2013 was the “year of the feminist”—the word seemed to be in the mouth of every celebrity and new start-up last year. Lorde, Beyonce, Lily Allen, and of course, Miley Cyrus, have all been (willing or otherwise) recipients of the “feminist” label in the past year, and companies have also adopted the term—just take a … Continue reading
Summer Hirtzel: Traveler. She’s also a fantastic artist. Born in the valley of Northern California, this Hampshire College alum started feeling restless in her adopted hometown of Amherst, Massachusetts after her fifth year. She bravely shifted gears, uprooted, and took on the lifestyle of a traveler, seeking inspiration. She’s a poet. A student of art … Continue reading
Meet Sandy, a smart, attractive, successful woman in her thirties. She’s an public relations guru, has tons of friends, a warm, supportive partner whom she loves and likewise adores her, two rehabilitated shelter cats, a Sedaris sharp sense of humor, time to volunteer and work on her novel, and to top it all off, a loft in Manhattan’s … Continue reading
7) Take it with you to vote. Continue reading
![[FILM] Miss Representation: How Women Are Constructed And Deconstructed By The Media](https://lunalunamag.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/miss_rep-e1389476725448.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[FILM] Miss Representation: How Women Are Constructed And Deconstructed By The Media")
The 2011 documentary directed and co-written by Jennifer Siebel Newson reveals the alarming landscape of American media in which women are consistently dehumanized and rendered objects prized for their physicality and little more. In a reactionary time with women’s rights constantly under attack and underrepresentation in government positions, this film provides shocking statistics and evidence … Continue reading
Shedding antiquated social views and learning to embrace a liberal identity Continue reading
The real cultural issue here is that we fear the power of the female form so much that we think it blinds us from everything else a woman can embody. Continue reading
Hot to the radio DJ scene, Danii Ruthless came prepared. Her extensive music collection and mega crush on indie lo-fi is just the tip of the iceberg. Danii doesn’t play around when it comes to vinyl or music preservation. Ever the sentimentalist, she shared with us some insight to the radio world. Plus, we took a glimpse at her musical taste buds through a scope of Top Fives (much love to Nick Hornby, you betcha). Continue reading
![[LOVE] Okcupid: A Double-Edged Sword of Empowerment & Sexual Perversity](https://lunalunamag.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/online-dating.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LOVE] Okcupid: A Double-Edged Sword of Empowerment & Sexual Perversity")
“Maybe you should try online dating.” Ten years ago, that was something you never wanted to hear. Now, it’s no big deal. These days, most people have tried online dating at least once. It’s simply another way people socialize; the internet has forever changed the way we interact. The world is no longer the one our … Continue reading
![[TV] “You’re The Dumbest & The Smartest Fucking Person” – The Problem with <i>Homeland’s</I> Carrie Mathison](https://lunalunamag.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/homeland-carrie.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[TV] “You’re The Dumbest & The Smartest Fucking Person” – The Problem with <i>Homeland’s</I> Carrie Mathison")
Unfortunately, Carrie Mathison represents a myriad of internalized negative stereotypes about women. Continue reading
This is the story of me hating myself and the story of you loving yourself. Continue reading
If we could all walk into a party and booty wave like Beyonce, working the room would be NBD. The key to being a good flirt, however, does not lie in your ass-ets, but in your sass-ets, also known as your sass factor. How can you up yours? Be unapologetic, effortless, and authentic (and if … Continue reading
Roe v. Wade was passed over four decades ago, and yet women around the country are still having their reproductive rights questioned, infringed upon and violated by mostly old, white men, who have no concept of the decision they are trying to make for us all. Continue reading
![[LIT] In Conversation With Writer Sarah Gerard](https://lunalunamag.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/1184907_10151789313162528_801405681_n.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LIT] In Conversation With Writer Sarah Gerard")
“It takes a ‘certain’ kind of woman to show her breasts. Nobody half decent would bother with such an exhibition…” Continue reading
Oh, it’s easy enough to blame victims, to count back the steps to any sexual disaster a woman has survived and hold her nose to the various mistakes she made that led her to doom. If a harassed or raped woman isn’t “slut-shameable” during the given grievance, then the next logical step is to bring her fragility on trial. Everyone looks at her and asks if she was indeed inviting that dreaded “wrong attention”. Continue reading
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