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Going Deep with Jodie Layne

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jodie layne
One of the things that make me feel like a grown-ass adult is having a box of sensual goodies reserved only for sexy times in my bedside drawer. It’s kind of amazing to own things...
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Going Deep with Jodie Layne

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jodie layne
Can porn be feminist? It depends who you ask. Porn, along with sex work in general, continues to be one of the most controversial and contentious topics in feminism; there are those who believe that...
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Meet Your Maker

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jodie layne
“Well, I’m embarrassed to say that it’s taken me almost six years to have an event like this. I should’ve done this a long time ago!” says Andee Penner of Sew Dandee. Penner’s event, Meet...
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Decolonizing Yoga

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jodie layne
What do you think of when you think of yoga? You probably think of ohm-ing, overpriced Lululemon pants, bending into pretzel-y shapes named after animals, or maybe ancient texts and practices. How about colonialism? A group called Decolonizing Yoga...
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Over the Top

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jodie layne
How many cupcakes can you eat? No really, how many? Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA) will push your sugar consumption and stomach capacity to the limits with its ninth annual all-you-can-eat cupcake party and...
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Feminism is still relevant

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jodie layne
The opening scene of Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada interchanges and overlaps footage from the first Royal Commission on the Status of Women hearings in 1967 and the 2nd Pan-Canadian...
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Local and low-budget films

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jodie layne
Emerging filmmakers and film students alike will have a new festival to show off their work come this May. Cleo Leslie, Nigel Webber, and Scott Angus are the trio behind 1st Break Film Festival. “Another...
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