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Hot Pick: 03-18-2013
Sadie, student, tells FP:
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Shadows of Darkness, our school production
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 02-05-2013
Michele Karlsberg, publicist at Michele Karlsberg Marketing and Management, tells FP:
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Road trip through each of the states in America
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Hot Pick: 01-16-2013
Rachael Rakes, assistant curator of Film at the Museum of the Moving Image, tells FP:
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THE PASSION ACCORDING TO G.H by Clarice Lispector
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The Art Theater Guild and Japanese Underground Cinema series at MoMA
Must Do
Flee the city; find some different air
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Hot Pick: 12-07-2012
Golda Poretsky, fat activist, blogger, and body love coach at Body Love Wellness, tells FP:
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EATING IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOON by Anita Johnston
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Stop believing your inner critic and start believing your intuition.
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Hot Pick: 11-25-2012
Cary Webb, FP sales guru, tells FP:
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The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
Must See
The view of NYC from an airplane
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 09-13-2012
Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich, filmmaker, tells FP:
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Hot Pick: 08-27-2012
Danielle Henderson, writer and activist, tells FP:
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TWO WHOLE CAKES by Lesley Kinzel
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Make a list of enemies, keep a journal, vacation alone, and throw a massive party for no reason.
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Hot Pick: 07-20-2012
Oriana Leckert, Director of Operations at Gotham Ghostwriters, tells FP:
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62: A Model Kit by Julio Cortázar
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As much of the crazy Brooklyn underground as you can
Must Do
Be creative, kind, and happy, and give back to your community
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Hot Pick: 06-28-2012
Virgie Tovar, editor of HOT AND HEAVY, fat activist, sexologist, and former member of marching band, tells FP:
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USES OF THE EROTIC by Audre Lorde
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Scratch mosquito bites, drink moscato irresponsibly, eat tiramisu, masturbate often, love your belly
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Hot Pick: 06-08-2012
Sarah Jenny Bleviss, co-founder and community organizer of the Sex Workers Outreach Project of New York City (SWOP-NYC), tells FP:
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FLOODLINES: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the Jena Six by Jordan Flaherty
Must See
Palermo, Sicily and Djerba, Tunisia
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 05-08-2012
Mikki Halpin, freelance writer and author of IT'S YOUR WORLD—If You Don't Like It, Change It: Activism for Teenagers, tells FP:
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SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanas
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Mary Jane’s Not a Virgin Any More
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 04-12-2012
Cynthia Powell, artistic director and conductor of the Melodia Women’s Choir and The Stonewall Chorale, tells FP:
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The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler
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Conduct Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
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Hot Pick: 03-07-2012
Andrea Marpillero-Colomina, urbanist and gal about town, tells FP:
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With Fondest Regards by Françoise Sagan
Must See
Gran Fury's Read My Lips Show at 80WSE Gallery at NYU (Closing March 17!)
Must Do
Make like Edie Sedgwick and wear more leopard print!
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Hot Pick: 02-11-2012
Hanne Blank, author of BIG BIG LOVE, tells FP:
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Jonathan Spence's THE MEMORY PALACE OF MATTEO RICCI
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Yōjirō Takita's sumptuous 2001 costume drama, ONMYOJI
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 01-19-2012
Maddie Phinney, editor of continuummag.com, tells FP:
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"Kenneth Anger: Icons" at MOCA
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Hot Pick: 12-19-2011
Melissa Gira Grant, writer and founder of Glass Houses, tells FP:
Must Read
The Correspondence Artist, by Barbara Browning
Must See
Patti Smith's traditional New Year's shows (also, celebrating her birthday) at the Bowery Ballroom
Must Do
Bring your local #occupy a book for their library (or, go read one with them with your mittens on).
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Hot Pick: 12-05-2011
Dru Levasseur, co-founder of the Jim Collins Foundation, tells FP:
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DON'T BE NICE, BE REAL: Balancing Passion for Self with Compassion for Others by Kelly Bryson
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Female Perversions (I LOVE Tilda Swinton!)
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 11-09-2011
CHERYL, artist collective, tells FP:
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Hot Pick: 10-11-2011
Kristina Gray (aka K La Rock), DJ, writer, activist, tells FP:
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Listen to Work the Walls Vol 1. mixtape
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Hot Pick: 09-25-2011
January Hunt, overthinker, collector, writer, sound artist, unapologetic femme, tells FP:
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MY FACE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE by Candy Darling
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THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 09-07-2011
Robert Smith, III, development associate at the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, tells FP:
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LOOKING FOR LANGSTON, directed by Isaac Julien
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 08-04-2011
Jessica Halem, comedian, tells FP:
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Hot Pick: 07-12-2011
Tristan Taormino, author, sex educator, and feminist pornographer, tells FP:
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THE PLACES THAT SCARE YOU by Pema Chodron
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Hot Pick: 06-28-2011
Legacy Russell, artist, cultural producer, East Village/Lower East Side socialite, tells FP:
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The Body in Pain by Elaine Scarry
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Open Ceremony / American Idolatry
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 06-16-2011
Nath Ann Carrera—singer, writer, woahmone— tells FP:
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EVERY SECRET THING by Patricia Campbell Hearst
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The Pop-Up Museum Of Queer History at the Leslie/Lohman Gallery from August 6–25!
