Articles about Magazines
A woman called Toothpaste: an interview with Lucy Whitman
Cazz Blase interviews Lucy Toothpaste, who wrote the fanzine JOLT and played a central role in the punk feminist movement
Cazz Blase // 20 May 2011
Categories: Culture and Media, Herstory, Interviews, Magazines, Music
Women in Chile: Moving towards equality (but only if you look the part)
Chile's Mujer magazine is a bizarre juxtaposition of all that's best in women's journalism and all that's worst in advertising, finds Laura Woodhouse
Laura // 3 May 2007
Categories: Magazines
Who's to Say Who Understands Us?
From George Clooney to handbag merchant Stuart Vevers, the Observer Woman's list of the 50 men who "really understand" women gets it badly wrong, argues Joanna Tocher
Joanna Tocher // 1 March 2007
Categories: Magazines
Observer Woman
It's now one year old and has won awards, but did it deliver what it promised to women? Dawn Kofie comments on the first year of the Observer Woman magazine.
Dawn Kofie // 4 January 2007
Categories: Magazines
Psychologies
A magazine for women that isn't obsessed with making you feel bad about your body image? Shocking, but possibly true, as Abby O'Reilly explains.
Abby O'Reilly // 17 November 2006
Categories: Magazines
Girls Like Us vs. Diva
Bailey compares a new lesbian magazine from Amsterdam to the UK's own version. She asks: what should a lesbian magazine look like? Should a lesbian magazine be feminist? How can lesbian magazines avoid being prescriptive about what it means to be queer or female?
Bailey // 21 October 2006
Categories: Magazines
Paper Dolls: Searching for Women within Kerrang Magazine
Collette explains how Kerrang magazine lets down female rock fans. Analysing a recent issue, she looks at how rarely female artists are seriously covered, and finds that even when women are included the magazine chooses to represent them purely as sexual objects.
Collette // 26 September 2006
Categories: Magazines
Uplift Magazine
Jess McCabe gets her hands on an exciting new, glossy, creative feminist magazine.
Jess McCabe // 22 August 2006
Categories: Magazines
Subtext Magazine
Subtext is a new British feminist magazine coming out of the feminist blogging community. Catherine Redfern gives the low-down on its style and substance.
Catherine Redfern // 13 August 2006
Categories: Magazines
First Magazine
Abby O'Reilly reviews First, a new weekly glossy magazine aimed at women and marketed by Emap as a 'groundbreaking', 'intelligent read' that gives readers 'a broader perspective on the world.' So, does it live up to the hype?
Abby O'Reilly // 13 August 2006
Categories: Magazines
Verge Magazine
A new glossy British feminist magazine? Could it possibly be true? Yes indeed! Catherine Redfern checks out the first issue.
Catherine Redfern // 2 July 2006
Categories: Magazines
Grazia Magazine
Sheryl Plant considers whether, like many women's magazines, Grazia contibutes to women's problems even as it purports to solve them.
Sheryl Plant // 17 June 2005
Categories: Magazines
$pread Magazine
$pread Magazine is a new U.S. based publication which claims to be "by and for sex workers of all genders, sexualities and backgrounds" and aims to provide a forum for "marginalised voices" and a "balanced and honest view of the sex industry". Lorraine Smith and Ms Razorblade, feminists with different views of sex work, review the first issue and come to very different conclusions.
Lorraine Smith and Ms Razorblade // 16 April 2005
Categories: Magazines
Scarlet Magazine
Are you "a sexually confident woman"? Do you always "get what you want"? Scarlet Magazine is a new UK sex mag for women which is hoping to provide an assertive look at women's sexuality. But will it appeal to the Charlottes as much as the Samanthas? Holly Combe sits down with Issue 1 (November 2004).
Holly Combe // 11 January 2005
Categories: Magazines
Velvet Magazine
A new, intellectual magazine for lesbians, reviewed by Lorraine Douglas.
Lorraine Douglas // 5 November 2004
Categories: Magazines
Nuts and Zoo Weekly
K* Harknett has the uneviable task of reviewing two new weekly lads mags.
K* Harknett // 16 February 2004
Categories: Magazines
Be Unlimited
Lorraine Smith discovers a promising new monthly women's magazine.
Lorraine Smith // 16 October 2003
Categories: Magazines
Good Housekeeping
Could Good Housekeeping be the most feminist magazine around, asks Ailsa?
Ailsa // 16 February 2003
Categories: Magazines
Response to Lesbians: ignored by mainstream female culture?
Louise queries Ailsa's rant on how mainstream magazines ignore lesbians, and below, Ailsa responds.
Ailsa // 16 February 2003
Categories: Magazines
Lesbians: ignored by mainstream female culture?
Why do magazines insist on ignoring lesbians? "All I'm asking for is not to be completely ignored and made to feel as if because I'm a lesbian I'm no longer allowed to be female," explains Ailsa.
Ailsa // 16 January 2003
Categories: Magazines
Diva
After five years subscribing, Catherine Gillespie gives lesbian life & style magazine, Diva, a mixed review.
Catherine Gillespie // 16 July 2002
Categories: Magazines
Return of the zines
Oh yes, oh yes, more fantastic self-published zines for ya!
Catherine Redfern // 16 July 2002
Categories: Magazines
Zine Reviews - the sequel
More of those funky pro-woman, pro-grrrl zines reviewed.
Catherine Redfern // 16 April 2002
Categories: Magazines
Mslexia
Lorraine Douglas reviews the magazine for women who write.
Lorraine Douglas // 16 March 2002
Categories: Magazines
Chica
Catherine Redfern reviews Chica magazine.
Catherine Redfern // 16 December 2001
Categories: Magazines
Bitch
Catherine Redfern tracks down the magazine that provides the feminist response to pop culture
Catherine Redfern // 16 August 2001
Categories: Magazines
Trouble and Strife
The radical feminist magazine gets the review treatment.
Catherine Redfern // 16 August 2001
Categories: Magazines
Eve's Back
Manchester women's networking magazine, reviewed by Catherine Redfern.
Catherine Redfern // 16 August 2001
Categories: Magazines
Nova
Catherine Redfern reviews the now defunct Nova magazine.
Catherine Redfern // 16 June 2001
Categories: Magazines
AMPminizine
Catherine Redfern reviews Amp minizine.
Catherine Redfern // 16 June 2001
Categories: Magazines
