an essay about the colonist propaganda in my childhood nostalgia, originally written for LOVER. “I heard of the discovery of America, and wept with Safie…
A review of What a Genderful World!
For feminist magazine Lover, this “museummuis” (my nickname) wrote a review of “What a Genderful World!”, the latest exhibition in the Amsterdam Tropenmuseum, as well…
Why I Fell in Love With Yoko Tsuno and You Should Too
Maybe some of you already recognized her in the Japanese looking character I use in my budo drawings? If not, I would like to introduce…
‘You are so inspiring, I mean, for an autist!’
A personal exploration into the Toxic Ableism of Inspiration Porn, originally written for feminist magazine Lover. 0
Three Warrior Queens
In answer to my feminist friends, I researched three inspiring Warrior Queens: Hua Mulan (4th to 6th century AD), Æthelflæd (c. 870-918), and Lakshmibai (1828-1858).…
The Typewriter
Last week, I got a nice brooche – or fibula, if you like – from the British Library. It is an enamel pin of an…
Redefining Love
Last week, I re-read one of the books I loved when I was a teenager: The Scarlet Letter (click on the title to read it…