![]() ![]() All women’s magazines were (and still are!) crappy, focusing solely on beauty products and losing weight. While Laurie Henzel was working at Nickelodeon in the early 90s, she met editor Debi Stoller who wanted to create a fanzine. I was at a magazine’s office…a feminist magazine!! Henzel began, sharing with us the history of this fab feminist mag. Books, magazines and retro toys, including the sexist board game “Mystery Date,” littered the shelves. It was invigorating just sitting in their small conference room with pale hardwood floors and high industrial ceilings. When I read my first issue, I sighed saying, “Where have you been all my life?” We met with Debbie Stoller, editor/creator, and Laurie Henzel, the creative director. My fab friend Lauren got me hooked on Bust, chock full of interesting, snarky articles, its pages littered with intelligent, feisty, mouthy women. ![]() So I was thrilled for my second day in NYC at Soapbox Feminist Winter Term, as our theme for the day was “media.” Our first stop? The headquarters of one of my FAVE mags… Bust Magazine!! I was so freaking excited!! Later in the morning, we headed to The Feminist Press, an independent non-profit publisher specializing in books on women, feminism and social justice. As an aspiring writer, I love to read (I feel uneasy if I don’t have a book in my purse at all times) and network with other writers. Films, TV, books, pop culture…I devour it all. If you haven’t guessed by now, I’m obsessed with the media. ![]()
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