Rama...
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Posted on September 30th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
From the fountain pen of Ms. Miller: “When something untoward happens I will sometimes get incensed enough that I decide to write the offenders a strongly worded letter…I never do but maybe here’s my opportunity.”
Letter # 5
Dear The Pack a.d.,
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to remain upbeat for you as you continually push me and push me to go further, act stronger, and generally put up with your incessant need for self-punishment.
Would it behoove you to giv...
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Posted on September 21st, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Summer Camp, made up of London duo Jeremy Warmsley and Elizabeth Sankey, has released the first single off their upcoming album! The single, "Better Off Without You," is from their anticipated forthcoming full-length debut Welcome To Condale.
"Better Off Without You" is paired with the previously unreleased b-side "Probably Right." In conjunction with the single release Summer Camp have unveiled music video for "Better Off Without You."
The New York Times describes Summer Camp's soun...
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Posted on September 21st, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
From the fountain pen of Ms. Miller: “When something untoward happens I will sometimes get incensed enough that I decide to write the offenders a strongly worded letter…I never do but maybe here’s my opportunity.”
Letter # 4
Dear That Guy,
Don’t think we don’t notice and appreciate your drunken erratic behavior and your oddly timed garbled shouts of what you consider English. It’s just that we’d really prefer to pretend that you’re not there, leaned right up in our...
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Posted on September 20th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
In order to commemorate the historic repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Service Women's Action Network invites you to celebrate with them at the RF Lounge in New York City tonight, on Tuesday, September 20th, between 6 and 9 PM.
Plus, SWAN has an IndieGoGo campaign going on right now and if you donate, a generous donor will match your gifts dollar for dollar up to $25,000! To participate, go here.
In the words of SWAN:
"As we celebrate, we also remember and honor the tens of thousands o...
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Posted on September 13th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
From the fountain pen of Ms. Miller: “When something untoward happens I will sometimes get incensed enough that I decide to write the offenders a strongly worded letter…I never do but maybe here’s my opportunity.”
If you missed Maya's first letter, check it out here; and her second, here.
Letter # 3
Dear Well Intentioned Promoter,
If you, really, at the bottom of your heart know that you cannot possibly pay us our guarantee, can you please just not book us? Your emotional...
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Posted on September 11th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Talk Normal takes a break from working on their new record to head out
on tours with Weekend and Wire this fall. First they join Weekend on
their September US tour – before heading to the UK for 3 weeks to join
post-Punk veterans Wire on their headline tour, finishing up with a
string of their own headline European shows.
Talk Normal Tour 2011
Sep 03: Glasslands Brooklyn NY*
Sep 04: Mercury Lounge, New York NY*
Sep 06: KFN Philadelphia PA*
Sep 07: DC9 Washington DC*
Sep 22: Casbah ...
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Posted on September 7th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Most women living in a city know the drill––shouted at you from across the street, muttered in your ear in passing, said casually as you shlump to the corner store on a Sunday morning––the awkward catcall. The awkward catcall is different because you aren't dressed in a way that would lead you to expect being called at. Jeans, sweats, business casual skirts... none of these pieces of clothing were put on as a call for attention, but somehow, some man noticed you anyway and called som...
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Posted on September 7th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Check out Unknown Mortal Orchestra's track "Little Blu House" here on Soundcloud, and catch them on tour this Fall!
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA TOUR FALL 2011
08/29 Los Angeles, CA Bardot / School Night *
08/31 Los Angeles, CA Origami Vinyl 7pm
09/08 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater / MFNW %
09/09 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club #
09/10 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Music Festival $
09/11 Washington, DC Black Cat #
09/12 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church #
09/14 New York, NY Webster Hall #
09/15 Br...
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Posted on September 5th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
From the fountain pen of Ms. Miller: “When something untoward happens I will sometimes get incensed enough that I decide to write the offenders a strongly worded letter…I never do but maybe here’s my opportunity.”
If you missed Maya's first letter, check it out here.
Letter # 2
Dear Creepy Guy at the Gas Station,
When you ask us questions like, "Where are you going?" we feel creeped out.
When approaching women you don’t know personally at gas stations, you might w...
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Posted on September 5th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Thao with The Get Down Stay Down's album We Brave Bee Stings and All is a classic in my collection, so I was super excited to see that Thao is touring this Fall.
Don't miss your chance to see Thao with The Get Down Stay Down this Fall!
September 2011
20 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks - w/ The Head and the Heart
21 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse - w/ The Head and the Heart
22 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater - w/ The Head and the Heart
23 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club - w/ The ...
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Posted on August 31st, 2011
by Josie Schoel
Who has time to think about dull crap like homework? Certainly not pretty girls still suffering from Bieber fever! If you abide by the slogan on the new JC Penny sweatshirt, which, by the way, looks like it was made at a craft fair with puffy paint pens and dried up sharpies, you'll know that the prettier you are, the less time you will have to spend reading and calculating ratios. Wait, isn't that kind of like an equation right there? Tricky.
After across the board internet outrage, JC Penn...
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Posted on August 24th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
When Sadie asked Vancouver-based band the Pack a.d. if they would be interested in doing a tour diary of sorts—they kick off a massive US tour September 10 in support of their upcoming release, Unpersons, out on September 13th via Mint Records—Maya Miller one-upped us and delivered right away, her first diary entry just fresh from the band's last tour. Her concept? A series of Strongly Worded Letters, the nice kind and the less nice kind...the sort of letters you write in your head while...
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Posted on August 24th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Sadie Magazine is proud to be the US Premier of Tasseomancy's upcoming album, Ulalume, their second full-length. Tasseomancy, if you don't already know, is sisters Sari and Romy Lightman (touring members of Austra!). You might have been a fan of their folkier incarnation, Ghost Bees; Tasseomancy brings the noise a bit more, but is equally as awesome (if not more so).
Ulalume is co-produced and accompanied by Taylor Kirk and Simon Trottier of Timber Timbre; we think the boys add a nic...
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Posted on August 24th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
The Dressing Room is a multidisciplinary performance and visual art piece that explores the rituals and customs performed in a dressing room. The Dressing Room, created and presented entirely by women artists, explores the conflicts women find in their everyday lives - perseverance against abandonment, nurturing against adversity, and personal pride versus objectification. Inspired by the 1972 feminist installation WOMANHOUSE, The Dressing Room seeks to show how women survive these small end...
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Posted on August 23rd, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
John Maus is pleased to announce a handful of North American dates including Moogfest in October. John Maus’ new album We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves is out now on Ribbon Music.
JOHN MAUS TOUR DATES
09.28 Chicago IL – Empty Bottle
09.30 Toronto ON – The Drake Hotel
10.02 Montreal QC – Il Motore
10.03 Annandale-on-Hudson NY – Bard College
10.04 Philadelphia PA – Johnny Brenda’s
10.06 Oberlin OH – Oberlin College
10.28-30 Asheville NC ...
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Posted on August 22nd, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Sadie will be attending tonight's LGBTIQ Stand Up! Speak Out! to show our support. We would love to see you there. For more information, click here....
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Posted on August 22nd, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
When I heard from my friend Jasen about Liz Thaler's play Courtney and Kathleen (A Riot Act) playing at La MaMa as part of the Fringe Festival, my first thought was, I've been waiting my whole life for a play like this! At least since high school, anyway. Other thoughts that followed were, naturally, What is this play going to be about? Will it be true or fabricated? And, out of pure curiosity, Who is going to attend this play? Will it be...
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Posted on August 19th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Check out Courtney and Kathleen (A Riot Act) at the In Extremis Theater Company, showing now.
Seattle, the early 90s. Reviled rock goddess Courtney and feminist punk poster grrrl Kathleen strike up a fraught friendship—but will the tragedies ahead pull these badass revolutionaries apart? Inspired by the lives and work of two musical titans,Courtney and Kathleen: A Riot Act explores the lives of two very different women who both want to set the world on fire.
Tickets now on sale. Read...
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Posted on August 18th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Chelsea Wolfe's performance last night at Greenpoint's goth/rocker bar Saint Vitus, was enjoyable but maybe not all that memorable. Perhaps what she lacked on stage, not pizzazz but a band mainly—or rather just the right mix of "instruments" as Planning for Burial, the opener, was a one man show and I didn't once blink at his setup—she made up for in costume. CW is known for her industrial meets hijab-esque garb, and with that, she did not disappoint.
Sometimes I felt like I was watching ...
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Posted on August 17th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Marissa Nadler announces North American (and European) tour dates and new video! (more...)...
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Posted on August 16th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Check out Icelandic singer Sóley Stefánsdóttir's solo debut, We Sink. (more...)...
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Posted on August 15th, 2011
by guestblogger
In light of Mission of Burma's show last week at Beekman Beer Garden with the Labor Pool (rad photos here from Brooklyn Vegan), we asked Sadie music writer Chris DeAngelis to tell us what he thought of one of our favorite records, the band's most recent (but not too recent) studio album, The Sound The Speed The Light, from October '09...
Here's to making it look easy. Mission of Burma's original incarnation lasted only half a decade; in 2009, nearly ei...
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Posted on August 12th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
If you haven't already listened to Austra via my other blog posts... you're missing out. Austra's new remix, the Still Going Remix of the song Feel It Break, is effing awesome. Lately I've been appreciating long buildups, which I think makes the drop in this version all the sweeter.
Austra is releasing a remix album called Sparkle 12" which you can pre-order here.
And see Austra on their Fall tour at the following dates:
AUSTRA US TOUR DATES
Oct 05 New York NY – Bowery*
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Posted on August 10th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
OPENING AUGUST 9 @ BROOKLYN FIREPROOF EAST
a group show featuring
Suzy Exposito / Molly Fair / Kim Funk / Kathleen Hanna
J. Morrison / Adee Roberson / Gabby Schulz
Curated by Kate Wadkins + Lauren Denitzio, BIG MOUTH: contemporary voices in feminist art + illustration is a platform for unpopular visual opinions. Feminist movements have historically grown out of interventions within radical communities in the face of silence, anger, and often, violence. Still, thes...
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Posted on August 10th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
High Places is due to release their third album on October 11th.
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Posted on August 9th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Last week I found a post on nyc.barstoolsports.com titled "Woman Looses Her Hand Fucking On A Yacht." The post recaps a news story about a woman who was injured while having sex in a yacht bathroom and almost severed her hand off (luckily, her hand was ultimately reattached). (more...)...
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Posted on August 9th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Hunx and His Punx premieres new video and announces East Coast tour!
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Posted on August 9th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Watch Austra perform Spellwork in at their recent performance in Room 205. (more...)...
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Posted on August 5th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
I recently saw this hilariously sarcastic post on the Ms. blog about Coors' new product: pink beer. (more...)...
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Posted on August 4th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
We are excited to hear Widowspeak's new track, and Fall tour dates! (more...)...
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Posted on August 3rd, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Veronica Falls announces a new video and full album details! (more...)...
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Posted on August 2nd, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
We are excited to announce Vivian Girls "Take It As It Comes" video premier and Fall 2011 tour dates! (more...)...
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Posted on August 1st, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Sea Of Bees releases Gnomes EP! (more...)...
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Posted on August 1st, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
We are excited to hear about Zola Jesus' full length album and Fall 2011 tour dates!
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Posted on July 29th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Kindest Lines, hailing from Louisiana, released their debut LP, Covered In Dust. (more...)...
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Posted on July 28th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Get excited. Mad Decent Block Party is coming back to New York City this Saturday July 30th. (more...)...
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Posted on July 28th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
We were excited to hear about Prince Rama's new album, and their original way of promoting it. Even more exciting is their multiple performances in NYC coming soon!
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Posted on July 27th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Announcing another awesome event! Come out and support Sadie Magazine at Piethos V: Good Pie to All That. (more...)...
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Posted on July 24th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
A live performance of Amy Winehouse's "Rehab," an obvious favorite.
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Posted on July 23rd, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
You are cordially invited to Permanent Wave's 7th SOUND WAVE: Benefit for the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls! (more...)...
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Posted on July 22nd, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
We reviewed Slow Club's record Yeah So back when it came out in July of 2009, and now they are back with more. Stay tuned for the UK duo's new album Paradise, out September 13th on Moshi Moshi. And in the meantime, check out this rad video for their new single "Two Cousins."
