Recently, WWAC writer Ray Sonne took one for the team and tried out Thinx period-proof underwear. This got a conversation going about the type of menstruation products out there and what this usually means for WWAC is “start a roundtable!” In fact, this topic got so many of us going that lifestyle editor, Ginnis, had…
WWAC Talks: Periods, Menstruation, Internal Bleeding, Pt. 1
Recently, WWAC writer Ray Sonne took one for the team and tried out Thinx, period-proof underwear. This got a conversation going about the type of menstruation products out there, and what this usually means for WWAC is “start a roundtable!” In fact, this topic got so many of us going that lifestyle editor, Ginnis, had…
Apps We Love
This past month for lifestyle, we talked a lot about helpful and favorite apps. Both Melinda and Catie reviewed meditation apps, while Jessica talked about the productivity app Trello. At the beginning of the month, Ray reviewed Litsy, a book app. I then asked for a few more recommendations for apps we love, especially ones…
Headspace: The App To Make Meditating Simple?
The app Headspace, (available on both iOS and Android, promises a simple but enticing result: learn how to meditate by committing just ten minutes to the app over ten days. Once the beginner’s Take Ten program is finished, users will know the basic skills and value of mindfulness and be able to take on the…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Jazz, Video Games, and WWII Spies All Coming to Auto-Bio Comics in 2016
Does anyone else feel like biographical comics are overlooked in the world of comics media? Obviously, auto-bio comic memoirs are some of the major big-hitters that have become literary staples like Maus or Persepolis, but biographical works written by other people don’t carry the same clout. I get the feeling that’s slowly changing, because there are a…
#WWACGalentines: Friendship Isn’t All About Listening
Like most holidays in America, Valentine’s Day has come to stand in for the entire month of February. While romantic love is all good and well (as are cheap chocolates and roses), WWAC Lifestyle is celebrating love of the platonic variety (and the many variations therein) this month.
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Angouleme Fest Doubles Down on Controversy with Bizarre Award Prank
Already dealing with the controversy over all-male Grand Prix nominee list, the Angouleme International Comics Festival provoked even more outcry at Sunday night’s closing award show. The ceremony opened with the emcee, French comedian Richard Gaitet, coming on stage and announcing the award winners…only to reveal minutes later that it was all just a big joke. All…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Female Artist Claire Wendling Makes Grand Prix Shortlist Despite Festival Fail
While the film industry’s been wrestling with the complete shut-out of any people of color from the Oscars acting nominations, a similar storm has been brewing over comics’ most prestigious award. Unfortunately, #AngoulemesSoMale does not a great hashtag make, so it may have flown under your radar! It all revolves around a lifetime achievement award given to…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: MLK’s Surprising Comic Legacy & Celebrating Black Comic Books
Every year, I try to celebrate Martin Luther King Day by delving into the life and times of Dr. King beyond the too-common reduction of his legacy to a quick soundbite. This year it involved comics, the way every major American holiday should! My best discovery this year was Montgomery Story, a short comic written…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Kate Beaton Auto-Bio Comics Will Chase the Winter Blues Away
If your 2016 has been anything like mine, the winter doldrums have truly set in, and any comfort and joy of the holiday season is loooooong gone. (Seriously, there should be a limit on the number of family members that are allowed to be in the hospital at the same time.) All this means that I’m in desperate…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Let 2016 Be the Year of the Queer Lady Protagonist
Welcome to the first Tuesday of 2016! Isn’t it thrilling? Are we all still elated by the possibility of the new year and a fresh start? Personally, I’ve spent most of 2016 battling off a hellish sinus infection, so I’m more congested than cheerful…but this week’s news has got me pretty pumped about what’s coming…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Which Would You Be, Power Ranger or Princess?
Loyal readers, in a perfect world, you would get this delightful weekly column without fail every Tuesday. But in that perfect world, no one’s co-workers get unexpectedly fired right before the holidays, and therefore your devoted columnist has time to write instead of spending hours trying to negotiate a settlement package to make sudden unemployment at…