by Anastasia on October 14, 2009
SINCE SO MUCH OF WHAT we discuss here on The Sister Project network is about embracing and defining female gender identity, I’ve been compelled more and more to explore the nebulous concept of gender itself on this blog. Photographer L. Weingarten has an incredible photo project called “A Series of Questions,“depicting trans individuals holding written questions that they’re often asked about their gender and sexuality. The images made me consider (again) the significance of gender in our lives (and within “sisterhood”). All of the images can be found here.
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by Anastasia on October 2, 2009
by Anastasia on September 22, 2009
WHILE MY TSP PARTNERS in crime, Marion and Paige, are busy getting healthy this week–what with tackling BMI myths and detoxing out the wazoo–I am slouching in front of a computer for hours on end, eating copious amounts of Vanilla Heath Bar Crunch, and staying up so late that my eyes may permanently cross. When they suggested I write a corresponding post about my health this week, I thought about it. Then I saw these photos of Natasha Lyonne by Richard Kern for Vice Magazine, and I knew I couldn’t lie. Readers: I have not done anything healthy for days. There, I said it.
P.S. Vice is calling this photo series “Acting Out at Home.” Awesome.
by Anastasia on September 15, 2009
PSST–REMEMBER THE This is Home Project, where people fill in the blank “Home is ______.” and submit it here? Well, in the past month the project has started accepting visual submissions (like the one above, a favorite of mine). The submission period recently closed, and now I’m awaiting the finalist announcements with bated breath! What are your favorite images? And how would you fill in that tricky blank (if you haven’t already shared)?
P.S. What would you think about doing a similar project with TSP’s own fill-in-the-blank, “You know you’re a sister when ______.”?
by Anastasia on September 8, 2009
This post is part of TSP’s network-wide “Sisters I’ve Met Along the Way” celebration, marking 9 months of blogging together, and toasting the women (and men) we’ve met.
WHETHER YOU LIKE IT or not, summer is closing up shop and making room for fall to move in. And despite the fact that I’ve been in school for three weeks, I’m still in denial about the changing seasons. The exciting bit, however, is that our baby, The Sister Project, is forever growing (in age and size). We started with a tiny group–just Marion, Margaret, Paige and me–but in the past nine months our family has blown up faster than the octomom’s. So, many thanks to the following (new) friends, who have opened their arms to us during the first months of our life: [click to continue…]
by Anastasia on August 24, 2009
EARLIER THIS SUMMER, I was quite disappointed to hear many young women call in to the morning show on my local NPR station saying they didn’t call themselves feminists simply because they hated the word “feminism.” It made them uncomfortable. If I could find those women today, I would show them this lovely graphic representation of a Kate Nash quotation. It continues after the jump. [click to continue…]
by Anastasia on August 12, 2009
AREN’T WEBSITES THAT END in “project” and are devoted to building community awesome? (You better say “yes!”) Well, I think so. Accordingly, I’ve been loving This is Home Project–a site filled with visual representations of the many ways we identify home. It’s quite simple, really. Complete the sentence “Home is _____.” and send it along to the project. A winning phrase will be selected by readers and made into post cards. I’m ruminating on my entry, but it’s hard to feel inspired when my current home looks like it had a violent run-in with an IKEA truck. How would you fill in the blank?
by Anastasia on August 6, 2009
I FIRST NOTICED Albrecht Tübke’s photography on Black*Eiffel, in a post about swimming. I followed the links, and was amazed to find the most stunning photos of matching twins. I’m not even sure where Tübke is from (a quick search didn’t reveal too much). Thoughts? Guesses? Do you have a favorite in his series? My favorite is above and the rest are all here. Wow.
by Anastasia on August 2, 2009
IN ANTICIPATION OF MY TREK southward, I’ve been nesting like nobody’s business. In my head, I see my soon-to-be new apartment as beautiful, clean and cozy, smelling like fresh-baked muffins. (While trying to not envision all the hard work it’s going to take to get me there. Eep!) But my vision just may come true now that I’m a part of a sisterhood with such creative and generous women. [click to continue…]
by Anastasia on July 27, 2009
IF I WASN’T IN THE PROCESS of packing up everything I own, driving 1,000 miles, and then unpacking everything I own in the next two weeks, I’d be all over the Lovely Package Exchange going on over at the blog Oh, Hello Friend. I adore pretty paper and ribbons and bows, not to mention mailing by the post. And this package exchange with an emphasis on packaging has all those things and more (namely a cute gift from a total stranger). So, alas, I missed this one, but hopefully another lovely package exchange will roll around soon. (In the mean time I’m drooling over these pretty parcels.)
First time here? Here's the idea: 