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Posted on July 21st, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
I've noticed a lot of talk lately about clothing size. Women seem really bothered by the complete lack of continuity between sizing at different stores. Yeah, it's annoying to never know what size to pull off the rack, but is this really the root of our dismay?
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Posted on July 21st, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
This week has been awesome since Monday. Why? Because, from July 18 through July 22, it is and has been the week of Women of Punk at Network Awesome.
A little taste of what they've got going on...
Network Awesome has curated 30 shows containing almost 400 video clips to explore the role women have played in Punk music from the '70s to today. Including rare interviews, concerts, videos, documentaries, and feature films. For more, check them out here....
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Posted on July 20th, 2011
by Becky Lang
1. Princess Jasmine
-Can literally pole vault between rooftops
-Is the hottest princess (except maybe Little Mermaid) and she basically chills out in pajama pants all the time
-She has a pet tiger
-She likes bad boys more than fancy princes
-Likes to defy her dad
-Has a cool birdcage/wall hybrid
2. Ariel
-Gets stonerishly excited about forks
-Good at singing
-Her gravity-defying red hair is not possible in reality, although Rihanna’s hair is close
-When she washed onshore naked, s...
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Posted on July 20th, 2011
by Lolz Dollz
Pros:
Get to blame things on “patriarchy.”
Can relate to writers like Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath.
Get to sleep around and smoke cigarettes and flirt with existentialism.
Don’t feel guilty about adding to the oppressive ruling class.
Get to not be some sort of moral caveman.
Can gain the respect of any woman worth hanging out with.
Hopefully will receive equal pay to dudes in the same field (god forbid you know it’s like 2011 afterall).
Are able to blame your failed relati...
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Posted on July 15th, 2011
by Nicola Goldberg
I became a fan of Bright Eyes at age fourteen, at the same time that I was suffering from something than went somewhat beyond your typical teen angst. I was, in short, part of the demographic that falls helplessly in love with Conor Oberst.
I could, of course, intellectualize my obsession. I could point out that Conor Oberst’s music introduced me to many of the authors who are now my favorites: Don Delillo, Denis Johnson, Joan Didion, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I could explain that his lyrics re...
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Posted on July 14th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Can't promise the method is foolproof, but who doesn't love a muppet throwback?
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Posted on July 11th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Always interesting to read a new analysis of society's psychology towards overweight people. Thought of this one for days after reading...
Myth Eight: Fat is Bitchy
By Shaunta Grimes
Dr. Pattie Thomas wrote a book called Taking Up Space: How Eating Well and Exercising Regularly Changed My Life that is just really awesome. If you haven’t read it, it’s well worth investing in.
The first chapter of the book has 10 fat myths. As I read them, I had so many ideas and thoughts and thi...
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Posted on July 9th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Couldn't be more into this song right now...
Diddy - Dirty Money - Coming Home ft. Skylar Grey
Also, if you like make-your-own ice cream sandwiches made with amazing cookies and you're in LA, be sure to check out Diddy Riese, the very best....
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Posted on July 6th, 2011
by Rebecca Berger
Is there pressure for women in the work force to be "sexy?" Are Bri's parents outdated, or are their comments part of a larger problem? (more...)...
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Posted on July 5th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Watched this movie last week and kind of fell in love. Dakota Skye is pretty badass.
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Posted on June 27th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Some upcoming shows from the ladies at Permanent Wave!
Permanent Wave's 5th SOUND WAVE Benefiting Girls Inc.
July 6th
8PM
Shea Stadium
all-ages
$7
Supercute! (mem. Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players) - http://supercute.bandcamp.com/
Le Boum - http://www.myspace.com/leboummusic
Troubled Sleep
+1 TBA
Permanent Wave's 6th SOUND WAVE Benefiting the International Women's Health Coalition
July 24th
8PM
Death By Audio
all-ages
$7
Magnetic Island - http://magneticisland.bandc...
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Posted on June 25th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Honestly, can't get enough of this song. Watching these girls get down in this video gives me butterflies in my stomach.
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Posted on June 24th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Woke up this morning to an email from my old friend Bernie with a link to a Memoryhouse video. He has been raving all sorts of good stuff about them, and after giving them a listen, I totally get it. Check them out for yourself...
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Posted on June 16th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
I got an email from BUST this morning with a link to this post in it: The Backlash of Girly Culture and Online Media by Kristina Uriegas-Reyes, and I loved it.
In it, she lists a bunch of "creative websites for women," and I knew of a few more so I thought it would be fun to post them here. What's your favorite grrrl-empowering Web site?
Kristina mentions...
XOJane
HelloGiggles
BUST.com
Jezebel
The Frisky
The Hairpin
Some more...
Elevate Difference
Tom Tom
...
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Posted on June 15th, 2011
by guestblogger
by Kendall McKenzie
It’s no secret that the comedy world is somewhat of a boys’ club. The recent focus on the dearth of female contributors on programs like The Daily Show and late night in general, absence of women at comedy festivals like SXSW , and greats like Jane Curtin revealing shocking run-ins with sexism on SNL , have all been putting women’s experiences in comedy under a microscope lately. And the bizarre and sometimes offensive responses to Bridesmaids and its success pr...
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Posted on June 9th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
This is a repost from one of our new favorite blogs, BAD MANTALITY.
At work yesterday there was a silence between my partner and I while we were working, and I was thinking ‘I wonder what he’s thinking. Can I imagine anything at all that might be running through his head right this second?” I mean, maybe I couldn’t actually do this with anyone on the planet in reality, but at that moment I was like no- no I can’t think for one single second what this guy would be thinking about. ...
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Posted on June 2nd, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Things you should probably be doing tonight...
1. Attending Valentine & Danica & Sarah Reading Poems & Stories at Cafe Orwell.
2. Going to see Lovers at Cakeshop.
3. And when you get home, checking out my friend Zari's amazing blog about manhate....
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Posted on May 26th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Many of you have already read about the unfortunate acquittal of the two police officers who were on trial for raping an intoxicated woman in her NYC apartment in 2008. And most of you are outraged. These amazing folks have organized a protest tomorrow in front of the Manhattan Criminal Court: Permanent Wave, Heidi Vanderlee, Lori Adelman, Niina Pollari. Their public letter, information on the protest, and links to a couple of articles regarding this case are all below. Hope to see you tomor...
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Posted on May 26th, 2011
by guestblogger
By Marguerite Nowak
I openly admit that I am intrigued by astrology and even read the daily horoscope that lands in my in-box. I identify with my Scorpio traits, and I know that all my closest girlfriends are Cancers. While my female roommates and I used to laugh about certain astrological characteristics we embody, and I sometimes even ask my best friend what she thinks my horoscope means, I am aware that the majority (not all, but most) of my guy friends will say they know nothing ab...
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Posted on April 3rd, 2011
by Shirasade
Since I'm a cis woman(1), once a month I menstruate(2). There are of course cis women that, for a variety of reasons, don't, but for most of us this is a regular (or semi-regular) occurence from the time we hit puberty until menopause.
From age 16 to 26 I was on hormonal birth control pills because of my skin and to lessen the horrific cramps I had as a young teen, so I only really started experiencing natural hormonal changes when I was in my late 20s. And I loved it! Seriously, it felt like...
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Posted on March 29th, 2011
by Ruthie O
Before I explain why I’m taking a break from the feminist label, let me clarify one important thing: there is a difference between the fundamental belief of feminism and the feminist movement. No matter what label I may subscribe to, I will always believe that everyone on this planet should have equal access to resources, regardless of gender identity. That is not up for debate in this post; instead, what I find myself questioning on a daily basis, is the politics and representation of the fem...
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Posted on March 25th, 2011
by Ruthie O
The blogosphere and entertainment media have been focusing on the most recent Chris Brown episode; when asked a question about Rihanna and their past relationship at an Good Morning America interview, Brown allegedly exploded in his dressing room, on his shirt, and on twitter. He seems to think that the media is out to get him, while conveniently forgetting how brutally he assaulted Rihanna. Here is what the feminist, hip-hop, and racial justice communities are saying about violence and power,...
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Posted on March 25th, 2011
by Shirasade
"Virgin", that is.
It's a big, scary word, and one that makes people look at me funny, because although we live in a world that still slut-shames women that openly enjoy sex, tell someone that you're 30 and have never had sex and they look at you either as if you suddenly grew a second head or a shiny halo. Because to be a 30-year-old virgin apparently means that either something is seriously wrong with you or that you're some sort of saint.
Obviously neither one is true: I've not had any trau...
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Posted on March 20th, 2011
by Rachel Hills
As a researcher who talks to young-ish people (18 to 29-year-olds) about sex, one of the things I find most consistently - and most consistently amusing - is that almost everyone I interview thinks that other people are more promiscuous than they are.
If they went to state high school, they tell me private school kids start having sex earlier, with their Gossip Girl-style social lives and greater access to recreational drugs. If they went to a private school, it’s the state school ki...
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Posted on March 20th, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
The more anti-Rebecca Black sentiments I read, the more I want to scream. Really, world? A thirteen-year-old girl wants to be a pop singer and makes a video for a song, mind you, she did not write, and you're going to hate on her for it? Until she regrets her decision to, I don't know, try to have fun-fun-fun with her friends?
You are totally willing to punish a young teenager for wanting to be a pop star—like every other teen—even though that is what America feeds all little girls, ever...
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Posted on March 9th, 2011
by Josh VanGeest
It’s pretty easy to rag on pop music. There’s nothing new about it. It’s manufactured to cater to as many people as easily as possible (lowest common denominator syndrome). Most of the musicians don’t write their own music. Much like beauty, and the careers of the beautiful people who make it, popular music is fleeting and short-lived; the list goes on. Worst of all, you could say this about whatever has been on Top 40 radio since the beginning of time, and it would hold probably hol...
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Posted on March 8th, 2011
by Ruthie O
We all know that March is Women's History Month. It's a month that schools devote to the contributions of women in history, politics, sciences, art, literature, and technology. It's a celebrated month, and even conservatives don't seem to fight against the concept. But did you know that the founding of Women's History Month is much more radical than an extra chapter in the history textbook?
In 1911, the socialist movement in the Germany launched International Women's Day. Women's History Mon...
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Posted on March 7th, 2011
by Ruthie O
I stand before you, ready to confess one of my deepest, darkest secrets. Ready? Okay.
My fiance and I are obsessed with the Jersey Shore.
It wasn't an intentional passion. Oh no, not at all. We were in Los Angeles for a convention, and when we returned to our hotel room after a late dinner with friends, we flipped on the television. The Jersey Shore was on the only show on that even slightly interested us, so we decided to try it out. Ironically, of course. Two months later, we have seen e...
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Posted on March 6th, 2011
by Izzi
Hair Spray and Glitter: What’s the Point?
For weeks now, Dominique Ramirez has fought with pageant judges and organizers over an order to lose weight if she wants to claim the crown of “Miss San Antonio”. Ramirez had her crown revoked in January when pageant judges claimed she had violated her contract, one part stating that she needed to lose 13 pounds to keep the title. After hiring lawyers and taking her case to court, there has still been no resolve—all due to a beauty pageant.
W...
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Posted on March 3rd, 2011
by guestblogger
Review by Kate Wadkins
Photos by Bashira Webb
With an emphatic nod to Queen Latifah, co-curators Alexandria Lust and Lehna Huie challenged the ghettoizing of Black women’s history in their exhibit, Ladies First. Through subtitle alone, Lust and Huie made their mission known: to expand the celebration of Black women’s empowerment and expression past the borders of Black History Month.
Ladies First, which opened Thursday, February 3rd at the Brecht Forum, was a multimedia art ...
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Posted on March 2nd, 2011
by Jesse Sposato
Electric Child @ Mercury Lounge (217 East Houston St.)
Sunday, March 6 at 9:00 p.m.
If you don't already know…
Electric Child is the new electro-punk-disco band fronted by Alison Clancy. Alison’s wild physical and vocal abandon ricochets off the walls in a sanity consuming vortex. Conventions are shattered. Club owners and authorities are alerted. She makes people nervous. Electric Child has already been banned from a few NYC venues due to Alison’s habit of jumping off pianos ...
