International Women’s Day is right around the corner and Netflix has your plans all lined up: a binge-a-thon of movies, TV, and documentaries celebrating women of all kinds.
When you think of ‘Black & Punk’ one of the first names to jump into the moshpit is Poly Styrene. As the singer of 70’s British punk band ‘X-Ray Spex’, Poly Styrene’s powerful voice is mind-blowing on the band’s four singles and one studio album ‘Germfree Adolescents’. Poly, whose given name was Marianne Joan Elliot-Said, left ‘X-Ray Spex’ to care for her mental health but returned to music no worse for wear. Her later musical contributions maintain her bold spirit and are bursting with musical exploration. She went on to record two solo albums, an EP, and several singles. She… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week discusses metal and lyrics that depict violence against women.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week stands up in the defense of the Dixie Chicks.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week shares some musicians’ opinions on today’s politics.
Miley Cyrus and Marc Jacobs have collaborated on a hoodie to support Planned Parenthood. In their advertisement for the collab, they posted an image of Miley licking a cake with the phrase “Abortion is healthcare” on Instagram. It’s commendable that the entertainer and designer are using their platform to raise money and awareness for the healthcare provider. Often misrepresented as solely an “abortion clinic”, Planned Parenthood provides MANY other services for women and men. The design of the cake has raised more than just pro-birth eyebrows. Washington, DC-based baker Becca Rea-Holloway, aka The Sweet Feminist, posted a picture of a… Read more »
Onscreen and behind-the-scenes, female creators lead the way and we’re applauding them on Geek Girl Riot. We’re joined by special guest host Sara Miller, the talent development manager at DC Comics.
Welcome to the third edition of She Did It!—a new Geek Girl Riot segment + monthly column reminding us that everything boys can do, girls probably did first. Today, we’re talking Mary Shelley and Jane Yolen.
This week: Lucifer, Supergirl, This Is Us, Damnation, Riverdale, Gotham, How to Get Away with Murder, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Marvel’s Inhumans, Dirk Gently.
‘Professor Marston and the Wonder Women’ isn’t for everyone…wide swaths of the Midwest are going to NOPE the hell out of this movie, but let me be honest: If this is your type of movie—you are my kinda person.
