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‘Janis: Little Girl Blue’ Celebrates Singer’s Talents

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● November 27, 2015

This documentary will make you a fan of the famous Janis Joplin, if you aren’t already. Other Nov. 27 film openers to look out for include “The Danish Girl,” an unusual love story based on the lives of two Danish artists, and the documentary “Killing Them Safely.”

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‘Mustang’ Points Camera on 5 Sisters in Rural Turkey

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● November 20, 2015

This beautiful, socially relevant film simply must be seen. I’m also recommending “Carol,” a love story between two women that may be the vehicle that drives stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara to the Oscars, also opening Nov. 20.

Top 10 Feminist Tumblrs for Teens

By Roberta Nin Feliz & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● November 19, 2015

Not sure where to look on Tumblr for a feminist community that speaks to you? Here’s one teen’s top 10 Tumblr blogs.

Indigenous Designers Fuel Fashion Without Appropriation

By Geraldine Malone & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● November 16, 2015

This aboriginal collective in Saskatchewan, Canada, is ready to advise shoppers about avoiding cultural appropriation faux pas. Many are single mothers and they’d also like your business. “We want to share our culture but we also want to make money.”

Go See Director Patricia Riggen’s ‘The 33’

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● November 14, 2015

This truth-based drama about 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed mine is terrific. So are other Nov. 13 openers, including “Mia Madre” and “James White.” But steer clear of the sadly self-indulgent “By the Sea” and “Love the Coopers,” a comedy that falls flat.

Do You Want Me to Leave Orthodoxy? An Open Letter to the RCA

By Rana Bickel & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● November 11, 2015

The recent decision by the Rabbinical Council of America to prohibit the ordination and hiring of female rabbis upset Rana Bickel, a teen Rising Voices fellow at the Jewish Women’s Archive.

‘Sex Signals’ Turns Campus Laughter on Rape Culture

By Elizabeth Zwerling ● Arts & Culture ● November 9, 2015

In this rape-bystander training, audience members become part of the sketch. When they hesitate to speak up in the auditorium, for instance, they help dramatize real-world complicity with sexual harassment or assault.

‘Miss You Already’ Opens Nov. 6; Don’t Miss It

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● November 6, 2015

This must-see movie offers an impressively authentic feminist representation of the ways in which women can bond, support and respect each other. By contrast, the unappealing spectacle of female bullying is worth skipping in “The Outskirts.”

Girl Describes Life After Taliban Attack of Kunduz

By Aida & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● November 5, 2015

Aida is 14 years old and her world has been irreparably damaged by the Taliban’s brief takeover of nearby Kunduz in her home country of Afghanistan.

Threats of Violence, Online and Off, Spread Troubling Silence

By Jayme Dale Mallindine, Heather Hindman & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● November 5, 2015

Organizers of South by Southwest balked at threats against discussions of sexual harassment and diversity in the gaming community. Now there’s a separate program for that. How does that reflect on the main show that goes on without them?