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Posted on February 28th, 2011
by Jessica Mahler
In case you haven’t heard, the House of Representatives has voted to cut federal funding from Planned Parenthood. What this means is the organization women of modest incomes across this “great” nation have come to rely on for contraceptives, breast and HIV exams, as well as abortions would no longer be able to provide these services to the countless number of women who don’t have healthcare or who's health insurance providers won't cover these aforementioned procedures.
On Saturday, F...
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Posted on February 25th, 2011
by Jessica Mahler
WTF world? Or more appropriately, WTF male GOP representatives in office? Apparently us ladies can’t do anything right in your eyes, and so you’d like to propose bills that would compromise our rights. Earlier this month, we watched in disbelief as you tried--thankfully unsuccessfully--to pass the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, trying to redefine “rape” by adding the word “forcible” before it, which would suggest that, depending on the rape (say date rape, or statutory, pe...
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Posted on February 18th, 2011
by Ruthie O
I have made my interest in the abortion narrative known in this blog, so it should come to no surprise that my new hero is Congresswoman Jackie Speier. As a San Franciscan, I had the pleasure of voting for her, and I've never been more proud of my vote.
Right now, social conservatives in Congress (even a few Democrats) are pushing an amendment to the budget to completely end funding for Planned Parenthood. Representative Mike Pence doesn't seem to care that Planned Parenthood provides life-sa...
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Posted on February 11th, 2011
by Niina Pollari
With Emilyn Brodsky, noon:30, Plastiq Passion. And poets Hanalei Ramos and Kelly Tsai.
Death By Audio, Sunday February 6 2011.
Permanent Wave is an Internet-based feminist group with interests as diverse as their backgrounds. In January, they conceived of the idea to put together a series of female-centric concert events—they named this series Sound Wave. The first installment of the series, which took place on Super Bowl Sunday, February 6, came together quickly and smoothly. It wa...
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Posted on February 7th, 2011
by Ruthie O
A few weeks ago, a friend from grad school was visiting me in Monterey. We spent the day sightseeing, but then both agreed that eating homemade pizza and vegging on television was the best plan for the evening. When we were flipping through channels, we became fascinated by the new reality show on MTV, I Used to be Fat. It was yet another weight loss show; each episode focuses on one young person who is desperate to lose weight. In this episode, Makenzie's goal was to lose 90 pounds in 90 days, ...
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Posted on February 1st, 2011
by Linnea
Egypt is going into its eighth day of protests against the Mubarak regime today. It is following the example of Tunisia who successfully toppled their government and replaced it with a new one that has said it will respect civil and political liberties to a greater extent than the previous government.
Interesting in violent uprisings like these is how the women are largely invisible. Firstly, this is because men are the primary perpetrators of as well as participators in violence in political...
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Posted on January 30th, 2011
by DidionX
“I just want to be perfect,” Natalie Portman’s character Nina explains to her director, Tomas (Vincent Cassel) when she defends her gifts as a dancer. Perfect, but she’s not good enough. Honestly, I think that in 100 years when historians look back at the condition of women at the turn of the 21st century, they will use “I just want to be perfect” as the most cutting, accurate articulation of our culture’s contradictions. And when I say this, don’t focus solely on the word pe...
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Posted on January 30th, 2011
by Izzi
Nine year-old Christina Taylor Green had dreams of being a great woman. “An ‘A’ student, dancer, gymnast, and a swimmer,” she epitomized the idea of joie de vivre—the love of life. “She often proclaimed that she wanted to be the first woman to play in the major leagues, and as the only girl on her Little League team, no one put it past her.” By age nine, she had decided she wanted to be the first woman to do something remarkable, a rare thing to find in a girl as young as her.
In ...
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Posted on January 29th, 2011
by Ruthie O
I was so excited when one of my brother's friends from his cancer treatment days contacted me to talk about her amazing work with this truly transformative movement: Youth Organizing Disabled and Proud (YO!). When I was flipping through the website, I was inspired by how these young people are taking their own history into their hands. Currently, they are campaigning California schools to include Disability History into the curriculum.
I found out about this kick ass organization through ...
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Posted on January 25th, 2011
by Ruthie O
Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank has declared February a Palin-Free Month!
"But today is the first day of the rest of my life. And so, I hereby pledge that, beginning on Feb. 1, 2011, I will not mention Sarah Palin -- in print, online or on television -- for one month. Furthermore, I call on others in the news media to join me in this pledge of a Palin-free February. With enough support, I believe we may even be able to extend the moratorium beyond one month, but we are up against a power...
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Posted on January 24th, 2011
by Ruthie O
Last night, for the first time in my life, I rooted for the NY Jets. This is a big deal for a native Californian who is incredibly apathetic towards football. Why the change in heart? I couldn't stand watching Steeler's quarterback Ben Roethlisberger win anything, let alone get to the Superbowl. As I watched an accused rapist bask in the glory of the ACF Championship, I had to come to terms with the culture of professional sports that celebrates misogyny and presents a dangerous model for mascu...
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Posted on January 22nd, 2011
by Alexandria Hicks
I arrived on a hot morning at the end of July. When I stepped out of my air-conditioned car and into the heavy air of Texas After Sunrise, I immediately began to dread my return to the oven-on-wheels.
The salon was named Natural Resources, and I'd found it several weeks prior. After hours of an obsessive-compulsive Internet search for every natural hair care tip available to humankind, I stumbled upon the broadly-spectrumed NaturallyCurly.com. After browsing the site, I found myself looking a...
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Posted on January 21st, 2011
by Jessica Mahler
Something must be in the water as another teen is making waves—and headlines—by keeping the powers that be in check. In response to a no-touching rule imposed on her New England high school, an anonymous seventeen-year-old senior has written up a petition to remove or amend the tactile policy from her school. While she presumes that the ban on physical contact was created in an effort to "thin out kissing couples who clog up the halls," she believes that such a rule is too drastic. "I am ins...
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Posted on January 18th, 2011
by Izzi
Four years ago, Deval Patrick made history as the first African-American governor elected in Massachusetts and second in the country’s history. This year’s inauguration also made headlines with Senate President Therese Murray performing the oath of office—the first woman in Massachusetts history to lead the ceremony. In the almost 400 years that our state has been around, this is a first-time thing. What’s wrong with this picture?
Like most east-coast states, Massachusetts is very liber...
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Posted on January 18th, 2011
by Jessica Mahler
Maybe it’s because I’ve been reading Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution, but I took particular satisfaction in reading this headline today: “Leicester Girls Fined for Defacing Lap Dancing Poster.” And while I’ve been revisiting the Kathleen Hanna high from my own adolescent days, whom I and thousands of girls over can credit for instilling and stoking the feminist fire that still burns so bright, it seems the riot grrrls in eighteen-year-olds Grace and Dee ...
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Posted on January 11th, 2011
by Ruthie O
I know everyone at Sadie joins me in sending healing vibes to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and all of the victims of Tuscon's tragic shooting last weekend. It was such a shocking display of violence against a community and against our country's democratic ideals. Many smart and eloquent folks have been writing about how the political climate may have influenced Jared Lee Loughner to perpetrate such a heinous crime, including Matt Bai's attempt to make sense of how the political culture will ...
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Posted on January 10th, 2011
by Ruthie O
Today, I'm going to go against the grain of feminist thought, and show how the Disney princesses can be interpreted as embodying feminist traits.
Okay, I hope I didn't lose you already. Hear me out! I went to Disneyland this weekend when I was playing hooky from the MLA Conference, and I transformed into a five year old girl full of wonder and glee. Something about walking inside of Sleeping Beauty's castle and remembering the power these movies held over me made me reconsider my previous arg...
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Posted on January 6th, 2011
by Ruthie O
I just spent the day at the illustrious Modern Language Association (MLA) conference (no, we don't talk about citations). I was honored (and incredibly nervous) to present on the Queerness and Disability panel, which focused on the intersection of sexuality and ability. I am feeling so amped up about this field, I decided to write a 101 post about feminist disability studies.
Disability Studies is considered an emergent field in academia, but writing and activism centered on disability is not...
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Posted on January 6th, 2011
by Josh VanGeest
Tonight I had drinks with a friend I hadn’t seen in a few months. We enjoyed some great cocktails, awesome music, and a feeling of unmistakable easiness. To quote Ron Burgundy it “escalated quickly”… and before I knew it one cocktail turned into four and we had covered everything from work to friends to family to dating to religion. We talked about how it has always taken something shitty to put various aspects of our lives into perspective, and it’s kind of sad that we can’t always ...
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Posted on December 29th, 2010
by Ruthie O
I struggle with balance. I know I'm not alone; nearly every woman I know has a similar battle with balance. Even though I recognize the importance of balancing all of my responsibilities and pleasures, I find that I often reach the point where I'm overwhelmed, and I just shut down. This year, it was the pressure of first-time teaching, a ridiculous deadline for grades, and a strained relationship with my mother, while trying to maintain a healthy, constructive relationship with my loving partner...
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Posted on December 29th, 2010
by Ruthie O
I know I'm not the only person who has watched MTV's 16 and Pregnant with confusion about their seeming denial of abortion as a viable option for unplanned pregnancy. The procedure was never discussed openly, and if the word abortion was mentioned, it was immediately dismissed by the pregnant women. That is, until last night, when MTV confronted the topic head-on with their special feature No Easy Decision.
MTV has responded to the criticism by hosting a wonderfully open conversation about ab...
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Posted on December 27th, 2010
by Jesse Sposato
Who: ELECTRIC CHILD
What: is playing
Where: Mercury Lounge (217 East Houston Street, NYC)
When: Thursday January 6 at 9:30 p.m.
Why: Because Electric Child rules. And they most recently performed right before Kim Gordon at the sold-out Kathleen Hanna tribute show at Knitting Factory. PLUS...Surprise special guests at past shows have included Zee Avi, Fiona Silver and Danny Musengo, who flirt, wail, and take fierce air guitar solos!
Electric Child is the new electro-punk-disc...
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Posted on December 14th, 2010
by Jesse Sposato
A list of a couple things we think Sadie readers might want to know about and perhaps even add to their holiday wish lists...that is, if they don't already have these awesome grrrl empowering items...
Inferno (a poet's novel), Eileen Myles' newest book. Read an excerpt from it here.
Girls to the Front, Sara Marcus' book about riot grrrls.
Streetwise, a book of photographs by Mary Ellen Mark.
Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music by Marisa Meltzer. Read an interview Sadie did ...
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Posted on December 13th, 2010
by Jesse Sposato
Let's pretend I wrote this post yesterday, or even this morning. Rah! Rah! Replica was, of course, a huge success as you have probably read in the multitude of articles that have come out since Saturday night's show. It is impossible to call this show anything but epic—when else do you get to be in the same room as your idols, girls you're hoping to inspire with your own mag, peers you only recently met but feel like you connect with instantly and so deeply, the way you do when you meet a fr...
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Posted on December 11th, 2010
by Jesse Sposato
On Deck: Care Bears on Fire
If you had to describe your band-dance-art and what you're doing to someone who had never heard of you before, what would you say?
We are three girls who play bass, drums, and guitar, and want to be heard through our music. We are inspired by punk, rock, and riot grrrl music. We want to continue the incredible work that musicians like Kathleen Hanna have done in enabling women to speak out and show everyone that girls can say everything that boys can- LOUDER...
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Posted on December 11th, 2010
by Jesse Sposato
On Deck: Emily Wexler
If you had to describe your band-dance-art and what you're doing to someone who had never heard of you before, what would you say?
I hate describing myself and my work, but my friend Jenny has described it as indie feminist emo dance. I'm not sure how I feel about that. I am certainly a feminist and my work is very athletic and can be very emotional, so, that's probably about right. I am showing a piece called red cardinal fawn. It's a duet with my friend Erika ...
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Posted on December 10th, 2010
by Josie Schoel
On Deck: Mindtroll
If you had to describe your band-dance-art and what you're doing to someone who had never heard of you before, what would you say?
Niina: We’ve been struggling to answer that question, lately.
Zane: Minimal boy-girl punk with lots of yelling. Experimental art-punk with a side of angst.
Ellen: We bash and beep our way into people’s hearts.
Eve: We are loud and possibly have more fun during practice than most bands do. This is just something I've heard.
