Friday Switchlinks

Laverie "Charmion"' Vallee

For those in Chicago, be sure to check out the Poetry Foundation's Sitting Between the Sea and the Buildings symposium tomorrow (Saturday).

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Switchback author Kathleen Rooney's latest book is getting noticed in the Chicago Tribune and the Reader.

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Charmion, aka Laverie Vallee, trapeze artist, stripper, and noted muscular woman of the Victorian era. Thomas Edison was a big fan.

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Blogger/cartoonist Allie Brosh has returned after a long absence to talk about living with depression, and it is powerful and moving.

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Sesali Bowen points out that "Hookup Culture" is not a thing.

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Kate at Autostraddle on the problem of misogyny in the butch community.

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Maureen Johnson's Coverflip challenge emphasizes the absurdity of gendered book covers.

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Transphobia has no place in feminism.