Nearly two and a half years on and three magazines down, I have finally decided to take a break from FQ. I am still as passionate as ever about feminism, but while doing FQ has been great and I have loved meeting and working with so many brilliant women (and receiving such nice emails from [...]
‘Blog’ Archive
Courtney to write her memoirs
30th September, 2011 by Katie
Rock n’roll icon Courtney Love is to write her memoirs at last. The 47-year-old (NO!) Hole frontwoman has signed a deal with HarperCollins to write her life story, described by the publisher as “one of the most powerful, important, and most highly anticipated rock and roll memoirs of all time”. A release date has yet [...]
Topman pulls sexist t-shirts
14th September, 2011 by Katie
Topman has withdrawn two men’s t-shirt designs after a storm on Twitter, saying they were meant to be “light-hearted”. The t-shirts, one reading “Nice new girlfriend: What breed is she?” and the other emblazoned with the legend “I’m so sorry, but…” followed by a list of excuses “You provoked me, I was drunk, I was [...]
More, please
8th September, 2011 by Katie
Far be it for us to go all gushy about a celebrity–but this ain’t just any famous lady, it’s actress/producer/director Drew Barrymore. Normally we couldn’t give two hoots about wanky-sounding collaborations between celebs and designers (Barrymore is fronting swanky US retailer Neiman Marcus’ The Art of Fashion campaign), but let’s face it, the pictures are [...]
lazy bints
22nd August, 2011 by Katie
OK we admit it, we’ve been lazy. FQ has been slightly neglected over the past few weeks (we blame: holidays, birthdays, work, moving house and general ennui, not necessarily in that order) but we’re BACK so thank you for not forgetting us. Exciting plans are afoot, including a project involving Thames Festival’s Craft Trail next [...]
Rest in peace, Amy
24th July, 2011 by Katie
Amy Winehouse. Troubled soul singer. Diva. “Wino”. Talent. Star. Tragedy. All of these epithets were applied to singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, who died yesterday aged just 27. Her age, apart from being terribly young, means that many have nominated her for the “27 club” that ghoulish name for the collection of stars who burnt out at [...]