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Hot Pick: 06-01-2011
Candice Williamson, blogger, tells FP:
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Dykes on BiCycles Pride Kick-off Party on June 10th
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Hot Pick: 05-15-2011
Marilyn Maye, jazz singer and cabaret star, tells FP:
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See my show at Feinstein's at the Regency, 5/24– 6/4
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Hot Pick: 05-06-2011
Cara Hoffman, author of SO MUCH PRETTY tells FP:
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CLOSE TO THE KNIVES, a Memoir of Disintegration, by David Wojnarowicz
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Take lessons at the Trapeze School of New York.
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Hot Pick: 04-19-2011
Morgane Richardson, founder of Refuse the Silence: Women of Color in Academia Speak Out, tells FP:
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Hot Pick: 03-29-2011
Grace Moon, artist and founder of VELVETPARK: Dyke Culture in Bloom, tells FP:
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Community Action Center by A.K. Burns and A.L. Steiner
Must Do
Fly on the trapeze (or another action) at Streb Action Lab
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Hot Pick: 03-17-2011
Marti Gould Cummings, Co-founder of Broadway Speaks Out tells FP:
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Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Live life freely and to the fullest
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Hot Pick: 03-02-2011
Michelle Tea, writer and Sister Spit co-founder, tells FP:
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My favorite thing to do right now is go to Tucson.
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Hot Pick: 02-15-2011
Tiffany Rhodes, of Butch Diva Designs tells FP:
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Embrace a day off, schedule in time to relax, and appreciate the small things!
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Hot Pick: 02-01-2011
Elissa Bassist, writer and editor, tells FP:
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Hot Pick: 01-21-2011
Jeanne Vaccaro, Commander of the Feminist Killjoy Army, tells FP:
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Time Binds: Queer Temporalities, Queer Histories
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Disco rollerskate; anything crafty; Tumblr.
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Hot Pick: 01-11-2011
Ryann Holmes and Genesis Tramaine, activists, tells FP:
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Pray, do push-ups, see live music, and visit the Bklyn Museum!
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Hot Pick: 12-21-2010
Kate Goldwater, eco-friendly fashion designer and founder of AuH20 designs tells FP:
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Go to a show, party, circus performance, or sewing workshop at the House of Yes.
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Hot Pick: 12-07-2010
Laura Whitehorn, activist, tells FP:
Must Read
"Nut Bag Letter to John Stewart" by Susie Day
Must See
Justice on Trial: The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 11-20-2010
Jack Halberstam, writer and scholar, tells FP:
Must Read
The Guilt Project by Vanessa Place
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Swim outdoors at dawn; marathon Mad Men viewing; listen to my old record collection loudly!
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Hot Pick: 11-05-2010
Dan Berger, author and activist, tells FP:
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The Wire on HBO (it ended, but it's still so good)
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 10-16-2010
Alexis Pauline Gumbs, media activist, tells FP:
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Mississippi Damned directed by Tina Mabry
Must Do
Go to a Korean spa (like JeJu outside Atlanta)!
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Hot Pick: 10-09-2010
Jenn Northington, event manager at WORD tells FP:
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Shop the McCarren Park Farmers Market
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Hot Pick: 09-23-2010
Mindy Seegal Abovitz, Tom Tom Magazine creator/editor, tells FP:
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Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains
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Play the drums! Go see women play the drums, and log onto tomtommag.com
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Hot Pick: 09-09-2010
Sarah Schulman, writer and activist, tells FP:
Must Read
The ACT UP ORAL HISTORY PROJECT transcripts
Must See
Budrus, a film directed by Julia Bacha
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 08-27-2010
Ramsey Kanaan, PM Press publisher, tells FP:
Must Read
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Engineer the destruction of Capital and the State
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Hot Pick: 08-11-2010
Anne Frederick, Hester Street Collaborative Exec. Director, tells FP:
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Native New Yorkers by Evan Pritchard
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Get involved in your local community, in whatever way inspires you.
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Hot Pick: 07-27-2010
Pamela Sneed, writer, tells FP:
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Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
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Coney Island Dancers House Music Party on the Coney Island Boardwalk on Saturday nights
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Hot Pick: 07-14-2010
Robert S. Eshelman, independent journalist, tells FP:
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GOMORRAH: A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System
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Must Do
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Hot Pick: 06-28-2010
Lesley Kinzel, blogger at Fatshionista, tells FP:
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Hot Pick: 06-17-2010
Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, author, tells FP:
Must Read
A CHORUS OF STONES: The Private Life of War, by Susan Griffin
Must See
Laurie Anderson, Pina Bausch, Ping Chong—everything at BAM's 2010 Next Wave Festival
Must Do
Join a CSA and eat your local veggies!