Wh...
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Posted on December 10th, 2010
by Jesse Sposato
On Deck: The Awkward Turtles (soon to be Toy Sugar)
If you had to describe your band-dance-art and what you're doing to someone who had never heard of you before, what would you say?
The Awkward Turtles started as a band from Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls and eventually evolved into a band playing cool gigs (such as this one). Nora, Aziza, Kristal, and Soreya are all in high school. Our music is fast paced, tight alternative rock, and about personal experiences from the perspective o...
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Posted on December 9th, 2010
by Jesse Sposato
On Deck: Rebecca Keith, singer and guitarist of the Roulettes
If you had to describe your band-dance-art and what you're doing to someone who had never heard of you before, what would you say?
We're pretty obviously influenced by the riot grrrl bands of yore, but our newer songs are a little more intricate, with keyboards and some heavier guitar. The first time the Roulettes ever played in Portland, Oregon, where we cut our teeth, a girl described us as sounding like the B-52s. A ...
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Posted on December 8th, 2010
by Jesse Sposato
On Deck: Alison Clancy
If you had to describe your band-dance-art and what you're doing to someone who had never heard of you before, what would you say?
I'm working on a new electro-punk-disco project called Electric Child. My job is to be my crazy creature self: I think as little as possible. Club owners and authorites are often alerted when we start, cause I have a habit of jumping off pianos and climbing stuff. I make people nervous, but usually land on my feet. The music is sonica...
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Posted on December 7th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Today, a brave, courageous woman who advocated for a cure for cancer and health care reform passed away. Elizabeth Edwards was more than the woman behind the man. She was a passionate political mind who never let adversity prevent her from reaching outside of herself and giving herself wholly to the American people. Her last update on facebook reveals her strength and resilience:
The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And, yes, there are certainly times when we are...
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Posted on December 7th, 2010
by Josie Schoel
On Deck: Dan Fishback
If you had to describe your band-dance-art and what you're doing to someone who had never heard of you before, what would you say?
I do a lot of different stuff. I talk on stage a lot, and sometimes that is theater. I also sing songs, sometimes by myself, and sometimes with other people. I have a band called Cheese On Bread, and we sorta sound like the Muppets. But mostly I'm just really skinny and Jewish.
When/how did you first get into Kathleen Hanna?...
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Posted on December 7th, 2010
by Jesse Sposato
On Deck: Anna Copa Cabanna
If you had to describe your band-dance-art and what you're doing to someone who had never heard of you before, what would you say?
I tell stories by singing pretty punk songs on a xylophone, and looking like a girl who wants to be Olivia Newton-John.
When/how did you first get into Kathleen Hanna? Do you remember an exact moment or event in which you were introduced to her or her music?
I was in college in Australia "finding myself" by wearing rip...
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Posted on December 6th, 2010
by Jesse Sposato
Dear Kathleen Hanna fans,
As it's kind of hard to contain our excitement for the Kathleen Hanna tribute show "Rah! Rah! Replica" this coming Saturday the 11, we are doing a countdown to the show. If you don’t already know, the show is a benefit for the sure-to-be-amazing documentary Sini Anderson is making about Kathleen and is sponsored by yours truly, Sadie Magazine.
From today until Saturday, Sadie will be posting an interview each day from the bands that will be performing at ...
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Posted on December 1st, 2010
by Izzi
With the Christmas hype in full swing, everywhere I turn there is an advertisement for the holiday season. I see ads on with t.v. with kid’s smiling faces, jolly Santa’s handing out presents and…sexy little elves. Wait. Christmas is a Christian holiday (although I think we can all agree that in our society it’s more about the commercialization than the actual day of Christ’s birth) so where do sexy “Santa’s helpers” fit in?
Although I am Jewish, I still very much appreciate Chri...
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Posted on November 30th, 2010
by Izzi
In fifth century Greece, Athens would have a yearly competition during the festival of Dionysus in which three playwrights from the city would write four plays each—three tragedies and one comedy satirizing the preceding tragedies. The plays would be performed on three successive days in front of the fourteen thousand citizens then they would then vote for first, second and third prize, first effectively winning the admiration of one’s fellow Athenians. Theatre was a huge part of Greek life,...
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Posted on November 18th, 2010
by Josh VanGeest
Indie jazz rock. Frankly, it’s tough to write about Brasstronaut’s Mt. Chimaera, an album and band where the closest frame of (mildly recognizable) reference is Steely Dan. Except they sound nothing like the ’70s elevator rock duo, save the nontraditional rock instruments and impeccable attention to detail. And they rock so much harder than the Steely Dan. So maybe a better frame of reference would be fellow Canadian Patrick Watson, who creates luscious dreamscapes with his heavily orche...
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Posted on November 16th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest by the Burmese military junta on Saturday morning. For the first time in years, a hero walked among her people.
A brief history lesson: in 1990, the oppressive military junta in Burma wanted to appease the international community by hosting an election. Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, ran an a platform of democracy for Burma and freedom of speech. She won by an overwhelming majority, but the junta re...
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Posted on November 12th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Cindy McCain is an interesting figure. During the campaign, she appeared as the perfect hosuewife and supporter of her husband, John McCain. After the campaign, something within her changed. She is now an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights, a cause her husband used to support but abandoned once he decided to run for president. In fact, he is one of the most vocal supporters of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the archaic military policy that has been up for debate this past year, which makes this video ev...
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Posted on November 11th, 2010
by Izzi Hughes
Contrary to what my mother thinks, I am not too old to go trick-or-treating. There’s a timeless quality to Halloween—it’s a tradition that just cannot be broken. There are some aspects, however, that do change as one gets older.
I realize that Halloween was a week ago, but after talking with friends and hearing stores, I couldn’t help but write about the holiday.
I don’t know whether it’s always been this way, but in my lifetime at least, Halloween has always been about girls a...
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Posted on November 5th, 2010
by Ruthie O
With injustice masquerading as justice, how will our children know right from wrong? How will they re-build and heal our broken communities without a deep sense of equity and integrity?
Mehserle, the man who murdered Oscar Grant on New Year's Day in 2009, was sentenced the absolute minimum sentence for shooting a young, black, unarmed man.
Black men have been abused and attacked since the dawn of American slavery. Emmett Till was lynched by a mob of white men in 1955 after he allegedly f...
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Posted on November 5th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Wow. What an election to process! We lost the House, but saved the Senate. I'll be honest: it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. I won't be moving to Canada any time soon; thankfully, California voters got it (mostly) right this election season, so I'm staying put. And I think you should too. Even though the election was described as a Republican wave, I have found some reasons for optimism this 2010 campaign season.
Despite the gains in the House, the Senate remains blue. ...
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Posted on November 1st, 2010
by Ruthie O
After the Giants rocked their historical win of the World Series Championship, my lover and I flipped around the television, and we excitedly discovered the Saturday Night Live special honoring women SNL comedians. From Jane Curtain to Amy Poehler to Gilda Radner to Tina Fey, it was a sweet ode to the women who have been a critical piece to the SNL puzzle, and a powerful, definitive response to the critics who claim that women are not funny.
The argument that women are not funny just neve...
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Posted on October 30th, 2010
by guestblogger
by Nora
The following post originally appeared on Love YA Lit.
Based on the folk song “Scarborough Fair,” Impossible is the tale of women cursed by an Elfin Knight. Generations ago a Scarborough girl rejected the Elf, and he has forever decided that at age seventeen all Scarborough girls will become pregnant. After the births of their daughters, they will go completely insane.
Lucy, whose mother is schizophrenic, is raised by loving foster parents. She is also comforted...
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Posted on October 28th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Okay, I wouldn't be a good San Franciscan if I didn't just take a minute to say: GO GIANTS!
Now, onto feminism in the news:
Over at NY Times, Deborah Tannen reports on a recent study that concludes that people with sisters are happier than the rest of us. I just have one brother, and he's only given me headaches and missed birthdays, so I'm not really doubting this study.
Gawker did the impossible: they made writers, including Tracy Clark-Flory at Salon, defend Christine O'Donnell. They...
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Posted on October 27th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Dear Maura Kelly,
Fuck You. I know it's harsh, maybe even unfair, to start a letter with such a statement of condemnation. However, this whole letter is just dripping with scathing condemnation, so what better way to get started?
I'm sure you know what this is regarding. Your editor-in-chief has received a whooping 28,000 angry, hurt, and righteously outraged emails about your blog post on Marie Claire's website, where you write about obese television characters, entitled "Should 'Fattie...
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Posted on October 25th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Today, I'm writing to Sadie readers for feedback and guidance in this upcoming election. Well, really, every upcoming election. As a progressive feminist who is obsessed with politics, I find myself stuck between candidate promises and political realities. I blogged already about how humorous and frightening this election season truly is, and now the disillusionment is really setting in. I was once a proud Democrat. I volunteered for Obama and traveled to another state to canvass. I even attende...
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Posted on October 25th, 2010
by guestblogger
by Alexandria Hicks
Okay, this is me in fall of last 2009, sometime after the trip to the La Brea Tar Pits.
The photo was taken by my beautiful friend (who, as a top Bay Area makeup artist, is in the business of making other people beautiful) at a slightly formal photo shoot after she gussied me up.
This picture, as beautiful as I think (and know) it is, frightens me a little: I would not have felt as pretty without my long, flowing braids.
Long, flowing braids are a bit of a hy...
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Posted on October 23rd, 2010
by Izzi Hughes
Karson and Kennedy of Mix 104.1’s morning show in Boston have deemed this month “Abtober;” their mission to find the sexiest male abs in October. Photos are submitted to the radio station and posted on their website, and then the general public—over 87, 000 people already—votes for the hottest abs. The top 10 has just been posted and the winner will receive $1,000.
It’s a bit of a relief that for once, the men are the ones being focused on. They’re now the targets of the media, ...
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Posted on October 21st, 2010
by Jesse Sposato
Only a little over a month ago, I got an email from Ari Up, who I had interviewed last year for Sadie. In the email, she wrote "I am ill now in California . . . send me your blessings." She also said "till we meet again." I trusted there would be an again; I had no idea she would die from her illness; I'm not even sure what she was ill with . .
It's strange and sad to hear of anyone's death, but Ari seemed like one of those people that would never die, not only because her immense cont...
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Posted on October 20th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Making the viral video rounds on facebook is Jimmy McMillan's appearance at the New York Governor's Debate. Although Andrew Cuomo and Carl Paladino were expected to dominate the debate, McMillan, of the Rent Is 2 Damn High party, managed to get in some important notes about the rent being too damn high.
McMillan is a funny man, bringing up karate and shouting his opinion in a way unbecoming of a televised political debate. But I think his complaints are so much more than just the rantings...
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Posted on October 19th, 2010
by Nora Niedzielski-Eichner
Currently only 16% of the seats in the New York State Senate are held by women! The only states doing worse are Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania! 16% and Rising is a project to increase the number of Democratic women elected to New York's State Senate (and to make sure we elect men who will stand in support of women's rights).
Don't live in New York? Or not sure why you should care about a State Senate? State legislatures are where many of the dec...
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Posted on October 19th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Feminist Writer, Michael Kimmel, responds to the drunken, public chants of Yale's Delta Kappa Epsilon. DKE marched through community student housing, loudly shouting "No Means Yes! Yes Means Anal!" which outraged the student body. Kimmel deconstructs the episode, analyzing how the most privileged demographic of college students in the country is reacting to feminism and women's equality.
Feministing celebrates the bad ass athleticism and perseverance of Oksana Chusovitina, the 35 year old...
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Posted on October 18th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Last night, we saw the shocking finale of Mad Men Season 4. It was ripe with surprise engagements and pregnancies, last minute heroics from Peggy and Ken, and the slow demise of Betty and Henry's marriage. But I found the brutal, unplanned firing of Carla to be the most shocking development in this season.
In September, Tamara Winfrey Harris contributed to the race debate surrounding Mad Men. She responds to the frequent criticism of Mad Men; in a show that takes place in the early 1960s, whe...
