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By Katie Snyder  Prologue
I have large, cystic, dense breasts. By large, I mean bra size 32HH--a real size, though it sounds fake. It's a hard size to find bras for. Even when found, they consist more of hoists and pulleys than anything attractive. But I digress. Back to the point: I gave up self-checks long ago because I was so lumpy I could never tell anything. For decades I relied on annual mammograms--impossible during Covid.
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By Marie-Eve Bernier  She would playfully ask the same two questions.
“Do you prefer to sit on a rocking chair or a stable armchair?” and “Do you prefer sweet or salty treats?”. This was her failproof ‘scientific’ test to figure which genes her grandchildren had inherited. My grandmother’s maiden name is Fillion, which meant she liked to sit on stable chairs and preferred salted snacks, while my grandfather’s surname is Cloutier, otherwise known for enjoying rocking chairs and having a sweet tooth. She would take great amusement if one of her grandchildren showed traits of both genes, such as if one liked salted chips but also enjoyed a rocking chair. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
This episode of the Badass Lady-Folk podcast features an interview between host Christine Stoddard and Abigail Gabor, a TikTok influencer known for comedy videos about Autism, theatre, and Jewish identity. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
 Back in 2020 when I taught online, I begged my virtual 8th grade students to never, ever let low-rise jeans come back into style. I was kidding around with them for the most part, but I knew that Y2K style was reemerging, for better and apparently much worse.
“It’s too late,” one said behind her black Zoom rectangle. “Please tell me you’re kidding,” I responded. “Nuh-uh,” she told me, “I’ve seen them in stores.” I sighed. I knew what was coming, but hoped with the increasing campaigns for size inclusivity, the infamous “heroin chic” look would go away (or at least the term, please?). Once Kim K (allegedly) lost the BBL, my hope went instead. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
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 Country of Glass by Sarah Katz is unsettlingly beautiful in both language and its harsh reminder of how fragile our systems are, from bodies to countries. And somehow, the fragile nature of both is explained in short, yet striking verse.
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By Maria Newsom  As executor of my late great Uncle Harry’s estate, my mother inherited a box of short stories. Miraculously, this collection of hand-typed, double-spaced sheets of medium-weight paper survived four cellar floods in my parents’ Brooklyn home. Each time the waters abated, mom was relieved to find the box dry. Still, it never came upstairs. Eventually, my parents moved upstate, and the box moved to a new basement. It still hadn’t come above ground when I visited them last summer and found it downstairs, wedged between rolls of Santa Claus paper and a dust-shrouded set of Encyclopedia Britannica.
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By Amy Lee  Although the November mid-term election seem faraway now, I survived that stress by joining the Feminist Book Club. The November theme was, "Women in Politics". I was relieved to find my new tribe of like-minded feminist souls via this online community. The Feminist Book Club invites its members to vote on the book of the month (or swap for an alternative). The November book was: "The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, JR., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin shaped a Nation" by Anna Malaika Tubbs. I was excited to receive this book as I grappled with the joys and anxieties of motherhood, as well as reconciling my feminist views. How do I best guide my son to be an ally to feminism and hopefully a champion to a fair and just society?  The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
By Mario Fenech  In an alternate universe, Roberta Leigh did not approach Gerry Anderson and Arthur Provis to produce a puppet television series. Fans of the many subsequent puppet television series which came out of the collaboration would shudder to think that some of their favorite shows might not have come into existence.
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By The Editors  Parlez-vous français? Don't worry if you don't know French. "The Super 8 Years," an autobiographical film and directorial debut of French author Annie Ernaux has subtitles. (Sorry if you're a 'dubs, not subs' type but yay if you're not?) This 61-minute journey in home movies delves into the author/director's family life from 1972 to 1981. Chronicling the highs and lows of being a wife, mother, and young author, "The Super 8 Years" tiptoes the boundaries of nostalgia without lingering too long there. While you might expect to see French suburban life of a certain era portrayed in the all-Super 8 film, it's not all you see. You also catch glimpses of Albania, Egypt, Spain, and the USSR. Perhaps most poignantly, you see and hear Ernaux's observations about how what's not shown on camera says the most about her marriage, its eventual decline, and how this period was crucial to her becoming a published writer. "The Super 8 Years" opens Dec. 17, 2022 at DCTV in New York City. Find out more here.
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