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Hot Pick: 05-25-2010
Jennifer Baumgardner, writer and activist, tells FP:
Must Read
KING KONG THEORY by Virginie Despentes
Must See
BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON at the Public Theater
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 05-11-2010
MITCH MCEWEN, Director of SUPERFRONT, a gallery and project space for architecture and interdisciplinary projects, tells FP:
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When the Levees Broke by Spike Lee
Must Do
Something that isn't an act of marketing or mental masturbation.
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Hot Pick: 04-23-2010
Bevin Branlandingham, writer and host of queerfatfemme.com, tells FP:
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Must See
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 04-10-2010
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, author of So Many Ways to Sleep Badly, tells FP:
Must Read
INCOGNEGRO: A Memoir of Exile & Apartheid by Frank Wilderson
Must See
Sara Shelton Mann and David Szlasa: tribes/dominion
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 04-02-2010
Mimi Zeiger, editor and publisher of loud paper, tells FP:
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JUNK JET #3: flux-us! flux-you! issue
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Hot Pick: 03-21-2010
Jennifer De Leon, writer, tells FP:
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Hot Pick: 03-12-2010
Jaishri Abichandani, artist, activist, founder of the South Asian Women's Creative Collective tells FP:
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THE SPACE BETWEEN US by Thrity Umrigar
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Hot Pick: 02-26-2010
Josh MacPhee, artist and activist, tells FP:
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PAPER POLITICS: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today
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SIGNS OF CHANGE: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now at PNCA
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 02-17-2010
Christian Parenti, author and journalist tells FP:
Must Read
Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City by Greg Grandin
Must See
Salesman by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin
Must Do
Catch up on your sleep. It's good for you.
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Hot Pick: 01-25-2010
Jacinta Bunnell, author of Girls are Not Chicks Coloring Book, tells FP:
Must Read
Must See
National Geographic's Sex, Lies, and Gender
Must Do
Take a writing workshop with Lynda Barry at least once in your life!
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Hot Pick: 01-19-2010
Gavin Browning, Studio X Programming Coordinator, tells FP:
Must Read
Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity, by José Esteban Muñoz
Must See
The Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum of Art
Must Do
Collaborate! Speak with as many people as possible, get involved, plan and organize together!
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Hot Pick: 01-12-2010
Savannah Knoop, writer & clothing designer, tells FP:
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Kinski Uncut: The Autobiography of Klaus Kinski
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Must Do
Do reps RIGHT NOW, like the plank!
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Hot Pick: 01-05-2010
Substantia Jones, photographer and founder of the Adipositivity Project, tells FP:
Must Read
The Fat Studies Reader, edited by Esther Rothblum and Sondra Solovay
Must See
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 12-31-2009
Astra Taylor, filmmaker, tells FP:
Must Read
Parallel Lives, by Phyllis Rose
Must See
The Gleaners and I, by Agnes Varda
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 12-16-2009
Brooke Warner, Seal Press editor, and coach, tells FP:
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A Thousand Sisters: My Journey Into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman by Lisa Shannon
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Must Do
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Hot Pick: 12-04-2009
Annie Sprinkle, ecosexual, tells FP:
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Some Girls: My LIfe in a Harem, by Jillian Lauren
Must See
Tim Miller's "Lay of the Land"
Must Do
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Hot Pick: 11-24-2009
Douglas A. Martin, writer, tells FP:
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Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, dir. Chantal Akerman
Must Do
Speaking Truth to Power, in Honor of Grace Paley, 12/11 at Barnard College
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Hot Pick: 11-16-2009
Jewelle Gomez, writer, tells FP:
Must Read
Society's Child: The Autobiography of Janis Ian
Must See
We Shall Remain: American Experience, PBS
Must Do
Walk for a 1/2 hour every day no matter how much work is on the desk!
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Hot Pick: 10-30-2009
Frances Goldin, literary agent, tells FP:
Must Read
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Must See
Must Do
Barbara Kingsolver reading at the NYPL on November 4th
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Hot Pick: 10-14-2009
Courtney Young, cultural critic, tells FP:
Must Read
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo by Ntosake Shange
Must See
Must Do
Working on my personal blog/website
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Hot Pick: 09-29-2009
Elizabeth Streb, choreographer, tells FP:
Must Read
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Must See
Let Me Down Easy by Anna Deavere Smith
Must Do
Listen to the real voices on the ground, speak the Truth to power, let confusions evaporate!
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Hot Pick: 09-02-2009
Bob Holling, FP web master, tells FP:
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The Dinner Party, by Judy Chicago
Must Do
Dutch Festival on Governor's Island
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NEA Grant will help fund the digitization of 15 Feminist Press classics, and the publication of three extraordinary literary works: Savage Coast by Muriel Rukeyser, Kissing the Sword: A Prison Memoir by Shahrnush Parsipur, and The Silent Woman by Monika Zgustova.
