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03 lists & letters A letter from the editor The a-list

Activate your volunteer powers

Tiny Bits

Launch headlong into spring with seed starters and botanical accessories

06 Fashion & beauty Test kitchen

Our trio tries natural soap from local company Cashmere Bath Co.

Mirror, mirror

Create four hairstyles from one haircut

Beauty alert

Even makeup has an expiration date

The good life

Operation Detox!

First look

Pleated skirts, tribal prints and color blocked bags

Fashion

Thrifted fashion finds for a good cause

18 Arts & culture house calls

Historical meets minimal in the home of Linda Schwartz and Richard Groot By Judith Turner-Yamamoto

Beautiful Scars

Breast cancer survivor Joules Evans turns cancer into activism By Ilene Ross

Music to our ears

Leyla’s favorite albums for March

mixtape darlings

Bitch’s Brew poetry group makes a mixtape By Courtney

Tynan

Feminism: PostModern or Post-Mortem

Observations about modern usage of the word “feminism” By Vanessa Barber

28 Projects & recipes Make your own

Create a picture frame succulent planter

Cookbook

Mary Swortwood of The Green Dog Café makes a grapefruit and pomegranate salad

Homemade happy hour

Molly mixes up an OYO Snowstorm with Ohio-made vodka

street style

A-Line recreates Cincinnati street style

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Volunteer Powers, Activate!

Girl’s Night In (through The Women’s Connection)

A tapestry of opportunities to give back to the community

Participate in workshops for girls ages 15-18 to help them develop life skills related to issues dealt with as teens such as positive body image, conflict resolution, and employment readiness. thewomensconnection.org

Compiled by Elizabeth Hicks and Maija Zummo

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Project Embrace (through ProKids) Crafty volunteers can knit, sew, or crochet handmade blankets and afghans for foster children and teenagers in Greater Cincinnati. prokids.org

Kenzie’s Closet Dramakinetics Individuals of all abilities develop social connections, physical skill, and language and thinking skills using the performing arts. Volunteers provide one-on-one assistance to special needs individuals in classes. dramakinetics.org

Provides prom dresses and accessories for underprivileged high schoolers in Cincinnati. Donate dresses you don’t wear anymore or assist in the boutique. www.kenziescloset.org

BRIDGES for a Just Community Dress for Success Cincinnati/ 4th Street Boutique Promotes economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and career development tools. Volunteer at the boutique to help sort donations, organize, act as a personal shopper, or give office support. www.dfscincy.org

Runs programs that equip people with awareness, skills, and opportunities to develop a more equitable and just community through an equalrights agenda. Volunteers needed for regular programs, camps, and for special events. Also hosts Public Allies Cincinnati. www.bridgescincinnati.org

Women Helping Women The only 24-hour rape crisis program and comprehensive nonshelter domestic violence program in Hamilton County. Volunteers are needed in areas from hospital advocates to hotline advocates. All volunteers must complete a 40hour training session. www.womenhelpingwomen.org

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Save the Animals Foundation A volunteer-run, no-kill animal shelter. Volunteers help with daily care of cats and dogs, including love-giving. staf.org

MoBo Bicycle Co-op Anna Louise Inn Providing safe and affordable housing to single women since 1909. Volunteers assist with maintaining the over-100-yearold building by helping paint, clean, and landscape. www.cinunionbethel.org

A volunteer-run cooperative to help make cycling accessible and practical to everyone in Cincinnati. Volunteers with or without bicycle knowledge can help in regular or special positions. mobobicyclecoop.org

