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Body Politics In The Fitness IndustryBy The Editors When you imagine exercising, does the thought make you shudder? With 93% of women saying they've experienced body shaming, that reaction isn't uncommon. Girls as young as nine years old already begin to control their bodies through extreme diets and exercise. But we don't have to hate our bodies! (And really shouldn't when they allow us to do so many incredible things.) We talked to a feminist wellness coach and instructor to get some insight into what body-positive exercise can look like.
Tiana Dottin, who's worked in New York City for the past seven years, encourages you to explore different kinds of movement but always listen to your body—no matter what anyone else says. Dottin brings a wealth of expertise to the conversation as a certified personal trainer, nutrition specialist, and orthopedic specialist with the American Council on Exercise. She is also a registered 200-hour yoga instructor with the Yoga Alliance, a certified boxing coach through Everybody Fights, and a certified life coach through the American Life Coach Academy. Here's our Q&A with this smart and spunky dancer-turned-trainer:
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An Anthology Close To My HeartDear Fledglings,
I first stumbled upon Quail Bell the summer of 2014. I was hanging out with a new friend and some of his other friends I met during my first semester at Virginia Commonwealth University. As an anxious young girl from a more rural area, the city was (and often still is) an intimidating place. While many teens flock towards new places as a means of escape, I often feel the need to escape back to my comfort zone of small(ish) town living. Even so, I was determined to defy the agoraphobia that long plagued my ability to experience things that many people consider fun or exhilarating. That determination led me to Quail Bell Magazine, where I am now the executive editor. But let me tell you just how that happened: The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
A National Graduate JournalBy The Editors There are so many magazines out there, even just literary and academic ones. What there aren't a ton of are interdisciplinary magazines exclusively for graduate-level creative and scholarly work. One to put on your radar is The Crambo, published by Kennesaw State University in Georgia. The magazine, which was launched last academic year, just dropped its latest issue, Vol 2. Our founder, Christine Sloan Stoddard, has a photo essay in it (plus work in Vol. 1, if you're curious). Here's how the issue's Letter From The Editors starts: Every grad student, no matter the size of their school, where they reside, or what program they are in, went willingly into the overwhelming chaos of grad school. We are all joined together in this hard world, giving up our time and our sanity, in order to pursue something we love. The work we do is difficult, but it is fulfilling. We thrive on it. Passion is our driving force—the thing that wakes us up in the morning and propels us through our grad school journey. Read the rest of the letter and download the full PDF for Vol. 2 here.
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Interview: Victoria Luzuriaga Bastidas, Co-Curator of @Exhibition By El Sótano Art Space in Brooklyn3/8/2019 The Artistry Of Digital CommunicationBy The Editors El Sótano Art Space may have a physical location in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood, but that's not stopping this socially-minded venue from venturing into the digital realm. El Sótano just launched @Exhibition, an online art project centered around email. The site features the conceptual work of our founder Christine Sloan Stoddard, as well as other artists from around the world, and will continue to expand. We asked co-curator Victoria Luzuriaga Bastidas a few questions about @Exhibition—over email, naturally. Here's a glimpse of our conversation:
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Careful With The Submissions & Social Media OverloadBy M. Alouette Maybe you've seen one of the increasingly popular memes about busyness on your favorite social network. Or maybe you haven't because you don't use social media, at least not often. It could be that you're "too busy" or simply cannot be bothered. If it's the former, you could be falling prey to one of our society's most dangerous traps: the cult of busyness. (And if it's the latter, please don't be too smug about somehow being "too good" for social media, either.)
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A Long-Awaited Return
After scandals and disagreements between the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Foundation Board of Directors disrupted the awarding of high literary merit, the Nobel Prize for Literature will once again be awarded for both 2018 and 2019.
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Campus By The SeaBy Melina Bee Growing up, I never understood my father’s pride in American University of Beirut (AUB), which is his alma mater as well that of his father and grandfather. Despite my months-long visits to Beirut every summer for the first two decades of my life, I had never actually set foot on the campus until this past January.
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The Awkward Side of SexBy Ghia Vitale Awkward Sex and the City is a sex podcast. It’s based on what has been described as a “live storytelling show.” The stories you’ll hear on this podcast will blow your mind.
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Finding Comfort in Witchcraft
Editors' Note: An earlier version of this interview and the book review was previously published on Archita's blog.
Lisa Marie Basile is a poet, essayist and editor living in New York City. She’s the founding editor-in-chief of Luna Luna Magazine, and most recently is the author of Light Magic for Dark Times, a collection of practices and rituals for intentional and magical living. You can read my review of the book here. In this interview, Lisa tells me (and now you!) how she found her calling as a witch, her writing and magical practices, the social backlash that witches often face and her favorite spells: When did you first identify as a witch? How would you define your witchcraft? When I was a teenager, I took great comfort in the archetype of the witch. As a former foster youth, I found spirituality, folklore, and magic empowering; I wasn’t necessarily practicing elaborate rituals (because I didn’t have the tools), but I was connecting with nature, setting intentions, and writing little spell-statements. I felt very much like a teen witch, especially when the 90s popularized the archetype and her story. Although this was a bit silly, it did pave the way for my own practice. I lost touch with it for a few years in my mid-twenties, mostly due to college and extreme stress levels and PTSD. Once I realized the void, I tapped back into the practice. Today, I feel very comfortable identifying as a witch; my practice is rooted deeply in meditation, earthing, and shadow exploration. It’s secular, eclectic, a little chaotic, and rooted in intention above all. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Lumberjack Literature
When you think of fear-inducing creatures, you may think of werewolves, vampires, or goblins. Whatever comes to mind, early American lumberjacks referred to things that went bump in the night as "fearsome critters". The same creatures help inspire a new generation of writers and artists, including myself.
That's one reason I'm honored to have my own art featured in Fearsome Critters' upcoming second issue. After all, an appreciation for old culture in today's times will always win our hearts at Quail Bell. I asked Editor-in-Chief Korbin Jones, who is also author of the forthcoming poetry collection songs for the long night (QueerMojo), some questions about the new issue and what it takes to run a literary journal in the modern world...which like the old lumberjack days, relies on lots of hard labor. |
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