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Posted on October 17th, 2010
by Izzie Hughes
I think it’s safe to say that in all seven seasons of House, M.D, I have only seen Lisa Cuddy wearing a modest, conservative outfit a handful of times. My mom was the first to point this out—every Monday night as soon as Cuddy came into a scene, she would turn to me, saying, “look at what she’s wearing this week” or “wow, that’s a very low-cut outfit.” What you have to understand, however, is that my mom is not one to particularly concern herself with how short, how tight, or how...
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Posted on October 13th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Like so many liberal-minded people, I was in a state of disillusionment this year. I was a volunteer for Obama; I even traveled to another state to canvass for Obama and the Democratic party. It was a transformative experience, and I will always remember the feeling in my body and my heart when Obama became President Obama. The problems started early in his career. The stimulus was tragically underfunded, which left it pretty ineffective, and the health care discussion was co-opte...
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Posted on October 13th, 2010
by Jesse Sposato
With CMJ just around the corner, Sadie spoke to Paolo De Gregorio, founder of the Deli magazine to find out which shows to attend, what it’s like being involved with CMJ from behind the scenes, and what he’s most looking forward to about this year’s thirtieth (Happy Birthday CMJ!) music-fest . . .
Sadie: So, the first thing I'm wondering is if you could tell me a little bit about your Brooklyn Bowl show—who is playing and how did it come together? And if you have any oth...
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Posted on October 11th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Happy National Coming Out Day! October 11 is National Coming Out Day. An an ally, everyday is an opportunity to support my LGBT friends and family. To celebrate, here's my favorite video featured on the It Gets Better Project . October 11 is also, somehow still, Columbus Day. Native American and Indigenous Communities use today as an opportunity to educate people about the heinous crimes of not only Christopher Columbus by colonialism across...
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Posted on October 9th, 2010
by Ruthie O
This is a rant I posted on my facebook last year during the bra color for Breast Cancer Awareness meme. I have the some feelings of skepticism about this year's even further removed from cancer meme, where do you like to put your purse? I thought it was still pertinent, so I'm re-posting here. Okay, let's talk about raising awareness. A few days ago, I became aware of my friends' bra colors. Some were pink; some were black; some were multi-colored! What I didn't learn w...
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Posted on October 4th, 2010
by Ruthie O
I am a vegetarian who hates PETA. I feel like I always have to spout my animal-loving creds before launching my habitual attack against the most mainstream, well-known animal rights group, PETA. Here they are: I have been a vegetarian for six years. I am not a vegetarian for health reasons; in fact, I don't know if cutting meat out of my diet helped or hurt because I ended up replacing meat with cheese. Delicious, perfect cheese. I am a vegetarian because I don't want to eat meat or financi...
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Posted on October 1st, 2010
by Alexandria Hicks
I’m skipping some of the gritty transitional stuff from when my hair was half-natural,
to the complete freakin’ awesomeness of being fully natural, and THIS is what Alexandria Hicks looks like when she has thoroughly shampooed and conditioned, some two or three years after the thought-provoking, seed-planting conversation with Janelle and Shana:
Mind you, it wasn’t until around this picture was taken in the early part of 2009, that I had abandoned straightening my hair. Until I got ...
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Posted on September 26th, 2010
by guestblogger
By Josh VanGeest
Do you remember a time when rock music was actually fun? An era
where you could just let go and jam out guilt free with a little air guitar,
even in public or around your friends? Where good music wasn’t so much about a
scene or a statement, but just having a damn good time?
Funny, neither do I. And the Bright Light Social Hour don’t
either, but they sure as hell play like they do. The Austin, Texas natives are
compr...
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Posted on September 24th, 2010
by Alexandria Hicks
Try not to laugh (or laugh if you want
to; what am I going to do about it?), but this is me on the Fourth of July of
2007 at the American Girl Café in Los Angeles, just east of Beverly Hills. Though
my hair is technically straight, it is not because I used relaxer. It is
because I labored with a flat iron, singeing my scalp a couple of times in the
process, getting it to the point of shiny straightness that you see in this
pict...
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Posted on September 24th, 2010
by guestblogger
By Justine Zwiebel
Years ago, all I knew about American Apparel was that it made nice blank T-shirts, and I had no qualms about it, I liked the product, and that was that. As AA went from being a wholesaler to a retailer, complete with controversial ad campaigns and accusations of sexual harassment, it became hard to separate the product from the scandals. So, what do you do when you like the products a store makes, but disagree with its marketing and think the CEO is a...
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Posted on September 16th, 2010
by Alexandria Hicks
This is me,
age seventeen, with one of my best friends. I'm the beautiful black girl
on the right. I picked this picture because it represents me fairly well,
and looks kind of old. I think the camera that was used was film, not digital.
At this point,
I had been relaxing my hair for five years. Relaxer, sometimes called a
"perm," and "creamy crack" by people within the Black
community, is a chemi...
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Posted on August 26th, 2010
by Ruthie O
The LA Times recently did a fantastic write-up on the Latina "pint-sized hero," Dora the Explorer, in honor of the upcoming ten-year anniversary of her show. The article traces the development of Dora, from the originally conceived male rabbit to the bilingual and multicultural symbol of adventure and learning. The idea to make the heroine a Latina young woman came after the Nickelodeon executive responsible for developing the show, Brown Johnson, attended an indust...
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Posted on August 24th, 2010
by guestblogger
By JoshVanGeest
As a native of Austin, TX I have spent my first fewdays in town searching for a true NYC experience. It was my first trip to the city, and after hitting up a few of the obligatory tourist destinations (Empire State Building, Lombardi’s, Katz’s, etc.) I met up with Jesse, a cousin of a friend, and I started truly enjoying myself.
Jesse took me out to the fabulous Zebulon in Williamsburg and showed me how damn cool (and close to home) this city can feel....
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Posted on August 24th, 2010
by Ruthie O
I don't know about you, but when the Hairspray remake credits starting rolling, I remember thinking to myself: "God, I really hope Nikki Blonsky finds work that isn't just the funny fat best friend role." To my pleasant surprise, she did find a role that is compelling, funny, and brazenly feminist in the ABC Family show, "Huge." "Huge" is an hour-long dramedy about a weight loss camp. It boasts a wonderfully diverse cast in terms of bodies (I wish th...
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Posted on August 22nd, 2010
by Jesse Sposato
Just home from a week in Lake Huntington, Knight Island, Warren, and Chesterfield. Last night we went to a corn roast in a field where people were toasting marshmallows and serving home made pies and potato salad. This morning we had breakfast in Northampton at the Green Bean recommended by Matt, and it was pretty much heavenly. I always forget how much vacation rejuvenates you.
And also how foreign and weirdly temporary it always feels to be back after being gone for more than a few days...
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Posted on August 19th, 2010
by Ruthie O
First off, it's not a Muslim mosque at Ground Zero. It's a community center two blocks away. But, you know what, why do we care? I've been reading countless blog entries about the "mosque" at "ground zero," and the seething racism surrounding it. Even Howard Dean has backed away from rationality, opposing the building of an Islamic community center near ground zero. People have already talked about the First Amendment issues (religious freedom, ...
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Posted on August 16th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Last night, I learned (again) that dudes can be friends, as long as they are dudes, you know, real dudes. And in case you were confused, real dudes are so totally straight. Straighter than straight, and if you are confused about how two straight men can be friends without being gay for each other, just watch most of the new bromances, including the instructional film, The Other Guys, for tips on how to constantly and persistently prove your masculinity over and over and over and over and over ag...
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Posted on August 10th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Hello Sadie Readers! Sorry about the lack of posting this week; I went out of town for a bridal shower this weekend, and returned with a cold. I'm spending the week on my couch, eating soup, drinking tea, and whining to my dear partner who is serving me whenever I whimper. So, instead of a post, I have a question for our readers! Let's get some discussion going in the comment section: Who is your favorite funny woman? Some people say that women are just not as fu...
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Posted on August 5th, 2010
by Susannah Wexler
While I have not always been EXTREMELY proud to admit it (and
when I say “not always,” I mean grades 7-9), I was a Girl Scout for an unusually
long period of time (i.e. my entire public school career). Being a scout gave
me the opportunity to, among other things, camp, hike, volunteer, and as corny
as this sounds, participate in a community that had a pro-female ethos that,
for whatever reason, I have always valued and enjoyed. Perhaps it is because of
my affinit...
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Posted on August 4th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Last week, I wrote up a description and analysis of Mad Men's Peggy Olson during Season One, and now I'll look at her progression in Season Two. I had so much fun writing the first entry, I'm thinking I may have to write up all of the female characters. You can trace the history of second wave feminism in all of the women of Mad Men; they are all stuck between traditional and modern notions of femininity. I'm already just shaking with excitement just thinking about it! Okay, let'...
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Posted on August 4th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Breaking News:Federal judge has overturned Proposition 8, the California Prop that defined marriage as between a man and a woman. Discrimination against same-sex marriage has been declared unconstitutional. Here are some of my favorite excerpts from the official ruling:"The evidence shows that the movement of marriage away from a gendered institution and toward an institution free from state-mandated gender roles reflects an evolution in the understanding of gender rather than a c...
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Posted on August 3rd, 2010
by Ruthie O
Friends, readers, Sadie family: I feel a rant coming on. The rant has been brewing for a while, but this trailer just set it off. This trailer and rant does deal with sexual assault, so it could be triggering. And here we go: I am so sick and tired of daddy revenge films, especially when the crime the father is avenging is rape. This has been a recent trend: last year, the movie The House on the Left, portrayed a mother and father who wreak brutal revenge on the grou...
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Posted on August 3rd, 2010
by Ruthie O
Thea Lim at Bitch Blogs reflects on the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival history of transphobia, allowing only biological women into the festival. The post includes a cartoon that illustrates the power dynamics between cisgendered women and transgendered women, and includes a great line from Thea: "Take it from me: make friends and allies based on politics and ideas, not whether or not someone has the same identity as you. Because I'd rather be on a team with Tim Wise than Condolee...
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Posted on August 2nd, 2010
by Ruthie O
Marriage is hard. It’s really fucking hard. It’s just two people slogging through the shit, year after year, getting older, changing – it’s a fucking marathon, OK? --Jules I'm sure you've heard of the indie darling by Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right. You've probably heard that it features the fantastic Julia...
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Posted on July 29th, 2010
by Ruthie O
California's having a rough time right now, but at least we have our priorities straight: by a narrow margin, Californians have a "higher opinion of Barbara Boxer's hair" than Carly Fiorina's. Yes, this was one of the questions asked in a recent poll about the upcoming Senate election, a poll completed by the reputable Public Policy Polling. Good to know we're finally taking women in politics seriously. H/T: California Prefers Incumbent Senator's Hair...
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Posted on July 29th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Every week, I'll share what I've been reading in blogs and newspapers, and I invite you to share the same in the comments section! Here we go: Mary Elizabeth Williams questions why a U.S. District Judge declared that competitive cheerleading is not a sport in a ruling of a Title IX case. I wonder what Sue Sylvester would have to say about this... Colorlines covers a recent victory/loss in the New York: The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. Domestic workers, who are mostl...
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Posted on July 28th, 2010
by Ruthie O
This summer, the blogosphere has been confronting the white-washing of Hollywood films, especially M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender. The television cartoon show (which I love) is in a fictional world with heavy Asian influences. The characters are clearly ethnically and culturally of Asian descent, and yet Director M. Night Shyamalan surprised Avatar fans around the globe by not only casting white actors for these roles, but explicitly seeking Caucausian actors on the casting ca...
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Posted on July 26th, 2010
by Ruthie O
As you may have noticed, I am obsessed with pop culture, especially how marginalized identities are represented. I get really excited when participants of pop culture come together for a progressive cause, especially a controversial one. Rage Against the Machine, the rockin' rebels they are, have joined with tons of other musical acts to boycott Arizona until SB 1070 is repealed. SB 1070 is the atrocious law that enables law enforcement to stop and ask anyone for immigration papers, an...
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Posted on July 26th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Unless you're living under a rock without access to the blogosphere, you know that last night was the premiere of Mad Men's Season Four. Mad Men fans have been squirming with excitement for this premiere after the game-changing and explosive third season finale, and friends, it was worth the wait. However, with many blogs already providing minute by minute recaps and excellent analysis of gender, sexuality, class, and race in the show, I feel that I'm not able to ad...
