An end and a new beginning?
Jennifer Patterson consider what two exhibitions of works by female artists indicate about the art world for women today
Jennifer Patterson // 18 June 2013
Weirdly beautiful creations
Sisters Bianca and Sierra Casady have carved a niche for themselves as purveyors of eclectic folk and "weirdly beautiful creations". Along with Antony Hegerty, Kembra Pfahler and Johanna Constantine, they are 'Future Feminists'. Ania Ostrowska reviews their new album Tales of a GrassWidow
Ania Ostrowska // 17 June 2013
Emily Wilding Davison: 100 years on
Catherine Elms watches Clare Balding's Secrets of a Suffragette, a documentary looking at some of the history behind the movement and the events surrounding the death of one of its most well-known figures
Catherine Elms // 6 June 2013
Categories: Reviews, Television
'Drums, keys, beat machines and whatever else she can fit in her road case'
Trained violinist Emily Wells successfully merges hip-hop and classical to create a folktronic sound that is all her own. She has brought out seven albums since 1999, mostly on her own label. Cazz Blase has a listen to Mama, her first release in the UK
Cazz Blase // 3 June 2013
The long walk to equality
Musician and singer Sabrina Chap talks to Karren Ablaze! about putting the joy in the fight for LGBT rights and how same-sex marriage is by no means the end of the road
Karren Ablaze! // 31 May 2013
Categories: Features, Interviews, Music, Politics and Current Affairs, Sex and Relationships
Desperately seeking Dolly
Cazz Blase immensely enjoys, despite not being a die-hard Dolly Parton fan, a girl's journey in search of her mother
Cazz Blase // 30 May 2013
Good stuff - The Other Half of the Sky
Jolene Tan finds much of interest in this science fiction collection focused on "heroes who happen to be women"
Jolene Tan // 29 May 2013
Categories: Books
Mary Beard critiques the classics
Jess McCabe looks into Mary Beard's critique of biases in the classics
Jess McCabe // 28 May 2013
Categories: Books
Wrecked: a last-ditch prayer
Charlotte Roche's second novel, about psychological collapse, leaves Laura Way in two minds
Laura Way // 28 May 2013
Categories: Books
Asking for it: giving outspoken women in music a bad name
In the 1990s, Courtney Love's status as an opinionated musician led to bad press and public scorn. In the 2010s, Pussy Riot's feminist activities have resulted in them actually losing their liberty. Amica Lane considers these different consequences against a backdrop of Riot Grrrl politics and wonders how far we've really moved towards accepting women who rebel on their own terms
Amica Lane // 27 May 2013
