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Jillian McDonald Ditches a Rib, Gains Goth Opera Ticket

by Michael Anthony Farley on April 6, 2017
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Last week, Paddy Johnson sent out an email promising free Goth Opera tickets to anyone with enough goth cred to have had a rib removed in the name of corsetry.

Much to our delight, artist Jillian McDonald took us up on the offer.

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Female Art Writers Open Up About Sexism in Publishing: Part Two

by Corinna Kirsch on August 19, 2015
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In part one, art writers discuss discrepancies between the number of women in staff writer positions in contrast to editorial ones. Part two goes in-depth into what makes up everyday sexism, from female-specific reporting topics to out-and-out harassment, and concludes with suggestions for achieving some semblance of equity in the field of art writing.

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Female Art Writers Open Up About Sexism in Publishing: Part One

by Corinna Kirsch on August 12, 2015
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Writers on sexism in art writing. Part one concerns double standards and the wage gap.

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Out of the Blog Mines and into the IRL Club

by Whitney Kimball on February 11, 2015
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A night of beer, jokes, and bonding over the best of the web.

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In East Williamsburg, Artist-Studio Leases Create Woes, and Some Winners

by Corinna Kirsch on January 22, 2014
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Rent prices tend to vary by borough, neighborhood, or street. It’s fairly unusual, then, to see a wide range of rental rates within one building. But at the Dock Studios building in East Williamsburg, owned by Grand Morgan Realty, there’s tenants just over the moon and those who are ready to get the heck out.

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