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Posted on July 26th, 2010
by admin
As somebody of mild French descent (my grandfather spent the first five years of his life there, and my family still keeps in touch with distant French cousins), I often take some pride in French culture. I like a good wine and a good cheese, and if I can, I celebrate (or at least like to acknowledge) Bastille Day. This year however, I couldn’t. I was angry at France.
As many of you know, France recently passed a law that would fine any woman wearing a burka. Not to state the obvious, ...
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Posted on July 25th, 2010
by Ruthie O
I'm kinda obsessed with Salt right now. The summer action blockbuster opened this weekend to critical and box office success, including a four star review by my current intellectual crush, Roger Ebert. What fascinates me the most about this film, though, is the casting. What you may not know about Salt is that it was originally written for Tom Cruise, with the protagonist named Edwin Salt. He turned it down because it was too similar to his Mission Impossible ...
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Posted on July 25th, 2010
by Ruthie O
Can someone please send the History Channel a memo that history is more than sensationalized stories of sex, drugs, and violence? I don’t know how my television ended up on the History Channel during a Gangland marathon, but it did, and now I’m frustrated. Not just because the dramatized crime scenes boast of the lowest production levels of all time, but also because of the simplistic storytelling of gang life that never attempts to dig beyond the surface.I just finished wi...
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Posted on July 21st, 2010
by guestblogger
by Ruth Osorio
Wait… did that just happen?
Did a teenager have an abortion on primetime network
television? Were the emotional nuances of abortion and unplanned pregnancy
explored through dialogue? Was the character supported by the mother and her
sexual partner?
My golly, the answer is yes. Friday Night Lights, a series I’ve recently declared as the Best
Damn Show on Television (and this declaration is usually followed the
impassioned plea: “Wh...
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Posted on July 5th, 2010
by admin
The following post comes to us courtesy of our friends at Home of the Urban Chameleon,the blog "For those who might enjoy a two pump soy chai latte to digest the bangin' curry goat with rice and pease they just ate.")
by today’s Urban Chameleon contributor
As the weather begins to get nicer outside I have to begin to get
cautious of what streets I walk down and make a point to walk on the
side of the street against traffic. Every spring and ...
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Posted on July 1st, 2010
by admin
I went to see the Liars the other night as part of Northside Festival. It was at a place called Barge Park where I used to play basketball with Kevin sometimes when I lived closer to the Pulaski Bridge, and that little mini-park where I would go for everything: to make videos and eat bagels and sit and chat on benches. Caught the tail end of Fucked Up's set, just in time to hear the singer, Damian Abraham aka Pink Eyes tell the audience that if he could be in a band, anyone could. Tha...
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Posted on May 28th, 2010
by admin
There’s nothing better than going to an event called First Kiss with one of your best friends from high school who totally knows who your first kiss was, and points out that another friend gave him a BJ just a few years ago, did I know? I remember hearing Sarah’s first kiss story only a few years after it happened in real time, so many years ago. What started out as a zine called First Kiss edited by Marisa Meltzer and Elizabeth Spiridakis, turned into a night of...
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Posted on April 26th, 2010
by admin
Dear Obama,
As much as I hate jumping on the “anti-Obama Healthcare Reform” bandwagon (and I seriously, in all sincerity, hate it), I am extremely disappointed by the fact that it allocates money to abstinence-only education.
Now, I am not trying to be a hater and have resisted criticizing the bill because I believe that both healthcare and compromise are necessary. But abstinence-only education? Really, Obama? Is anybody in your administration aware of its con...
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Posted on March 20th, 2010
by admin
Sadie does not have an official Girl of the Week column. If, however, it did, Constance McMillan would lead it.
As many of you know, McMillan is the high school student whose school responded to her request to take her girlfriend to prom by, uh, canceling it.
In response to their decision, McMillan contacted the ACLU and asked them to represent her case. And they agreed. Since then Constance has garnered national support and has appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Joy ...
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Posted on March 15th, 2010
by admin
I first met Melissa Febos several years ago when we were faculty members at SUNY Purchase. She was finishing her MFA at Sarah Lawrence, where I’d received mine several years earlier, and as we rode Metro-North from White Plains to the city, we discussed the three things we had in common—teaching a SUNY Purchase Capstone course, Sarah Lawrence, and writing. I mentioned that I was starting a magazine called Sadie, and she mentioned that she’d recently procured an agent for her...
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Posted on March 14th, 2010
by admin
I
like Lady Gaga. I find her music fun, interesting, inspired...all good things.
I also like Beyonce, but for very different reasons. Beyonce+Lady Gaga sounds
like an awesome idea on paper but for some reason when they actually get
together, it just doesn't work. Case in point: the much hyped Telephone video.
The male fantasy of the female prison is in full form here, complete with dykey
guards in old bras, women in fishnet body stockings climbing (and
licking!...
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Posted on March 9th, 2010
by admin
shameless self-promotion/jewcy interview with marisa meltzer: http://www.jewcy.com/post/marissa_meltzer_jewcy_interview a new blog with lots of good stuff to say: http://tufftitties.tumblr.com/ cool new online publication called RE/VISIONIST:http://revisionistslc.com/ ...
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Posted on February 22nd, 2010
by guestblogger
by Josephine E Cusumano
As part of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, Popomono
presented its Fall/Winter 2010 Collection entitled “City of Quartz.” The collection was inspired by the book of
the same name by Mike Davis, which was a social criticism book on the future of
Los Angeles. Popomomo is a sustainable
line,whose designs are all sewn, dyed and printed in Los Angles using
eco-friendly fabrics.
The fabrics from the F/W ‘10 col...
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Posted on February 20th, 2010
by admin
For better or worse, social networking has invaded our twenty-first century lives. Now, this can be good—and this can be weird. Among other things, it enables us to interact with, or at least be cognizant of, people who, in previous decades, would have existed in small pockets of memory.
For me, this means reconnecting with individuals whose political views vary greatly from my own—people who sympathize with the Tea Party or think that feminists “overreact.” Wh...
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Posted on February 10th, 2010
by admin
In the second week of February, the day before a huge snowstorm in NYC, Brooklyn synth-pop outfit Class Actress (aka the brainchild of Elizabeth Harper) released their debut EP, Journal of Ardency. The EP is on Terrible Records, which is run by Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear and Ethan Silverman. Elizabeth Harper has a super sweet voice. Kind of a female Belle and Sebastian, she hits those high notes most people only dream of hitting. And she pulls it off with excellency. Not to mention Jo...
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Posted on February 1st, 2010
by admin
As I’m sure many of you have heard, a recent Pew study reports that the number of women who make more than their husbands has risen “dramatically” since 1970. Over the past few weeks, this information has been highlighted in various publications, including the New York Times. While these statistics may initially sound great, their exposure, to a certain extent, concerns me.
Yes, women earn more than they used to. However, as the study notes, as of 2007 only 22 percent ...
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Posted on January 25th, 2010
by admin
Sometimes, you hear about something so sickening, so awful and revolting, that you avoid it. You consider writing about it, but it seems so terrible and you feel so helpless, that you don’t. In recent months, this issue, for me, has been Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality bill. Under this bill, an individual accused of “homosexual activity” could face life imprisonment and someone accused of “aggravated homosexuality” could face the death penalty. (And people, like...
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Posted on January 19th, 2010
by admin
I had a gut feeling in my stomach all day long that Martha Coakley was not going to win the Senate seat in Massachusetts. I know, I know, don't be so cynical, so negative...but when I returned above ground this evening and checked out the headlines, I could feel disappointment brewing, but I hoped it wasn't true. Unfortunately, Republican State Senator Scott Brown won Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat, and we all know what that means for health care now... And to think, we were so clos...
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Posted on January 18th, 2010
by admin
Like much of the world, Sadie has been deeply saddened by Haiti’s devastating earthquake. We have followed the coverage in the Times and on NPR and CNN. We have also texted “Haiti” to 90999 (if you have not done so already, please send a text that says “Haiti” to 90999 and ten dollars will be donated to Haiti and billed to your cell phone account).
Yet, there is so much more that we can, and would like, to do. So we are planning, and encourage you, to check o...
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Posted on January 11th, 2010
by admin
Remember when George W. Bush won the 2000 election, and those of us who were Unitarian liberal arts college students working at Planned Parenthood were like, How did that happen? Nobody I know voted for him. Of course, we soon realized that Gore won the popular vote—and America is a big country and not everybody thinks the way we do.
Having spent the first eighteen years of my life in South Jersey, and having spent the past four years commuting to Jersey City every day, I feel li...
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Posted on January 5th, 2010
by admin
Looking for something to do next Thursday? Even if your schedule is packed, you might want to think about breaking some plans to attend this amazing photo show. Kelsey photographs moments in time that make you feel nostalgic and remind you to be hopeful at the same time. Go see for yourself. Join New York based photographer Kelsey Bennett for the opening of her first solo exhibition: Hypnagogia. Hypnagogia defines the state between sleep and wakefulness. Kelsey's photographs ca...
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Posted on January 3rd, 2010
by admin
My best friend recently found out she is pregnant. My first question? “Is it going to be a boy or girl?” As enlightened as I believe myself to be, and as much as I genuinely see gender as a continuum rather than a binary, a part of me still thinks that a person’s sex, to a very small extent, defines the way they live in the world. According to a Louis Harris and Associates poll of 782 US workers, 31 percent of females have been sexually harassed, compared to 7 percent of mal...
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Posted on December 21st, 2009
by admin
I am not going to lie, I can sometimes be a little paranoid and afraid of change. (I have, for example, had the same best friend since I was three). But all of these new ob-gyn guidelines are making me a little nervous. A week or so ago, I blogged about the new pap smear regulations, and since then I have been overly concerned about the new breast exam guidelines. According to the United States Preventive Services Task Force, doctors should provide breast exams for women between the ages of f...
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Posted on December 17th, 2009
by admin
My band Holy Hail played a show last night with one of my very favorite bands of this era, Fur Cups For Teeth. This was not just any show either, it was their first in two years and their last until who knows when. The one night only experience was to celebrate a new album they recently wrote and put out, and to say the least, it rules. These ladies—Jeannie Kim, Nicole Whelan, Keach Hagey—and one rad dude drummer, Derek Pippin, have such a crazy energy, it's impossible not to be...
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Posted on December 8th, 2009
by admin
I went to see York Factory Complaint the other night because Genesis P-orridge was playing with them, and also Pink Reason was playing, a dude my best friend and I have been wanting to check out for a while. To be honest, I wasn't too into either of the bands—Pink Reason's old recordings are way different and better, and the only part I really liked about YFC was knowing that Genesis was on the stage with them (though I never even saw her/his face...s/he had her/his back facing ...
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Posted on December 1st, 2009
by admin
Talking about Barbie, without a doubt, always opens a ginormous can of worms. Understandably. I was just listening to Tell Me More on NPR and they were having a great discussion about the new infusion of dolls with diverse backgrounds, ethnic dolls if you will. Among the conversation, Stacey McBride-Irby, who designed the So In Style dolls—they are by Barbie—(Dr. Daniela Wiggins, the creator of the Prodigyrls was the other doll creator on the show), said something that really amazed...
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Posted on November 30th, 2009
by admin
Like many young, cancer-fearing Americans, I have spent the past decade getting annual pap smears. I started when I was eighteen and loyally continue. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists however, women don’t have to get smears until they are twenty-one, and annual smears are no longer necessary. Women under thirty, they suggest, should get pap smears every two years, and women over thirty should get one once every three years.
Among other things, ...
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Posted on November 25th, 2009
by admin
Sadie Magazine & Ramiken Crucible Present...Sadie Issue # 7 Release Party!Wednesday, December 2 @ 7:00 p.m. Playing:A Rose Parade(Shannon Funchess of Light Asylum & !!!, and Gerard Smith from TV on the Radio) Making You Laugh: Amanda Peters, comedian extraordinaire Reading: Melissa Febos, author of Whip Smart Sini Anderson, co-founder of Sister Spit Jesse Sposato, co-founder of Sadie Brady Walker, fiction writer from Louisiana With Baked Goods For Sale From:Sweet Tooth o...
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Posted on November 23rd, 2009
by admin
Think of two words that don’t go together, and you might think of “Mormon” and “feminist.” As an East Coaster who has never met a Mormon, I don’t think I have ever uttered these words in the same sentence. And, until recently, I never thought I would.
