Kesha made a triumphant return to music last August when she released Rainbow, her first album in five years. The record is significant and powerful for several reasons: Chiefly, it’s her first effort without production credits from Dr. Luke, the hit-maker whom she sued for emotional and physical abuse in 2014. This lawsuit put Kesha’s…
Read moreCatherine Deneuve, the 74-year-old French actress known for her decades-long career, has joined 99 other women in signing an open letter that challenges the #MeToo movement and its French counterpart #Balancetonporc, claiming that the public campaigns infantilize women, limit sexual freedom, and contribute to “puritanical” and “totalitarian” thinking. The letter was published Tuesday in French…
Read moreThis is a long backstory, but bear with me: A few weeks ago, I signed up for a two-day prenatal yoga workshop that I thought would teach me how to modify yoga poses during my pregnancy. The first morning, when I arrived, I realized it was actually a prenatal yoga teacher training, and I was…
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PHOTO: Courtesy of subject Tarana Burke While thousands of stories of sexual harassment and assault have flooded Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram in recent days, the #MeToo social movement did not, in fact, originate this past weekend. Instead, it goes back a decade—and was originated by activist Tarana Burke. Burke, who also founded the youth organization…
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