[things] feb

My poor neglected blog! I promise to use you more. This month I’ve been saving nice things I’ve read/seen/done to share with you.

Read:
♥ Stars in Your Pocket comics and the fear of not being talented enough (via Rookie)
♥ Riot Grrrl Ink and the Activist History of LGBTQ Record Labels (via Pitchfork)
♥ Why are creative women dismissed as ‘quirky’? (via The Guardian)
♥ The privileged are taking over the arts – without the grit, pop culture is doomed (via New Statesman)
♥ Elephants Can Forget – embracing not having a ‘thick skin’ against experiencing racism/sexism and embracing being tender, gentle and having feelings (via Rookie)
♥ Sick of It All the experience of having a mum with cancer (via Rookie)
♥ Page 3 debates: no room for nuances? (via The F Word)
♥ The creative arts are getting whiter and more middle class (via Dazed & Confused)
♥ Yes We Should Talk About Bodies the body positivity and listening to your body (via Skepchick)
♥ The Everyday Sexism of Women Waiting in Public Toilet Lines (via Time)

Watched:
♥ Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe
♥ Kill Your Darlings
♥ It’s Such a Beautiful Day
♥ Selma
♥ The last episodes of Parks and Rec :(
♥ Broad City (season 2)
♥ The One I Love
♥ Twin Peaks (season 2), which I finally finished, and now can’t wait for season 3.

Listened to:

♥ Hundred Waters – The Moon Rang Like a Bell, Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence, Tacocat – NVM

Did:
♥ Adventures of the Black Square at Whitechapel – exhibition on 100 years of abstract art

♥ Celebrated Galentines day with waffles + friends

♥ Made a paper/pom-pom/origami garland