Then, a Facebook post directed my to the Feminist Mormon Housewives blog. Written by a variety of contributors, Feminist Mormon Housewives addresses issues that affect Mormon feminists—like the Church...
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Posted on November 16th, 2009
by admin
So many amazing things are happening right now, it's hard to know where to start. New this week, On the Pleasure of Hating: Lisa Cooley Fine Art by Julie Fishkin featuring words with gallery owner Lisa Cooley about one of her hottest shows, female artists, and art in general. As well, we are psyched to announce our SADIE ISSUE # 7 LAUNCH PARTY celebrating the upcoming debut of our Fall/Winter issue scheduled to go live early December. The launch party will take place on December 2, 2009 at...
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Posted on November 13th, 2009
by guestblogger
Nona Willis Aronowitz is a 25-year-old writer and author living in
Chicago whose first book, Girldrive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining
Feminism, was released November 1. She blogs at www.girl-drive.com.
Abstinence-only sex education, or even preachy abstinence-plus sex education,
is a real pet peeve of mine. I’ve always been boggled by how much
information about sex our culture witholds from teenagers, exactly when
it’s needed most—when they’r...
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Posted on November 7th, 2009
by admin
Earlier today, I was searching for some diamond ads to analyze with my Cultures and Values class, and I came across this:
I don’t want to insult anyone's intelligence with commentary
(and...
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Posted on November 6th, 2009
by guestblogger
Nona Willis Aronowitz is a 25-year-old writer and author living in
Chicago whose first book, Girldrive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining
Feminism, was released November 1. She blogs at www.girl-drive.com.
In 2007, my friend Emma and I drove across the country asking young
women what they think about feminism, and whether it relates to their
lives. We were self-proclaimed feminists—having a gender consciousness
was essential to us—but we wanted to know what our peers thoug...
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Posted on November 5th, 2009
by admin
Ok, so, I know that, in an earlier post, I questioned the coolness of promoting your site on your blog. And I still question this.
I would however like to give a huge shout-out to Kevin and Jesse’s “Twenty Songs That Inspire Us.” These songs are so inspirational and feel-good that I honestly have not listened to anything else in weeks. As with anything however (and this has not happened yet), I am afraid of wearing them out. So, I need some suggestions. What songs ins...
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Posted on November 5th, 2009
by admin
Smithereens, the 1982 cult classic film directed by Susan Seidelman is now available at the iTunes movie store to buy and to rent (am I the last to know you could rent movies from the iTunes store?). This movie is an essential punk staple and the re-release couldn't have come at a better time. With Michael Bloomberg winning a third term as New York mayor, the re-release of Smithereens reminds us of the way old New York City looked. Not that I'm complaining about the clean up, but it'...
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Posted on November 4th, 2009
by admin
With a new album to promote and a new image to cultivate, Rihanna is starting to speak out about her violent relationship with Chris Brown. Although it may seen a little too fitting for her to be dealing with this during her publicity tour, it is actually much more effective and human of her to talk about it now rather than directly after it happened. As she stated in her interview with Glamour magazine, before the Chris Brown incident she went to bed Rihanna, and after her bruised face was pl...
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Posted on October 27th, 2009
by admin
Sadie would like to thank Rebecca Keith, guitarist and vocalist of the Roulettes, for putting together such an awesome show this past Saturday. With acts like Sini Anderson (co-founder of Sister Spit), Renminibi, and Beluga, how could the Bruar Falls CMJ BBQ Spectacular not have been rad? Red Wire Black Wire, the Fancy, the Roulettes, Corduroy Days, and Disbelief Street also rocked, seriously.
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Posted on October 23rd, 2009
by guestblogger
by Josephine E Cusumano
Last night at the 92Y “The Future of Women’s Fashion,” some of
fashion’s most intriguing questions were answered and discussed. From the recession’s effects on designers,
sales and the Michelle Obama effect to models on the runway – designers Ashley
Olsen, Isaac Mizrahi, Washington Post fashion critic Robin Givhan and Glamour editor-in-chief Cindi Leive sat
down and talked fashion politics.
The ...
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Posted on October 19th, 2009
by admin
Next Saturday, from 12:00-6:00 pm, Sadie Magazine, along with Etsy, and Cool Huntings, will host the Bruar Falls CMJ BBQ Spectacular. With awesome acts like:
Red Wire Black Wire
Renminbi
Sini Anderson
The Fancy
The Roulettes
Beluga
Corduroy Days
Disbelief Street
BBQ, and Bloody Marys, how could you not have a great time?
So join us next Saturday at Bruar Falls (245 Grand Street, Brooklyn). We look forward to seeing you there!
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Posted on October 14th, 2009
by admin
When we first started Sadie and I was thinking constantly about who we were doing this magazine for and why, I had to wonder, what about boys? True, having a magazine for ladies is very much about that. We certainly want to majorly highlight all the amazing things women do, and make the point to do it yourself, be independent, be inspired and inspire...but guys need encouragement and an alternative avenue, as well. For as many shiny mags as there are for women highlighting pretty, thin, an...
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Posted on October 12th, 2009
by admin
As I’m sure many of you know, yesterday, tens of thousands of gay rights activists marched through Washington in an attempt to encourage same-sex marriage legislation. And, if you are like me, you woke up this morning to Barney Frank saying something along the lines of, "The only thing they're going to be putting pressure on is the grass." Then, you spent the rest of the day reading about a “generational divide in the gay community” (I heard about it on NPR, then r...
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Posted on October 7th, 2009
by admin
As a child, I was
exceedingly jealous of my friends. They had all of the trendy dolls and books and
I was stuck with a knock off cloth Cabbage Patch Kid and a ratty old piece of
rope with a block of wood tied to it somehow referred to as a swing set.
Really, I coveted the American Girl Doll more than anything, which brings me to
the much debated issue at hand…is it OK for Mattel to market an American Girl Doll
branded as “homeless?”
...
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Posted on October 5th, 2009
by admin
I don’t know how ethical or cool it is to blog about an article that appears on your own site, but in this case, I’d like to make an exception (if one needs to be made). Last week we posted an interview with Liz Magic Laser, and I’d like to give it a shout-out.
As many of you know, we founded Sadie to, among other things, highlight unique, assertive, and risk-taking females. And Ms. Laser is a unique, assertive risk-taker. In her recent work chase (which was on displ...
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Posted on September 30th, 2009
by admin
An article I just read that I am, for obvious reasons, super psyched about: "Senate Panel Rejects Tightening of Abortion Restrictions." The title gives it away... This is where I'm going this weekend: The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Joyce Carol Oates' new book that I am excited to read: Little Bird of Heaven. Joan Didion's book that I'm (finally) reading right now that I am already in love with: The Year of Magical Thinking. I know this ...
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Posted on September 28th, 2009
by admin
As many of you already know, Ellen DeGeneres will soon replace Paula Abdul on American Idol. This may come as a shock to some who don’t consider her musically talented (she’s not). And I’m sure this move does not come without controversy.
I however am thrilled. Ellen was one of my favorite shows in the nineties, and when I’m sick, I stomach her talk show in a way I can’t stomach anything else. Like many people I admire, she is fun and funny, without ...
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Posted on September 27th, 2009
by guestblogger
by Shakespearslave
Shakespeareslave is an actor, teacher, wanderer, and lover. She
documents her fleeting thoughts and travels from Hawaii to London to
New York and beyond via her three blogs, which all can be found on
blogger.com: Seulment le Moment, Only the Moment, Poor Hands Rich Eyes.
It’s 86.9 degrees at 7 am under a sky as blue as the ocean that surrounds this island called O’ahu. Before me, 1,048 stairs lay out an...
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Posted on September 24th, 2009
by admin
Sometimes things come along that are so Sadie, it hurts. Like this new documentary that Chris Rock made called Good Hair. Rock tries to answer the question, What's your definition of good hair? when his daughter comes home wondering what's "wrong" with hers. Forget a sit down talk, a book to help explain hair and heritage and why things are the way they are... For Lola, a worldwide investigative report, a whole movie. It sounds like Rock may have come out with bigger question...
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Posted on September 22nd, 2009
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How long have you been waiting for Carrie Brownstein's next move? Look no further...it has arrived! Some Days are Better Than Others stars Carrie Brownstein (I know I don't have to say of Sleater-Kinney...), James Mercer (The Shins!), Renee Roman Nose, and David Wodehouse. It is directed by artist, filmmaker, photographer, and musician Matt McCormick, and produced by Neil Kopp and David Cress of Paranoid Park and Old Joy fame. OK, fully armed with all of this knowledge, you can now go...
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Posted on September 21st, 2009
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Imagine walking into your fourth grade class and learning that, over the weekend, your teacher shot a bear? Now, you may like bears or you may hate them. Chances are however that it probably never occurred to you that someone like your teacher (i.e. someone in a traditionally nurturing role) would shoot one. You have probably watched Disney’s renditions of Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast, and in these versions of the world, women are more likely to sing to non-humans than shoot them....
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Posted on September 21st, 2009
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by Josephine E Cusumano
As New York Fashion
Week kicked off on September 10th, Haleh Nematzadeh ‘s
show, “Some Kind of Bliss Indeed,” lit up the runway on September 9th,
setting the bar high for the week ahead. The show took place on the Lower East
Side of Manhattan at the Morrison Hotel Gallery on Bowery Street. The gallery had white wooden floors and the walls were painted with the New
York City sky line. Rows of white chairs an...
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Posted on September 17th, 2009
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Deerhoof with Wildbirds & Peacedrums and Serengeti & Polyphonic at Le Poisson Rouge September 15, 2009
By Brady Walker
Before two nights ago, I'd never been to Le Poisson Rouge, the sleek,
artsy venue housing the sleek, artsy band I was to see, a certain
Deerhoof. The walls are surfeit with experimental sculpture and there's
some kind of trippy video art going on. At the time, I thought this
would really add something to readying one's mind for balls-out
prog-pop. There's a...
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Posted on September 15th, 2009
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One is, if you have not checked out our new article, "Lend a Hand to Help Kiersten Essenpreis Heal Hers," by Katie Hinderer, please do. It's as amazing as Kiersten and her drawings are. We are going to be updating the content more often at Sadie, in addition to the blog, so look out for some new interviews, reviews, illustrations, and much more. Another thing is, I got a bike helmet! and I am pretty much obsessed with it. I have been on the hunt for a cute, normal lookin...
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Posted on September 14th, 2009
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As a magazine that focuses on gender issues, it would be irresponsible of us not to discuss Caster Semanya, the South African runner who underwent gender tests after she won a gold medal during the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. The tests’ (‘s?) results were recently made public, and as it turns out, Semanya is interex, which means she has both male and female physical characteristics.
This recent revelation illuminates the rigidity of our gender constructs. If Semanya i...
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Posted on September 10th, 2009
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This is embarrassing, but I spent a lot of the late eighties telling blonde jokes. “Why do blondes like lightening? Because they think someone is taking their picture.” “How blonde was she? So blonde she tripped over the cordless phone.” Stupid, lame, but the list goes on.
Fortunately, Bitch is giving women the opportunity to define the world through their OWN jokes and words (I’ve never heard a blonde joke refer to a man…just saying…)....
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Posted on September 10th, 2009
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Jesse: What does Ramiken Crucible mean?Mike: Nothing, really; I like the way it sounds. The name is just an empty dish, waiting to be filled with something delicious or liquid metal.Jesse: What would you like people to take away from your gallery?Mike: Art. Excitement.Jesse: What is the best and worst part about the current gallery scene right now... in NYC and in general?Mike: The best part, right now, is that where previously there had been a sort of staleness due to the amount of money flyin...
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Posted on September 8th, 2009
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Much like the rest of the world, in the past few days/weeks, I have been obsessing over Jaycee Dugard. Though it might not be appropriate to give Dugard a shout out, per se, I do want to offer my words of sorrow, apologies, horror, and most importantly, hope. And as awful as Jaycee Dugard's story is, as impossible as it would be to wish her experience upon anyone else, we all get something out of this story, and ones similar. The will to survive life is incredible. In this New York Times a...
