Opinion: Limited Because of Our Gender

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By Gia Samaniego Countless pages could be written on gender.  Where to even begin?   Gender roles are something most of us constantly have to deal with whether we realize it or not, from childhood onward. It’s something that I have experienced my entire life and chances are that if you are female, you have … Read more

Cover controversy: Vanity Fair, where’s the diversity?

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By: Shannon Clarke Feature image via Vanity Fair. If 2012 really is the end of civilization as we know it, and our questions about world peace or global warming are never answered, we can at least be sure of one thing — Vanity Fair really doesn’t care what you think of its annual Hollywood cover. … Read more

What’s the ‘Female Weezy’ doing for women?

By: Lisa Coxon When she first hit the rap scene, it was easy to believe she might be on women’s side, but female hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj has injected far too much pro-male lexicon and attitude into her songs to make that possible anymore. Minaj began as an underground rapper and in 2009, she signed … Read more

Disney T-shirt calls Minnie ‘hot’

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By: Shannon Clarke Feature image via thejanedough.com. Boys have their brains, their strength, and their sense of humour and girls have — their face. At least, that’s the message Disney’s new line of T-shirts is sending. The iconic animation corporation released a line of T-shits in January, depicting classic Disney characters in silhouette, filled in … Read more

Q&A with WIFT-T award winner Noreen Halpern

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McClung’s Magazine blogger Nancy Barnett interviews Noreen Halpern, recipient of WIFT-T’s Outstanding Achievement Award at its Crystal Awards on Dec. 5. McClung’s Magazine blogger Nancy Barnett was invited to attend the Crystal Awards on Dec. 5 held at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The 24th annual gala luncheon hosted by the not-for-profit Women in Film and Television … Read more

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