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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

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

Remembering George Floyd, Part 1

May 25, 2021 by WendyB

Today, May 25, marks a year since George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis by then-cop Derek Chauvin — a death that triggered one of the largest protest movements in U.S. history under the rallying cry of “Black Lives Matter.” Memorial marches, rallies, and vigils are planned in many locations. If you’re in New York City,…

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Filed Under: In the News, news, politics, racism, racism Tagged With: abolish the police, black lives matter, defund the police, george floyd

Abolition Now

April 15, 2021 by WendyB

It’s been difficult to know what to blog here, while police all over country continue committing acts of violence against Black and brown people. For 20-year-old Daunte Wright to be shot to death by a veteran cop at an unnecessary traffic stop in Brooklyn Park, Minn. — mere miles away from where Derek Chauvin is…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, In the News, racism Tagged With: abolish the police, abolition now, adam toledo, daunte wright, george floyd

My Best Dressed at the 2021 Grammys Is …

March 15, 2021 by WendyB

The winner of my Best Dressed/Wear What You Want award for the 2020 Grammys is Billy Porter and his fabulous mechanical hat! Yeah, I said 2020. I know the 2021 Grammys ceremony was on last night, and I’ll get to that eventually, but I’m a wee bit behind! There was a lot going on when…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, awards shows, Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, dresses, Fashion, feminism, Grammys, In the News, music, OMG-worthy, politics, racism Tagged With: beyonce, grammys 2021, megan thee stallion, neil portnow, the weeknd

Impeach Trump Now

January 6, 2021 by WendyB

I don’t want the domestic terrorism that took place in Washington, D.C., today to sap all the joy out of the yesterday’s huge achievement: Georgia’s election of two Democratic senators, Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. Warnock is the first Black person to win a Senate seat in Georgia; Ossoff is the first Jew. Their…

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Filed Under: activism, In the News, news, politics, racism Tagged With: fuck trump, trump coup, trump terrorism

Relaxing With Joe Biden … NOT!

November 4, 2020 by WendyB

I don’t like to count my chickens before they’re hatched, but at the moment I’m cautiously hopeful for Joe Biden. Keep your fingers, toes, eyes, and all other body parts crossed! I’ve read and heard a lot of people bemoaning the fact that Biden’s lead isn’t the landslide they hoped for. In response, I will…

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Filed Under: activism, In the News, pictures of me, politics, racism Tagged With: black lives matter, defund the nypd, defund the police, philadelphia, voter suppression, walter wallace jr.

Activism Inspiration: White Rose Leaflets of WWII

February 22, 2020 by WendyB

On this day in 1943, Nazis beheaded three young Germans — Christoph Probst and siblings Sophie and Hans Scholl — for their part in writing, printing, and distributing six leaflets urging nonviolent resistance to the fascist regime. Embed from Getty Images The leaflets were produced by the White Rose — the name chosen by a…

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Filed Under: activism, History, In the News, news, politics, racism Tagged With: hans scholl, sophie scholl, white rose leaflets

Super Halftime: The Shakira & J. Lo Show

February 4, 2020 by WendyB

The Shakira and Jennifer Lopez Super Concert on Sunday was so much more meaningful than I expected! I’m told there was some kind of big sports event before and after their performance, and — if that’s correct — I just hope both sides had fun. More importantly, we had two Latinx women headlining the show…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, Celebrities, In the News, news, politics, racism, sports Tagged With: j. lo, jennifer lopez, shakira, super bowl

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Inspiration

January 20, 2020 by WendyB

When I’m frustrated by individuals who fail to take positive actions to improve society, I reread Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter From a Birmingham Jail.” “… time itself is neutral; it can be used either destructively or constructively. More and more I feel that the people of ill will have used time much more effectively…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, In the News, racism Tagged With: martin luther king jr

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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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