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Posted on September 7th, 2009
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About a month ago, I was driving through Northern California when I discovered an awesome radio show. Some of the songs they played I had heard before, and some I hadn’t. I, however, enjoyed them all. It wasn’t until a half hour into the set that I realized that every musician the station played was female. About fifteen minutes later, I lost reception. When I got home to Brooklyn, I tried Googling key terms that would lead me to my wonderful vacation discovery, but alas, nothing. ...
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Posted on September 4th, 2009
by guestblogger
The latest news in young Hollywood has been, what is now
considered “trending topics:” nude pictures and video scandals. You would think that these scandals would
lessen in occurrence, yet they just keep popping up!
News of Twilight star Ashley Green and High School Musical sweetheart Vanessa Hudgens’ nude photos, have hit
the internet, leaving many shaking their heads and dare I say, unsurprised. Despite threatened legal actions taken towards
...
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Posted on September 3rd, 2009
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Did anyone catch the story last week about photographer, Zach Hyman, who photographs naked people in public places? He’s done some work on the subway and during one of his more recent endeavors at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, his model, Kathleen Neill, was arre
Now, Hyman’s work is fairly interesting, though perhaps not entirely original. (I don’t think I’ve ever been to a modern dance performance where all of the dancers kept their clothes ...
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Posted on September 3rd, 2009
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Something I have come to know about myself, like it or not, is that I'm kind of judgmental when it comes to music. So when Sonya Cotton's Red River—out this past Tuesday, September 1—came in the mail and I checked out the cover, my first reaction was an eye roll followed by a toss in the whatevs pile. Upon listening, Cotton's music seemed to reflect the impression suggested by the cover: a pretty girl with long brown hair sings soft, wistful lullabies while kneeling next ...
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Posted on September 2nd, 2009
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I can’t help but wonder why it is that Chris Brown thought
Larry King Live was the best forum in which to discuss his beating the crap out
of Rihanna. Everything about this interview was simply bizarre, from the fact
that Brown looked more like a cartoon character, in his powder blue suit with
the cherry on top bow tie, than a star trying to atone for his sins, to the
fact both his mother and his lawyer were strategically placed on either side of
h...
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Posted on August 31st, 2009
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With summer’s end near, I can’t but help think about summer reading. And when I think about summer reading, I think about reading I’ve consumed without a thought or care in the world. And when I think about material that fits this criterion, I think about Sassy.
Like many women of my generation (Kara Jesella and Marisa Meltzer included), Sassy changed my life. It introduced me to Riot Grrrls, and Sonic Youth, Dorothy Allison, and Banana Yoshimoto. It also taught me how to...
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Posted on August 28th, 2009
by guestblogger
Hey
Girl Hey is a weekly comedy podcast brought to you by two lovely ladies
in Brooklyn, New York. Think Overheard in New York, meets In Touch, meets Taxi Cab Confessions.
Download us on itunes - heygirlheypocast.com
The Office Romance
Laura:You’re editing that email response to your new client, when you look up and there he is, strolling over to his desk. The office hottie just got into work, and you have front row seats. You’ve been pining over...
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Posted on August 27th, 2009
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Does anyone else spend the first few moments of their commute thinking about the Surrogate posters (for those who do not ride the New York City subway, I have included an image)?
Based on Robert Venditti’s 2005-2006 five-issue comic series, Surrogates is about a world where people confine themselves to their homes and send their “surrogates”—better looking, remote-controlled robotic versions of themselves—into the world for them. The concept seems interest...
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Posted on August 26th, 2009
by admin
I
love cats. I think dogs are fun. I had a string of pet hamsters, guinea pigs
and even a few mice I named Althea in my late teen years. I am also fond of
whales, sea urchins, star fish and other creatures of the deep, including
dolphins, which are said to be the only other mammal besides the human
that engage in the group activity known as gang rape. Yes, it's true. All that
said, I must admit that I preference the two legged upright species over the
four leg...
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Posted on August 25th, 2009
by admin
Amanda Blank's "A Love Song" This rendition of L.L. Cool J’s “I Need Love” is super catchy, and the words undoubtedly speak to all the ladies who hear it.Tom Tom Magazine Amazing ladies writing about female drummers. Being a grrrl drummer is no longer a rare thing, and Tom Tom tells you all about it.Alternative Stuffed MushroomsInstead of onions, major meats, and cheese, this version includes faux crab meat, basil, garlic, and homemade mint breadcrumbs. Made them ...
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Posted on August 24th, 2009
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I am the type of person who typically dislikes watching bands she is not familiar with. I like to sing and I like to dance and (not being particularly good at either) like to anticipate a performer’s rhythms and beats.
With These Are Powers however, things were different. When I saw them at Saturday’s The Girls Guide to Rocking Brooklyn Event and Summer Blow Out (a great affair that hosted amazing magazines, like Tom Tom magazine, and other incredible acts, like Katie Ste...
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Posted on August 21st, 2009
by guestblogger
Hey Girl Hey is a weekly comedy podcast brought to you by two lovely ladies in Brooklyn, New York. Think Overheard in New York, meets In Touch, meets Taxi Cab Confessions.
Download us on iTunes--heygirlheypocast.com.
To Drive or Not to Drive, that is the question.
Laura: I can still remember the smell: cigarettes, perfume, cotton clean scented air freshener, staleness, and heat. Oh god, how I miss you all. I had about f...
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Posted on August 20th, 2009
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Whether driving through the country, sitting on the beach, or standing amongst hoards of people on the train, you might be looking for something to read.
And I have a suggestion. Olive Kitteridge.
Told through a series of short story vignettes (each narrated by a different character), Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitteridge is the story of an aging schoolteacher coming to grips with the changes in those around her. Olive is a tough lady (as her son notes, she was the teacher that...
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Posted on August 19th, 2009
by admin
One of the first feminist moral quandaries I got myself into revolved around Sir Mix-a-Lot’s 1992 hit single, “Baby Got Back.” I’m fairly certain that I did not create it, but I do remember thinking, in my little tween head, Should I be happy that big butts are validated or sad that this guy only focuses on butts?
Almost twenty years, and some women’s studies and feminist theory classes later, Trailer Choir’s “Rockin’ the Beer Gut” has ...
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Posted on August 18th, 2009
by admin
Have you signed up for Sadie's newsletter yet? If the answer is no, do yourself a favor and sign up ASAP. If you do, what do you get? Aside from our lovely emails updating you about new issues, articles, events, etc., you now—and for a limited time only—get a chance to win a super cute cosmetic bag from ity-bity bags! Sign up on our homepage. And get to it! The contest ends Friday, August 21st. ...
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Posted on August 18th, 2009
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Panther is one of those band names that sounds like so many other band names, and things in general, I tend to forget which is which. There was the band Panthers, plural; Steel Panther, the LA parody glam metal band; not to mention, the 1960s political party, The Black Panthers. Regardless, Charles Salas-Humara and Joe Kelly are two cute Portland boys with a new LP coming out on Kill Rock Stars September 29th called Entropy. If you like Radio 4, Rahim, or even Ted Leo, this might be the jam...
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Posted on August 17th, 2009
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Summer affords me time to do mindless tasks (like paying bills and cleaning desk drawers). While participating in such activities, I often feel the need to do something stupid, like watch TV (I only say “stupid,” because it often stresses me out). Most recently, I was balancing my checkbook to the tune of an Oprah rerun and found myself engulfed in another weight loss saga. This is not unusual for Oprah. Since her debut in the early 80s, weight has been one of her personal and publ...
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Posted on August 16th, 2009
by guestblogger
Hey
Girl Hey is a weekly comedy podcast brought to you by two lovely ladies in
Brooklyn, New York. Think Overheard in New York, meets In Touch, meets Taxi Cab
Confessions.
Download
us on itunes - heygirlheypocast.com
Dina:Love
to laugh? Check. Love to LOVE? Check, check! Romantic comedy? It just makes
perfect sense! For this and many reasons, I'm not scared to admit that,
along with reality t.v. and my weekly In
Touch ...
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Posted on August 12th, 2009
by admin
It's kind of amazing
how many people are freaking out about the manner in which little miss Miley
Cyrus shed her good girl Hannah Montana skin (and clothes) by slithering her
way down a stripper pole at the Teen Choice Awards. The whole "discussion" surrounding teen
sexuality (remember my previous post about autonomy and sexuality in Twili...
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Posted on August 11th, 2009
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So, I wouldn't normally self promote, but my band Holy Hail is playing this Thursday, August 13, 2009, and this is not just any show. It's a benefit for animals! Kind of hard to argue with, right? The details are as follows: The show is called ANIMAL:PARTY and it is presented by The Ghost Factory, an organization dedicated to many things, including throwing monthly parties to raise money for various causes. Also helping out is Take the Handle, a free online quarterly, "for ...
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Posted on August 7th, 2009
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When I was in seventh grade, the boys in my class talked about sex incessantly. And not just sex, but masturbation. "Jizz," "cum," and "jerking off," flew from their mouths like loogeys.
With the girls however, it was a different story. Whether it was because the "good girl/bad girl" dichotomy is tightly related to sex—in a way that the good boy/bad boy dichotomy just isn't—or because of the myriad of other reasons that Women's Stu...
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Posted on August 6th, 2009
by admin
Tonight I am going to see Marnie Stern play at Santos! I'm pretty psyched because an old friend got in touch and said he plays drums for her now, so that is doubly exciting...and just because, in general, when a friend comes to town and invites you to a show he or she is playing, it almost NEVER works out. And the whole thing is put on by Adult Swim, which is fun, AND the show is eighteen and over. Can you imagine? When I was fifteen, I got my first fake ID and it said I was eighteen...
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Posted on August 4th, 2009
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I should be spending the summer boning up on my Milton and Spenser,but instead, I got wildly addicted to the Twilight series. Uh oh. You know you have a habit when you have $100 in your bank account and you spend $25 on a tween vampire book. As I just finished the last book in the series, I feel I am finally able to properly defend Stephenie Meyer and her motley crew of overly educated, preternaturally beautiful vampires and shape-shifting werewolves. As to be expected, there has been some...
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Posted on August 3rd, 2009
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Last week I found myself doing something that I don’t normally do and that something is watching Jimmy Fallon. I would prefer not to explain why I was watching it, but I would like to note an appearance by Heidi Klum.
Heidi was on the show promoting, among other things, a Barbie modeled after her. This Barbie is part of Matel’s new Blonde Ambition Collection. As soon as I saw it, all I could think was, really? Really Mattel? It’s 2009, and you have a Blonde Ambition Colle...
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Posted on August 3rd, 2009
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Last Friday—not just the other day—but a week and a weekend ago, I went to see Penny Arcade at Dixon Place. And she BLEW MY MIND. I would have blogged about it sooner, but our blog wasn't yet up the day after the show, and I felt like this deserved an entire post to itself. The performance started out both lagging and sweet. I was impressed by Arcade's risque nature as she dressed and undressed in front of the audience, wig et al. But her whole spiel got off to a bit of a sl...
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Posted on July 30th, 2009
by admin
Hey! I hope everyone is enjoying the Sadie blog. So far, we are!
I must, however, admit that I am a little afraid of blogging. The idea of putting my thoughts out there, without any sort of editorial intervention, is, well, scary. I often put my foot in my mouth and regret at least 25 percent of everything I say.
That being said, I co-founded Sadie because I wanted to, among other things, highlight women who take risks. Almost everyone I know who has done something interesting and ...
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Posted on July 29th, 2009
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"I’ve experienced so many amazing things because of her,” Nisan told me, rubbing Nemutan’s leg warmly,“She has really changed my life.” This is a few days old but it is so strange that it warrants a post. As many of you most likely know by now, Nemutan is not a woman, a man or even a dog. Nemutan is a pillow. The article, which ran in the NYtimes a few days ago, outlines the belief that love has become so "commodified" and commercialize...
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Posted on July 27th, 2009
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So, we at Sadie finally have a blog. Yay! to say the least. We have just spent the last few weeks working diligently to finish up the new issue. It is a relief to finally be done, and to get our summer ish out to you! We really hope you enjoy it. Change is on the rise here, as you can probably tell. This is our first issue with Jason Rodgers as our photo editor, our new and improved hot pink background, and friends like Cassie J. Sneider, recently back from a reading tour with Al Burian,...
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