BlogHers Act — Vote Now!

A few weeks ago I wrote about BlogHer’s amazing project of mobilizing their members toward political action.
They tabulated all suggestions, and have produced a poll, so vote now!
And a few more items of interest:
Know a breast cancer survivor? Sponsor Fringe Copyeditor Karen as she participates in Race for the Cure, or better yet, sign [...]

Read For the Record!

My fellow lit-mag editor Jen Pieroni works as a grant writer for Jumpstart and is currently working on Read For the Record, which purchases numerous copies of a single book (this year, it’s The Story of Ferdinand) in order to help disadvantaged children learn to read.
I think Jen said it best in her email:
“One of [...]

Fringe Binge 3 Recap

Didn’t make it to this year’s Binge? Or maybe you were there but can’t for the life of you remember what went down? Well, here’s what you missed:
Editors [from left] Katie Spencer, Beth Parfitt, Janell Sims, Lizzie Stark, Julia Henderson and Sarah Miles were at the Crimson Room at Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard Square by [...]

National Day of Silence for Net Radio

Save it, kids! New royalty rates for internet radio are set to go into effect on July 15, which will put many small webcasters out of bidness. Broadcasters have declared today a National Day of Silence, and will be observing it at various times during the day today. Save Net Radio has organized the [...]

ING Direct Commercial – Yay!

I saw a great ING Direct commercial the other night that encouraged women to stop spending their money on expensive purses and start putting the money into savings accounts so that it can grow (and then be used for bigger, better purchases, like, uh, a house for instance).
See the ING commercial here.
I know that ING [...]

Fringe Binge 3: The Summer Solstice

That’s right, the summer solstice is upon us (okay, it was yesterday), and what better way to celebrate the longest day of the year than by partying with Fringe Magazine! It’s our annual fundraiser, and this time we’ve upgraded from my house to the fabulous downstairs at Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard Square. The [...]

Bound: A Feminist Reading?

I’m a big fan of all things noir, but even though my father lent me this movie close to three years ago, I’d put off seeing it. I can’t really say why, other than the unappealing cover photo, and the billing that it was the movie the Wachowski Brothers made before The Matrix.
I [...]

Confessions of a Girly Girl

I didn’t own a pair of jeans until fifth grade. But I had dresses aplenty. Dresses, lacy socks, even dolls with matching outfits. Maybe because when shopping with my Virginia-born grandmother, harsh denim fabric never seemed to catch her stylistic eye. That, and when placed next to my frilly wardrobe, jeans just seemed vulgar.
All of [...]

Fatwa: When Religion Meets the Modern World

Problem 1: According to Islam, unmarried men and women cannot work together. In fact, the only males women are supposed to keep company with are their relatives.
Problem 2: Modernization in Muslim nations means men and women need to work together to advance their countries and stay competitive with the rest of the world.
The [...]

BlogHers Act

BlogHer is trying to harness the power of women on the internet. They are asking women bloggers to identify two different things:
1. Choose a global issue as BlogHer’s hot-button issue of the year.
My choice? Well…it is a tough one. On the one hand, I’d like to see folks address issues of [...]