Where are the Swifties? Jordy and Berkley publicist, Kristin Cipolla, sit down to discuss two of their favorite things: Taylor Swift and books. If you’re looking for book recommendations based on each of Taylor’s eras, you’re in the right place. In the second segment, Alana speaks with Nino Stratchey, of the infamous Stratchey family. They …
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The deal was: She’d pay me $200, I’d shave my head, and I’d buy the amp. Hair grows back. Vox AC15s are forever. When I was 16 years old, I was the lead guitarist of a rock band and my weapon of choice was not my axe (rock star talk for a guitar) but, instead, …
Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis is a graphic memoir that shares her life story before and after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Born in 1969, a decade before the revolution and the Islamic regime overtook the country, Satrapi recounts her life growing up pre- and post-revolution. Satrapi’s early childhood consisted of classes in a bilingual French school, family …
“Women aren’t funny.” It’s a phrase that’s all too common if you’re chronically online. It’s also become a rallying cry for a generation who may have never seen Phyllis Diller on a Dean Martin Celebrity Roast or Jean Carroll’s slew of appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show. Enter In On The Joke, a book in …
Jordy sits down with Laura Bates, feminist and sexism expert, to discuss her new book, NO ACCIDENT. This YA feminist, survivor thriller explores themes of sexual harassment, rape, abusive relationships, psychological abuse, and friendships in young adults. Books & Resources mentioned Fix the System, Not the Women by Laura Bates Men Who Hate Women by …
Sex Education: What We Should Have Learned in High School Read More »
When asked to pick an emotion from Baking by Feel, I gravitated immediately toward caring. Caring is what I strive to be, even when it is not exactly how I am feeling in the moment. When it can be so easy to tune out and turn off and be apathetic, caring — about others, about …
[cw: sex work, trans violence] The second season of P-Valley, created by Katori Hall and streaming on Starz, premiered this past summer. The show is set in small-town Chucalissa, Mississippi, at a strip club called The Pynk, and the episodes are a beautiful mishmash of body, survival, love, money, and exploration. The club itself is …
Looking for some good romance books to spice up your shelves?! Jordy and Sally sit down to discuss their favorite romance books of 2022…and some of the flops they read. In the second segment, Ashley interviews Charlaine Harris about the fourth novel in her Gunnie Rose series, THE SERPENT IN HEAVEN. The discussion includes world …
Frisky Faves + Alternating History & Fantasy with Charlaine Harris Read More »
I had never heard of Elinor Glyn when I first saw Hilary A. Hallett’s biography of her. I’m a sucker for early Hollywood history, and when I saw that beautiful orange cat draped around that extravagant red-headed woman on the book’s cover, I knew I needed to learn about her. Inventing the It Girl: How …
Book Review: Inventing the It Girl by Hilary A. Hallett Read More »
The holiday season is upon us and with it comes darker days in the literal and, for many, the figurative sense, too. The late fall and winter seasons can be especially rough for people, especially when you consider that about 5% of U.S. adults experience seasonal affective disorder, also known as seasonal depression. At a …
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