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Abortion Rights: What You Can Do Now

May 3, 2022 by WendyB

I have a lot to say about the Supreme Court draft, so I will probably update this post later. For now, here’s the link to my list of nationwide and New York City abortion-rights actions. I will be updating this frequently, so bookmark it and check back often. If there was ever a time to…

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Filed Under: activism Tagged With: abortion, abortion rights, fuck christofascists, human rights, reproductive rights

Jewel of the Month: Empress Wu for Earth Day

April 22, 2022 by WendyB

Today is Earth Day, marking the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. I do love a theme, so let’s contemplate my Empress Wu dragon ring with its spinning lapis lazuli globe. I created the Empress Wu ring as a symbol of a powerful woman, as I explained in this old…

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Filed Under: activism, featured jewel, Good Causes, In the News, jewel of the month, Jewelry, pictures of me, rings Tagged With: climate activism, climate change, extinction rebellion, nyc protests, red rebel brigade

Throwback Thursday: Looking Like Liza

April 7, 2022 by WendyB

Liza Minnelli’s appearance at the Oscars last month reminded me that I have a personal “Never Is the Next New Thing™” situation to report. I usually apply “Never Is the Next New Thing™” to fashion trends, having long observed that the most provocative/grating/startling looks — the ones that make you say, “I would NEVER wear…

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Filed Under: Fashion, Halloween, holidays, never is the next new thing, outfit post, pictures of me, Special Occasions, Throwback Thursday, twins?, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: cabaret, celebrity lookalikes, liza minnelli

My Worst Dressed at the 2022 Grammys Is …

April 5, 2022 by WendyB

I started my blog in 2007 with the motto “Wear What You Want” and, accordingly, I’ve avoided naming “worst-dressed” people. I’ve decided to draw the line on someone’s look just a few times, and this is one of those moments: My worst-dressed at the 2022 Grammy Awards is the Recording Academy itself, which covered itself…

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Filed Under: activism, Arts & Entertainment, awards shows, Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, drawing the line, Fashion, Grammys, lady gaga, music, racism, rants Tagged With: louis ck, recording academy

Jewels of the Month: Designs for Ukraine

March 31, 2022 by WendyB

In February, after my Valentine’s Day post, I promised myself I was going to turn over a new leaf in March — right in time for spring — and go back to blogging regularly. I was quite the prolific blogger for almost 13 years. I even blogged through the first couple of months of the…

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Filed Under: activism, charity, earrings, featured jewel, gold, Good Causes, jewel of the month, Jewelry, my designs, single earrings, stud earrings Tagged With: jewelry for ukraine, nasty necklace, political jewelry, razom for ukraine, ukraine fundraiser

Unfinished Business of 9/11/21

December 31, 2021 by WendyB

On Sept. 11, 2021 — the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks — I published Part I of a blog post about the occasion. CLICK HERE FOR THE 9/11/21 BLOG POST. I planned to publish Part II the following day, but I didn’t. Nor did I publish it in all the days that followed,…

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Filed Under: 9/11, activism, In the News, politics

Treason’s Greetings! (Fox Lies!)

December 25, 2021 by WendyB

Merry Christmas from me … and the activist organizations Truth Tuesdays and Rise and Resist! Our group Christmas photo was taken on December 7 in the public plaza in front of Fox News, where I’ve taken part in a powerful “Fox Lies, Democracy Dies” protest every Tuesday since August,. Truth Tuesdays isn’t taking a break…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, evil empire, In the News, Murdock, politics, racism Tagged With: fox lies, fox lies democracy dies, rise and resist, truth tuesdays

Flashback: The Best Day of 2020

November 8, 2021 by WendyB

One year ago today, I posed at the fence that the former guy had built around the White House to keep protestors at a distance. I was still feeling the pure joy of the previous day, when the 2020 presidential election was called for Joe Biden. At the moment that news broke on Nov. 7,…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, In the News, pictures of me, politics Tagged With: #trumprat, bravinlee programs, trump rat, trump rat balloon

What Wendy Wore: Met Gala Fashion Statement

September 13, 2021 by WendyB

I haven’t dressed up since New Year’s Eve 2020, so it felt great to squeeze into a vintage Arnold Scaasi dress and go to tonight’s celebrity-packed Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Okay, I wasn’t actually inside the Met Gala, but protesting in front of the Met with the tireless activists of…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, dresses, Fashion, Met Gala, pictures of me Tagged With: carolyn maloney, met gala 2021, tax the rich

September 12 and the Wall Street Journal

September 9, 2021 by WendyB

The 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks is practically upon us. I’m working on a post about that, of course. In the meantime, I wanted to share a couple of things related to the Wall Street Journal and MrB (aka Paul Steiger, aka the managing editor of the WSJ from 1991 through 2007). The…

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Filed Under: 9/11, About Wendy, In the News, journalism

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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