As expected, Senator Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the presidential race today. As expected, she did so with more wisdom, honesty, and graciousness than her remaining male rivals have exhibited in their combined public lives. Because that’s what women do. Elizabeth Warren is asked by @maddow if the end of her candidacy means we should…
“Be a Lady, They Said”
Wow! Wow! Wow! This Girls. Girls. Girls. Magazine video — narrated by actor Cynthia Nixon — blew me away! Be a Lady They Said from Paul McLean on Vimeo. The old-school fashion snob/nostalgic in me particularly appreciates the Helmut Newton/Chris von Wangenheim/Guy Bourdin aesthetic of the fashion clips. And the way those images are interwoven…
Activism Inspiration: White Rose Leaflets of WWII
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…
What Wendy Wore: Valentine’s Day Fail
Last Valentine’s Day, I was disappointed that I didn’t put more effort into my outfit. I do adore the floofy H&M jacket gifted to me by OG blogger Sheila of Ephemera in 2018. It’s Valentine’s-worthy red and even vaguely heart-shaped thanks to its puffy shoulders. But, as you can see, I lazily wore it with…
My Slogan for Warren: Pretend She Has a Penis 2020
Picture a white man in a suit who apologized for and learned from his mistakes; evolved his positions and clarified them when criticized; calmly answered aggressive questions; pinky promised with little children to remember important moments; and stood for hours to take pictures with every single person who wanted one — in heat or cold…
My Best Dressed at the 2020 Oscars Is …
I’ve fallen behind on blogging awards-season fashion because of … stuff. View this post on Instagram Shout-out to Tricia Cooke for finding the photo of my arrest as part of the #rotunda10 … my leather and denim jackets had so many pockets in them that everyone else was searched and in police vans by the…
Super Halftime: The Shakira & J. Lo Show
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…
Peep Me in the Swarm the Senate Video
NowThis Politics has a 40-minute video of last Wednesday’s #SwarmTheSenate civil-disobedience action in D.C., in which I participated. Look for me left of center (ha!) on the Capitol steps. Viewing this made me feel like the easy job was getting arrested! I’m stressed out by the cop who was constantly bellowing at the non-arrestee protestors…
You Don’t Have to Get Arrested. You Do Have to Act.
Yesterday, I went to Washington, D.C., with thousands of other activists to demand that the Senate hold a fair and lawful impeachment trial with witnesses and evidence. I was one of 40 people arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Before moving to the Capitol building, we’d held a silent, walking vigil in the…
Role Model: Auschwitz Activist Róża Robota
January 27 is designated as Holocaust Remembrance Day to mark the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration/extermination camp. This year’s Remembrance Day is the 75th anniversary of the liberation, which makes it even more atrocious that the Supreme Court today reinstated the “public charge” immigration policy that prevented Jews from escaping genocide by taking refuge in the…