Issue 6: Spring 2006


Features

An Interview With the Gossip 

Drummer Hannah Blilie and singer Beth Ditto shared their feminist perspectives on the music industry, DIY projects and what keeps them going.  

An Interview with Doris Anderson 

Trailblazing feminist Doris Anderson was an influential editor of Chatelaine magazine from 1957 to 1977, head of the Advisory Council on the Status of Women in the early 1980s and is now on the steering committee of Equal Voice, a non-partisan Canadian or  

Money Matters

Sure, saving your pennies is tougher than spending them. But when it comes to cash, it pays to be in control.  

It's Just the Prom

You don't have to spend hundreds to have an unforgettable night. Ditch the stuffy old traditions and make prom your own.  

Pretty in Parliament

Thanks to the media, we know where they shop, what they wear and who they're dating. Too bad we're talking about politicans, not movie stars.  


Quick Reads

Letter from the Editors  
Letters  
News Flash  Just say no to abstinence-only sex ed
Activist Report  Project: Life
She's Shameless  
Woman on the Job  Doula/massage therapist
The In-Group  Teach

Shameless Talks

Making Her Mark  Judy Rebick
Body Politics  The not-so-little pleasure point
Advice  I feel lost without a best friend!
Stir it Up  The Dirt on Corporate Organics
And in this corner...  Giving fear the finger

Departments

Get-Up  All tied up
Show + Tell  
Geek Chic  Love at first byte
Sporting Goods  Small wheels, big excitement
DIY  Hanging Lamp
Arts  The great graffiti debate, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Reviews  
The Last Word  Hysterical

Etcetera

Mix Tape  Emily Haines
Comic  Poverty High