[in]Visible Magazine

  When the high school students in Denver took to the streets to protest the changes to make their history curriculums more patriotic, they were making a point that, as Eugene Debs put it, “intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization.” Progress, from this viewpoint, is created by people who actively disagree with the system […]

After countless Batman and Superman films (and even more to come) DC announces that the very first ever live action Wonder Woman movie will be released in 2017. Given the lack of female-led movies, and especially female-led superhero movies, this is a cause for celebration. For a long time Hollywood has been in the mindset […]

    Image Source Before I start describing how I feel about a certain issue – it might be better for you to first understand the issue. Here is Buzzfeed to the rescue, with a handy article comparing the prices of women’s products to men’s products. http://www.buzzfeed.com/maitlandquitmeyer/lady-products-that-cost-more-than-their-male-counterparts#2soimul As a female consumer, Buzzfeed’s article was not […]

“She is always listening.” “Who is always listening?” I asked my Grandmother. It was the first time I had ever heard someone refer to God as “she.” I spent most of my childhood praying to a superman figure named “Father,” “Lord,” and sometimes, “The Big Guy Upstairs.” His picture loomed above my bed’s headboard.  In […]

  The first time I ever experienced a taiko performance I heard the deafening vibrations lapping against the walls, rippling in ever widening waves as they shook the ground beneath me. I was transfixed by the performance as the taiko players yelled while playing the odaiko, a drum about the size of a mini-fridge, and […]

  “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” -Alice Walker Today is April 22, 2014, or Earth Day, as some people might realize only after looking at their calendars. Founded in the United States, Earth Day commemorates what was the start, according to many, of the environmental movement in 1970. […]

Art by Emily Audet. Click for full image.    I remember asking my mom when I was young why women could not be priests (as shown in the illustration above). She told me that in the past, women were seen as less powerful than men and were not allowed to hold leadership positions in the […]

    I first came across the “Application to Date My Daughter” on Facebook, and I was immediately perturbed. For the uninitiated, it’s pretty self-explanatory – an “application” to be turned into the stereotypical, over-protective dad by a would-be boyfriend. It’s also very disturbing and highly problematic. I understand that the audience for this type […]

  Jeanette Nolan in Macbeth (1948) “Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,” vows Lady Macbeth as she prepares to convince her husband to murder the King of Scotland. It is a line and a scene that I have pondered for far too long, caught up in my attempt to reconcile her aggressive […]

  Image Source It takes time to choose clothing. It takes even longer to pull together a fashion that reflects your personal sense of style and expression. There’s a multitude of things to consider – the fit, the finances, the feel. The color, the texture, the material, the occasion, the space in your closet. But […]