Sweden
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Feminism for All
My own definition of a feminist is a man or a woman who says, ‘Yes, there’s a problem with gender as it is today and we must fix it, we must do better. All of us, women and men, must do better.…
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The Rumpus Interview with Melissa Gira Grant
Melissa Gira Grant talks sex workers’ rights, labor politics, the novelty of women’s sexuality, and her book, Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work.
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Exorcisms, the Devil, and Helpful Grammar Tips
The Codex Gigas…contains the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, as well as an assortment of other texts that tackle everything from practical instructions for exorcisms to seventh-century grammar tips written by Isidore, the scholar-turned saint of Seville. Atlas…
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Den Bechdel Testet
You may have heard of the Bechdel test, named after cartoonist Alison Bechdel, who popularized it in one of her comics: A movie or book passes the test if it contains a) at least two female characters, who b) talk…
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“Less Judging, More Hugging”
What happens when hip people reproduce? “Babies are the New Black,” is Wendy MacNaughton’s illustration for 7×7. Because babies can be as hip as you want them to be!
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Home Away from Home for the Stone-Cold Heel Fetishist
Designers and high heel enthusiasts INSA and Ben Rousseau spent three weeks carving a room at the legendary Ice Hotel in Sweden. (via Juxtapoz)