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Link List #168: Imagining alternative futures through the lens of our favorite publications
Link List

Link List #168: Imagining alternative futures through the lens of our favorite publications

In a present where everything seems unstable, imagining brighter futures inspires us to transform how we live. The links below...
The Cut’s Madame Clairevoyant recommends five books that will alter your perceptions of astrology
New York City

The Cut’s Madame Clairevoyant recommends five books that will alter your perceptions of astrology

The Cut’s Madame Clairevoyant recommends five books that will alter your perceptions of astrology “My sun sign is Sagittarius which...
Five female musicians to get excited about with foundation.fm co-founder Becky Richardson
London Music

Five female musicians to get excited about with foundation.fm co-founder Becky Richardson

Five female musicians to get excited about with foundation.fm co-founder Becky Richardson When it comes to sexism in the music...
Link List #103: Fashion behind bars, the NHS takes steps to eradicate period poverty, and the future for America’s most prominent investigative reporter

Link List #103: Fashion behind bars, the NHS takes steps to eradicate period poverty, and the future for America’s most prominent investigative reporter

Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch,...
Documentary filmmaker Kim Longinotto gives a voice to females rising from oppression
Berlin Film

Documentary filmmaker Kim Longinotto gives a voice to females rising from oppression

In the hands of a less gifted director, Shooting the Mafia would feel like two documentaries from opposing camps for...
Azeema Magazine steps up for women of color, translating personal heritages into stories with daring, powerful voices
London Community

Azeema Magazine steps up for women of color, translating personal heritages into stories with daring, powerful voices

In Saudi Arabia, women are now free to drive, but still take a back seat (in every respect) to men....
Mixtapes Music

FvF Mixtape #131: Missy Magazine

Germany’s market for print media traditionally has been strong. Magazine stores in train stations are flooded with colorful publications, fighting...
Crediting the exemplary females previously unacknowledged for their seminal work in design
Design

Crediting the exemplary females previously unacknowledged for their seminal work in design

Eileen Gray completed her work on one of the 20th century’s masterpieces of modernist architecture in 1929, aged 51. It...
NYC exhibition Designing Women showcases female-centric design
Community

NYC exhibition Designing Women showcases female-centric design

NYC exhibition Designing Women showcases female-centric design It’s a joy to see women excelling in design. So, we were very...
Ways of Seeing: Isabella Dias on her favorite photograph

Ways of Seeing: Isabella Dias on her favorite photograph

Ways of Seeing: Isabella Dias on her favorite photograph The day I took this photo was very cloudy, and not...
Pics or It Didn’t Happen memorializes the banned images of Instagram
Community

Pics or It Didn’t Happen memorializes the banned images of Instagram

Pics or It Didn’t Happen began, fittingly, on social media. In 2015, Arvida Byström sent a tweet calling for a...
Link List #66: Make your own feminist zine, explore some intersectional fashion and add Rebecca Solnit’s new book to your reading list
Link List

Link List #66: Make your own feminist zine, explore some intersectional fashion and add Rebecca Solnit’s new book to your reading list

Thanks for reading! We hope our links inspire you and give you a small window into what the FvF office...
Now in its fourth year, Berlin Feminist Film Week is delivering the views we urgently need
Film

Now in its fourth year, Berlin Feminist Film Week is delivering the views we urgently need

What do we mean when we talk about feminism? We are writing the year 2017 and a woman identifying as...
Nordic chef Christopher Haatuft weighs in on the importance of feminism
Food

Nordic chef Christopher Haatuft weighs in on the importance of feminism

As a youth, I invested all my energy into a future as a no-good, do-nothing, nihilist punk. I wasn’t very...
Link List #65: Pertinent words from Roxane Gay on feminism, the social necessity of libraries, and a sad adieu to the incredible Ren Hang
Link List

Link List #65: Pertinent words from Roxane Gay on feminism, the social necessity of libraries, and a sad adieu to the incredible Ren Hang

Thanks for reading! We hope our links inspire you and give you a small window into what the FvF office...
From magazine to movement: Riposte’s everyday activism in the changing face of women’s media
Berlin Community

From magazine to movement: Riposte’s everyday activism in the changing face of women’s media

It marks, from this point forward, the publication’s dedication to being not just good, but being better—together. Three years on...
American Director Claire Cottrell Reveals the Roots Connecting Femininity and Space
Community

American Director Claire Cottrell Reveals the Roots Connecting Femininity and Space

Her photographs explore the relationship between women and their surroundings with a focus squarely on architecture with a historical significance....
Imperfect Beauty: British Artist Maisie Cousin’s voyeuristic view of the female form
London

Imperfect Beauty: British Artist Maisie Cousin’s voyeuristic view of the female form

Coming across Maisie’s feed on Instagram evokes a visceral response—you won’t be able to pull your eyes away, no matter...
A Turkish Feminist: Eylül Aslan’s gender-defying photography
Berlin

A Turkish Feminist: Eylül Aslan’s gender-defying photography

Often, their faces are concealed by hands and flowers, or their breasts are framed as a dim reflection in the...