Hackles
Hannah Norris’ poem explores the discomfiting bizarreness of male behavior towards women in public spaces
Ladies in Waiting
A short story by Kayla Koontz takes place in a vague, fantastical nowhere island, offering a gendered, implicit critique of the futility of imperialist conquest
In English Class, I Wrote This Poem
New in milk & vodka, this poem by Bianca Grace shows a girl learning to channel and name her patriarchal rage. With art by Zahra Mohamadi
Three Poems
New in our milk & vodka column, a trio of crashing, biting, tender poems by Laura Evers on womanhood
whatever you want to call me is fine
The question of pronouns should not be a question – Hannah Coakley distills a limpid sense of resistance in this new poem
Forbidden to See Us Scream in Tehran: A Poignant Reflection on Women’s Voices in Iran
New in our b-roll column, Bangalore-based writer Neetha Kurup reviews Iranian director Farbod Ardebili’s new short film, which comments on the heavy metal scene, feminism, voicelessness, and disability within Tehran
Woman
A film by Ariana Rodriguez, Woman is an intimate, almost visceral account of what it means to be born a woman in a castrating patriarchal system. As an internal monologue, it takes you by the hand through the experience of coming from oppression to freedom, from sleep to awakening
Cities and Splits
A trio of city writing vignettes by Zoe Jane Patterson, inspired by her travels to Istanbul.
geomorphology
Lillian Snortland pairs Columbus’ travels with the representation of women in this striking new poem.
Living Between the Haram and A’ayb: Women in Gulf Societies
“To combat the rigidity of labels and their connotations, as Gulf sisters we can all support each other and not put each other down” - new in arts & culture, an essay on the freedoms of women in Gulf societies.
When I Get Home: Solange's Cartography
In When I Get Home, a title itself implying a road and destination tied to self, Solange sketches a journey, maps out the paths that have led her to this exact moment as both artist and woman and black being.
The Witching Hour: Watching “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”
In this essay, Ria Golovakova talks about childhood magic and the new Netflix show about Sabrina the witch.
The Water in the Sun
A surreal, subtly erotic poem by S K Garcia.
Spell Criminal With a 'K'
New in milk & vodka, Ava J Serra intersperses a Lady Gaga speech, rage at Brett Kavanaugh and protest against misogyny and rape culture in this feminist poem.
The Phases of Identity: A Digital Art Series
This digital art series examines Nada Al Mosa’s personal chronological issues with identity, regarding femininity and the standards in place for what womanhood is expected to be presented as a Muslim Arab.
No Vagina Required: Testament
“Thou shalt not tolerate the bullshit of man” – a feminist manifesto poem by Ava J Serra.
Home(town) Boys
New in milk & vodka, Zoe Jane Patterson unfurls the smothering of vulnerability in young boys, the “bros”of her hometown.
Thank u, next
“Pop music is not always a site for frivolity. The breathy, celestial flutterings of Grande's music are also a safe space, not only for herself, but for all her fans and listeners” – a feminist op-ed by Vamika Sinha.
Frida Kahlo, Making Herself an Exhibit
Samantha Neugebauer reflects on her experience of the current London exhibition titled "Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up."
bell hooks
New in milk & vodka, a feminist poem by Vamika Sinha.