Wanda Waterman is a poet, spoken word artist, blogger, cultural journalist, and digital nomad. She’s been writing regularly for The Voice Magazine since 2004, not long after she began studying psychology at Athabasca. Her poetry has been published in Descant, The Talking Leaves, Chizine, Our Times, The Best of Tigertail, and Pottersfield Portfolio and her articles in Design is Political, Rawckus Magazine, Coastal Life, The New Internationalist, This Magazine, and in her blog, The Mindful Bard. She grew up in Nova Scotia, but after having lived in New Hampshire and North Africa she’s now settled in Montreal.
Bonnie Whitmore and Her Band are an Austin-based rock group with blues and country influences and a strong feminist sensibility. Their new album, F*ck with Sad Girls, is due for release on October 28th (check out this divine sneak pre-listen, “She’s a Hurricane, ” here). The album addresses the widespread stigma against “imperfect” women in… Read more »
Book: The Dictator’s Last Night (link) Author: Yasmina Khadra “They have crossed out my slogans, disfigured the portraits of me that decorated the facades of buildings … Is that how people show love for their guide? Did this people love me sincerely, or was it merely a mirror reflecting back to me my own exaggerated… Read more »
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Album: Sanata (Stillness) Artist: Kiran Ahluwalia “Those who speak my tongue are unevenly scattered. Still, I collect conversations. I may run into someone. I’ve been your refugee, life, oh life.” – “Hayat” by Kiran Ahluwalia, from Sanata As we drew closer to Rue Jean Talon: “Music,” my guy announced. “Let’s go listen.” As we drew… Read more »
Film: April and the Extraordinary World Directors: Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci Writers: Franck Ekinci, Benjamin Legrand, and Jacques Tardi “According to Gandhi, the seven sins are wealth without works, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, and politics without principle.” – Jimmy Carter The plot of… Read more »
Gold Clubb, aka Nicky Francis, is a Brooklyn-based indie artist who’s just released a new track, “West Coast Gurls,” from the upcoming Gold Clubb: The 2-Stroke Mixtape, due out in September. The single was mixed by Josh Valleau, who’s also worked with Kanye West, John Legend, and Snoop Dogg, to name a few. The album… Read more »
