True Stories of Girl Power

Do you have a smartphone? A computer? Anything with a screen that is connected to the internet? Then you need to check this out. The Grassroots Girls Book Club brings the stories of girls around the world to us as graphic novels. These novels are free to view online or even download, ensuring they are as… Read More

Guardians of the Galaxy: A Tale of Two Sisters

This Tuesday I went with my SO and another couple to see Guardians of the Galaxy. I am not familiar with the GotG comics in any capacity, similar to most moviegoers, but I came out of the theater with a smile on my face (who wouldn’t smile at this?) and full intentions to see the… Read More

The Green Bride

   Photo by mensatic It’s wedding season!! When you reach a certain age, summer is less about hanging out at the beach and more about how many of your friends are getting married. This year is an especially big wedding season in my family because my little brother, older sister and I are all getting married within a… Read More

We’ve all come a long way from Kansas! Feminism in The Wizard of Oz

We’ve all watched the MGM film The Wizard of Oz from 1939. But did you know that the original novel, written fully 39 years earlier, contained ideas about femininity that were quite progressive at that time and still are today? The feminist tendencies of his novels do not come as such a big surprise if… Read More

We’ve Got To AC-CENT-uate the Positive

 Photo by hotblack If you aren’t familiar with the #NotBuyingIt campaign you simply MUST go and check it out. The campaign has shamed companies into withdrawing products and  spurred national discussion during the Super Bowl. I even donated $50 to their IndieGoGo Campaign for building a #NotBuyingIt App (which I recommend as well!) The success… Read More