American photographer and artist Cindy Sherman established her decades-long career by focusing her work on a very specific person—herself.
Tag: body
The Collapse of Fact and Fiction: Barbara Loden’s “Wanda”
When Wanda (played by Barbara Loden) divorces her husband and leaves her two small children behind, she is quickly stripped of her identity.
Yulia Zagoruychenko on Dance, Life, and Where She’s Heading Next
World champion ballroom dancer Yulia Zagoruychenko shares insights on her career in dance and how she sees it evolving.
Witches as Modern Feminist Icons
BDSM and kink educator Yin Q discusses labels for women with Kristen Sollee, author of “witches, sluts, feminists.”
Artist Sam Rueter Takes Back the Power of the Female Form
Figurative painter Sam Rueter lets women present their story the way they want it to be seen.
Sid on Sex: Unerotic Pleasure is the First Self-Care
Even as a sex columnist, sex is not what comes to mind for Sid Azmi when thinking about pleasure. Azmi’s ultimate indulgence is “time of one’s own.”
Art by Christina Quarles & Poetry by Christine Kitano
As a Queer, cisgender woman who is black but is often mistaken as white, artist Christina Quarles engages with the world from different positions.
The Magic and True Meaning of Hysteria
Emotion has historically been silenced as a sign of female weakness and labeled as “hysteria” in our culture.
Artist Alia Ali is Challenging Our Perception of Bodies
How do you read a body completely covered in patterned fabric? Artist Alia Ali obscures culture, race, and gender to unveil our assumptions about identity.
Sid on Sex: The Feminist’s Guide to Sex Toys
Sid Azmi, the owner of a Brooklyn sex shop, says “pleasure begins with the permission to self-love.” Sex toys should be a part of that.
Why Are People So Angry Miss America Is Losing Its Swimsuit Competition?
Allison Geller responds to the Twitter outcry about eliminating the swimsuit competition in the Miss America pageant.
Documentary Film: The Breast Archives—March 10, 2018 | NYC
The Breast Archives, a documentary film by Meagan Murphy, shares the unadulterated stories of nine women who disclose the bodily shame and disconnection.
On Clara Bow and Hollywood’s Impossible Standards
Hollywood pretends to accept a diverse group of women, but the roles for plus-sized women and women of color just aren’t there.
Sid on Sex: Define Your Sexual Narrative
Do we have a sexual narrative that illustrates our erotic personality and one that describes our approach to sex?