Feminism

Relm is the artist making ‘surreal, sapphic’ erotica

The Canadian artist newly published debut book, The Great Escape, features 150 works from her painting and pencil archive

Art & Photography

Nov 13, 2023

Alyshea Warton

Film & TV

The story behind Variety, the cult neo-noir penned by Kathy Acker

Featuring a cameo from Nan Goldin, the gender-swapped neo-noir showcases unrestrained female sexuality – here, its director Bette Gordon speaks to Dazed about the film’s backstory and feminist legacy 40 years after its release

Film & TV

Aug 29, 2023

Hannah Bertolino

Arts+Culture

Why did Satan start to possess girls on screen in the 70s?

Films such as The Exorcist and Rosemary’s Baby reflect Cold War paranoia and the feminist discourse of the era – women subjected to motherhood, marriage and misery

Arts+Culture

Aug 08, 2023

Shon Faye

Life & Culture

Yomi Adegoke’s new novel explores the dark side of online justice

In The List, innocent lives are destroyed when a man is falsely accused of misconduct on the internet. Here, Adegoke discusses how she approached this complex issue

Life & Culture

Jul 26, 2023

James Greig

Fashion

What PJ Harvey’s blue eyeshadow taught me about female power

As Polly Jean releases a new album, we revisit how the singer’s subversive take on womanhood made her the uncompromising icon she is today

Fashion

Jul 07, 2023

Claire Marie Healy

Music

In defence of industry plants

This week, rock band Picture Parlour faced an online backlash for being an ‘industry plant’ – but success isn’t always an elaborate conspiracy

Music

Jun 22, 2023

James Greig

Life & Culture

Andrew Tate for girls: the new wave of woman self-help gurus

A new wave of influencers such as TheWizardLiz and diagnosed sociopath Kanika Batra are taking a Machiavellian stance on self-love

Life & Culture

May 30, 2023

Tara Kenny

Film & TV

Why it’s time to forgive the villain in Fatal Attraction

Emerging at a time of intense anti-feminist backlash, Fatal Attraction is one of the most misogynistic films ever made. But as Paramount releases a TV reboot, we ask whether the vengeful, scorned woman at its heart deserves a reappraisal

Film & TV

May 02, 2023

James Greig

Fashion

Queen of the miniskirt Mary Quant has died

The revolutionary designer who liberated women’s legs in the 1960s was 93

Fashion

Apr 13, 2023

Emma Elizabeth Davidson

Life & Culture

The UK government is considering its worst attack on trans rights yet

Tory Minister Kemi Badenoch wants to change the legal definition of ‘sex’, robbing the trans community of vital rights and protections – and Labour is apparently fine with this

Life & Culture

Apr 06, 2023

James Greig

Art & Photography

Carlota Guerrero wants to make you feel uncomfortable

Known for her work with Solange, Rosalía and Arca, the artist’s first-ever solo show captures the complexity of life in a patriarchal society

Art & Photography

Mar 28, 2023

Liara Roux

Art & Photography

Rose English, “Rose on Horseback” (1974)

These transgressive artworks straddle performance and self-portraiture

‘Performance itself is an activist medium’: Eye Body is a group show featuring work in which the artist is also the subject

Art & Photography

Mar 24, 2023

Zoe Whitfield

Life & Culture

Young people and the rise of antifeminism

New research has found that 52 per cent of Gen Z and 53 per cent of millennials think women’s rights have gone so far that we’re now discriminating against men

Life & Culture

Mar 16, 2023

Serena Smith

Art & Photography