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2022 in Review: What Wendy Wore, Part I

December 31, 2022 by WendyB

This week, I decided to look up my 2021 “year in review” posts and was shocked — not Casablanca-style fake SHOCKED but genuinely SHOOK — to discover I didn’t write any for the first time since 2011. No year-end Jewel of the Month wrap-up, even though I had conscientiously featured one of my designs each…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, pictures of me, vintage, What Wendy Wore, year in review Tagged With: COVID-19, slow fashion, slow fashion movement

Same Time, Last Year: Braving the Outdoors

April 28, 2021 by WendyB

One year ago today, I ventured out of my neighborhood for the first time in six weeks. New York City had locked down for COVID-19, but I decided activism couldn’t wait any longer; I didn’t want the former guy to become a lifetime dictator with the help of a pandemic. I met up with activist…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, health, In the News, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: COVID-19, face mask, vaccines

Throwback Thursday: Cold-Shoulder Top Has Its Moment

March 25, 2021 by WendyB

Ten years ago, I wore an outfit that made me look like Blanche Devereaux if she were trying to dress like a New Yorker. On casual day. That cold-shoulder turtleneck was already “old” to me at the time. I had gotten it on eBay years earlier, thinking it was going to look more punk, only…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, golden girls gang, homegrown vintage, In the News, pictures of me, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: cold-shoulder sweater, cold-shoulder top, covid vaccine, COVID-19, slow fashion, slow fashion movement, vaccine top

Republicans Run From Trump Rat

December 3, 2020 by WendyB

The #TrumpRat and its activist friends forced a Republican COVID-19 super-spreader event scheduled for tonight out of New York City! Unfortunately for Jersey City, the New York Young Republican Club found a restaurant there — Maritime Parc — that was irresponsible enough to host a pandemic gala. Sorry, New Jersey! Source just sent me this…

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Filed Under: activism, In the News, politics Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, trumprat, young republicans club

19 Years Later: Hypocrisy and Community

September 11, 2020 by WendyB

Nineteen years ago today, I was working at a building complex across the street from the World Trade Center. I was supposed to go to a meeting at my company’s WTC offices, but I decided I’d participate by phone instead. That was a stroke of luck, because that morning, 19 men — 15 of them…

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Filed Under: 9/11, In the News Tagged With: 9/11, arrest trump, coronavirus, COVID-19, osama bin laden, pandemic, taliban

RIP, Larry Kramer

May 27, 2020 by WendyB

Larry Kramer, a writer and one of the earliest AIDS activists, died today at age 84. You can read his full resume in the many obituaries that have been and will be published but, in short, Kramer was a co-founder of two AIDS activism groups — Gay Men’s Health Crisis, in 1982, which provided support…

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Filed Under: activism, In the News, obits, politics Tagged With: aids epidemic, anthony fauci, coronavirus, COVID-19, larry kramer

Taking to the Streets to Mourn COVID-19 Deaths

May 20, 2020 by WendyB

More than 90,000 people have died of the novel coronavirus in the U.S., but the White House hasn’t called for national mourning. To make up for that, grass roots activist groups arranged a Day of Mourning today to call attention to our losses. As #COVID19 infections in the US increase to over 1.5m and deaths…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism Tagged With: arrest trump, coronavirus, COVID-19, day of mourning, remove trump, we will not be silent

Wednesday, May 20: COVID-19 Day of Mourning

May 19, 2020 by WendyB

As of today, more than 90,000 people have died of the novel coronavirus in the U.S.  Tomorrow is a National Day of Mourning, organized by Indivisible, MoveOn, the Center for Popular Democracy, and other activist groups. As part of that, there will be a 24-hour livestream during which all the victims are named. You can get the…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism Tagged With: alpharetta georgie, coronavirus, COVID-19

Trump Lies All the Time

April 28, 2020 by WendyB

Today I left my neighborhood for the first time since Friday, March 13, to join a few of my friends from the Remove Trump collective and We Will Not Be Silent in making a little statement.  Just kidding about the “little” part! This banner is 20′ by 30′ — so it was easy to hold it…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, remove trump, trump lies, we will not be silent

Cuomo: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

April 1, 2020 by WendyB

I hope people “crushing” on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo were paying attention to the news today.  The New York state budget is past due — the deadline was midnight — though this afternoon Cuomo said he’d reached a tentative deal with lawmakers. Under that deal, cuts to Medicaid are still on the table. You’re…

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Filed Under: In the News, politics Tagged With: andrew cuomo, coronavirus, COVID-19, cuomo for president

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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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