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Writer Vixen — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:54:49 -0800

The Man with the Mac Has Left the Building

Writer Vixen — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:35:51 -0700

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently."

Lauren Hutton Has Always Been Totally Bad-Ass

Writer Vixen — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:17:34 -0700

In the course of her interview with Michael Kors for the September issue of Interview magazine, Lauren Hutton shares the story of how she was sexually harassed by a bunch of Mad Men at a 1965 casting call: KORS: I know you’re not a television person at all, Lauren, but have you ever seen Mad Men? HUTTON: Yes! KORS: What’s your reaction? It’s set around when you started modeling. HUTTON: It’s like when I very first started going to ad agencies and things in ’65. They’ve done a very good job of capturing that moment with that show. Everyone was that square. And that male-dominant madness . . . I remember one time going on an appointment at an agency and I went into this conference room, and there were 35 or 40 men and 2 women lined up all around this long table. So I walk in and one of the guys says, “We...

This is What Feminism's All About

Writer Vixen — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:40:29 -0700

Share Fantastic! Poster available from CrimethInc. Download a PDF.

How to Torment a Telemarketer

Writer Vixen — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:06:57 -0700

Share I hardly ever answer my home phone anymore. Gave it up years ago, like a bad habit. Ninety percent of the calls I get at that number are from telemarketers. This is how I know that the National Do Not Call Registry is a big joke. And leading up to an election (like the past six weeks) at least 20 percent of the telemarketing calls to my home number are pre-recorded campaign pitches. Yes, I'm on a first-name basis with all of my senators and congressional reps, plus a couple of big-name celebrities. I'm all a-flutter. So my home phone is basically reserved for outgoing calls. I assign special ring tones to my friends' numbers — they all have my cell number anyway — and when my home phone rings with a regular tone I know to ignore it. But I'm thinking of changing my ways. This awesome, short video demonstrates how to drive...