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Woman Kills Rapper With One Punch

There’s a metaphor in here somewhere. From The Daily Mail:

A 22-year-old woman allegedly killed an aspiring rap singer with a single punch for a $5 party bet.
Tiffany Startz is accused of killing John ‘Fatboy’ Powell with a single blow to the face and has been told she has to stand trial.
The 25-year-old had agreed to be hit in the face by Starr in return for $5.

RIP Poly Styrene :-(

Yamma yamma yamma, yamma yamma yamma, you were about as far away from a cliché as a pop singer or band front person has ever been. You will be greatly missed!







One of the last interviews with Poly, where she talks about her recent album "Generation Indigo":



One of my all time favourite punk tunes:

Who runs the world? GIRLS!

Beyonce's new single is an instant feminist classic. And it shits on Gaga's Judas.

Beyoncé - Girls (Who Run The World) Vidéo iPhenixia sélectionnée dans Musique

If that link stops working there's a lower quality version here: http://hw-mobile.worldstarhiphop.com/u/vid/2011/4/18/buybn_mobile.mp4

Divorce lose 2 members

More bad news - vocalist Sinead and guitarist Hilary (above) have called it a day on their roles in Divorce. This isn't the end of the band though, as the remaining members have vowed to carry on. The full story is here, and we of course wish them all the best in their future endevours!

R.I.P. Ari Up

Dead at 48 - shit that's way too early for a post-punk/feminist/dub icon to pass. :-( Our thoughts are with her family (including step dad John Lydon). Full story here.

The F-Word Needs Your Help

Fuck Gordon Ramsay, in case you were confused. He doesn't need our support, and can fend for himself just fine. It's the other F-Word who need a hand; the one that doesn't collect huge fees for every appearance.

Personally I value them as a resource and reckon anything that can help spread their work a bit further is probably a good thing.

They can tell you more themselves.

Size 12 = plus size = WTF?!

More depressing news from the forntlines of feminism. In fact, this goes beyond being a feminist issue cos it involves everyone, regardless of their gender, sexuality and body size. And the funny thing is, the majority of straight men and gay women DON'T find emaciated women attractive or aspirational. Read it and weep: http://crooksandliars.com/nonny-mouse/battle-bilge

Schrödinger's Rapist

Schrödinger’s Rapist: or A Guy’s Guide to Approaching Strange Women Without Being Maced
Found this article the other day, and it now seems to be everywhere I go online. Good advice, but the discussions that have sprung up around it are fascinating. I might link to some of that in the comments if I get  time.