Beyonce – the Addison Recorder

Respecting the Artistry: A Beginner’s Guide to Beck

February 10, 2015 by Travis J. Cook Leave a Comment

If you’re like many people, you watched the Grammy Awards on CBS last Sunday night. If you’re like even more people, you paid attention as the Internets blew up about some media-fueled spontaneous feud that may or may not lead directly to causing World War III.

Long story short: on Sunday, in a huge upset, alternative rock musician Beck’s Morning Phase won the coveted Album of the Year trophy over Beyonce’s self-titled silver lion of death that was widely expected to take home the tiny record player.

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Roxane Gay On “Bad Feminism,” Beyoncé, & Blogging

August 29, 2014 by Meryl Williams Leave a Comment

Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist, reads at Women & Children First Bookstore in Andersonvile.

What does it mean to be a “bad feminist”? Author Roxane Gay defines the term in the intro of her book of essays of the same title. She admits she may not be as up on feminist texts as she’d like and sometimes she finds herself singing along to pop music she knows is bad for women. But she also supports equal pay for equal work and a woman’s right to make decisions about her own health with unfettered access to health care. A “bad” feminist accepts that she or he cannot be a perfect ideal and example of feminism at all times.

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