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Bechdel Test Burlesque 2015
PRESENTED BY JO JO STILETTO, SOPHIE MALTEASE, SAILOR ST. CLAIRE & SCARLETT O’HAIRDYE IN ASSOCIATION WITH SIN DE LA ROSA BECHDEL TEST BURLESQUE http://bechdeltestbq.bpt.me/ October 9 & 10, 2015 Doors 7pm. Show 7:30 PM 21+ Only with ID $20 General Admission, $35 VIP Naked. Nerdy. Feminist. This is Bechdel Test Burlesque. The superpowered byproduct of the intersection of feminism and pop culture returns for a sequel! This year, fourteen performers join forces to build a more feminist world through smart, sexy, nerdy burlesque. Produced in association with GeekGirlCon, the country’s foremost convention celebrating the female geek, Bechdel Test Burlesque will be the geekiest, most feminist burlesque show in the history … Continue reading
I’m a Baby Bird Comic Nerd and I Just Got My Wings!
I’m a rare bird in the slow-changing and challenging comics industry: a middle-aged newbie female reader. I’m a noob! Sometimes I feel dumb then I get over it. I ask a lot of questions. I get recommendations. I browse shelves that are very confusing My new fandom and plucky attitude can be attributed to friends like Edward Ward, GeekGirlCon and bloggers like Jill Pantozzi. It all started with Ed. He had a dream a few years back of creating a mobile comic book store called Paper Windows Bookseller. It was genius. He sadly didn’t get past the start-up phase but for a short time he was hand-delivering to a small … Continue reading