I want to preface this post by saying I sent my boyfriend a link this morning to a great Jezebel article about how Miley Cyrus’ appropriation of black and poor culture is annoying at best, destructive at worst. I, too, find Mz. Cyrus frustrating at times but my frustration stems from issues that are class […]
Author: Jackie Mantey
Internet Wins of the Week: Body Awareness Edition
The issue of body awareness has been on my mind lately, mostly because I have zero body awareness and am working to remedy that. Body acceptance is not my issue–I have accepted it and moved on to other things. However, being aware of it is something I find myself actively trying to not do. Ahoy, […]
10 Questions: For recovered addict bartender/ inspiration Michael Bishop
“You should write a book,” I said. “I would love that,” Michael said. “What would you call it?” I said. “Dolly Parton Saved My Life,” he said. Unfortunately that book title has already been taken, Michael said after I swooned. “By some housewife.” It would be a clever title to introduce Michael’s story, though. His […]
My Classism By The Numbers
94: Percent chance I am more likely to not get over into another lane if you are riding my ass and in an expensive car versus if you are riding my ass and in a shitty car. 1: Number of Bell Hooks books I own about class. 2: Number of Bell Hooks books about […]
From the vault: I walk these suburbs alone
From the Vault = True story snippets from a writer’s notebook. Preface: I used to live in a tiny apartment by a huge mall. I loved to walk each morning through the surrounding suburbs. Being a white woman in her early 20s in a hand-me-down Northface jacket means you can walk through these places totally […]
Miranda July and Holland Cotter in Columbus. In one weekend. See also: Gary Freaking Panter and Mike Birbiglia
You guys! CCAD’s entire newly expanded fall lineup is killing it. I want to live in Canzani this fall. From the press release: CCAD SPECIAL EVENTS MIX 2013 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: JEFF SMITH SEPT. 27 to 28 “A celebration of and investigation into the art of the comic book, the graphic novel and other book-length forms […]
10 Questions for an Artist: Street artist Stephanie Rond
The first Stephanie Rond artwork I ever saw was this one: A Facebook friend had posted the image. I reposted, having never heard of Rond but loving the piece. Total honesty: I did not think she was from Columbus. I had yet to see, in my four or five years of living here, any feminist art by […]
From the Vault: Sam got a weave
From the Vault = True story snippets from a writer’s notebook. “Sam got a weave. ‘A black girl did it,’ she whispers. It’s real hair–‘Human hair!’ she says–braided into her naturally thin brown strands. It’s locked in tight to her scalp. She keeps touching it, petting it. She lets it swing around, amazed at the […]
Five must-see movie picks from filmmaker Max Groah
Danger! Intrigue! Social commentary expressed by zombies thwarted by pot! Meet Max Groah. Groah is a member of Backward Slate Productions, a collective of Columbus filmmakers. He is the first guest of the July edition of my show with Justin Golak, What’s Up Columbus, and the director of “Bong of the Living Dead.” You can […]
Women’s Studies friends and SkyMall enthusiasts, read on!
Last week my boyfriend and I went on vacation to the Bahamas with his mom and her fiance. I’ll spare you the envy-inducing photographs of Paradise’s water, which is as clear as the 24-hour-delayed return flight was irritating. Instead I will show you photos that highlight more pressing matters. I love airports. When I was […]