tiny bits

A collection of A-Line’s favorite odds and ends

letter from the editor Although winter wasn’t too cold this year, the sun set every night by like 6 p.m., which means I still went into hibernation mode. And while napping may be one of my favorite pastimes, spring (and daylight saving time) are here, so I no longer have an excuse to hide out on the couch, wrapped in a blanket, to watch five hours of Law and Order: SVU reruns (aka Christopher Meloni). And while ignoring “to do” lists may be another one of my favorite pastimes, budding crocuses, longer days, and all of the little baby Bambi-esque animals that start popping up (or out, as it were) with the advent of spring are inspiring me to get active. Not that I’m not active in winter. I bake and work and vacuum up all my dogs’ hair (...and catch up on TV shows and movies), but I’m ready to get outside. So this March, let’s “Spring into Action” by doing something. Anything. Planting, growing, volunteering, painting, cooking—anything that celebrates and enriches the lives we lead and the lives of others. If you look to your left ( that page over there), you’ll see just a small list of places that could benefit from your time or skill. If your hobby happens to be knitting, and your friends are sick of getting scarves, Project Embrace is looking for handmade blanket donations. And Save the Animals, a no-kill shelter, needs help with daily care of dogs and cats, which includes petting. And what if shopping is how you get active? Check out our fashion feature, “Exit Through the Thrift Shop,” to find stores like Mannequin Boutique, 4th Street Boutique, and St. Vincent de Paul, which all give back when you buy. Also, this issue’s stories feature brave women: survivorsturned-activists and poets fighting for gender equality. And “Cookbook” is as fresh as it gets with a Ruby Red grapefruit and pomegranate salad from Mary Swortwood of The Green Dog Café. And the Civic Garden Center’s Ryan MooneyBullock shows us how to bring the outside in with her picture frame planter in “Make Your Own.” So much good stuff I can barely stand it! —Maija Zummo

Birch candle holder Toko Baru, Clifton $7.50-$15.00 cowpots seed starters Park + Vine, OTR $6.00 mushroom garden Park + Vine, OTR $19.99 glass waterbottle Park + Vine, OTR $20.00 umbrella Vera Bradley, portion of proceeds benefit breast cancer awareness $32.00 flower cuff Toko Baru, Clifton $46.50 earrings Pangaea, Clifton $15.00 scarf Anthropologie $58.00 sinus help Toko Baru, Clifton $3.50 Wallpocket Algin Retro Furniture, Downtown price upon request

Styled by Jordan Keller

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Test kitchen

Product reviews from A-Line’s favorite friends

Cashmere Bath Co. Oatmeal Honey Soap This Alexandria, Ky.-based sister duo crafts natural, cruelty-free soap with real ingredients. $5.99 at Whole Foods or cashmerebath.com

Spring into Your New Look! Enhance your image and wellness

✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ sidney: 23 Honestly, I was more excited about the packaging of the soap than actually using it. It came with a pretty ribbon, and made my bathroom look a little more classy. Once I used the soap, I felt like I was using a typical bar of Ivory soap —it smells like it. It lathers nicely, but didn’t really moisturize my sometimesdry skin. I would recommend this for someone who is an all-natural kind of girl. It has all natural ingredients and a faint smell of oatmeal.

✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ Julie: 29 I usually find soap to be pretty drying on my skin, but this one left me feeling squeaky clean without the dryness. It has a great, sweet oatmeal scent, which, as it turns out, my cat loved. He couldn’t get enough of this soap! My only wish is that the scent stuck around a bit longer. This bar leaves you smelling like ordinary soap...but you could always smell worse.

✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ annette: 41 This soap has a pleasant smell and a lovely, creamy lather. It was gentle enough for my sensitive skin. The soap left my skin feeling soft and smooth, and looking even-toned and fresh. Even better, it’s locally made! I would definitely buy it again.

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he great thing about a good haircut is its versatility. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get stuck in a hairstyle rut. Break free and try something new! Here are a few simple looks that are sure to dress up your locks.

50s Throwback

Curl hair using a 1Â˝-inch curling iron. Part hair down the center of your head. Section each side from the temple to back center. Brush each section forward, then roll back into a barrel. Secure barrel with bobby pins. Spritz dry hair with a thermal protection spray to prevent damage and give hold.

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JESSIE RECOMMENDS Redken Spray Starch

Top KnoT

{mirror, mirror}

Four Styles, One Cut

Flip hair forward and gather into a high ponytail. Gently back-comb ponytail using a wide-tooth comb. Wind hair very loosely around ponytail base and secure as you go with hair pins, pushing inward toward hairband. Apply texture spray to damp hair from root to ends. Then rough dry with hands to create volume.

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JESSIE RECOMMENDS Redken Wool Shake

Milk Maid Braid

Part hair down the center of your head. Braid each side pulling back and down as you go. Wrap first braid across the top of your head and secure with bobby pin. Follow with second braid, tucking under first braid, and secure with bobby pin. Insert pins throughout until secure. Work a pea size amount of styling cream into hands for more control while braiding.

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JESSIE RECOMMENDS Pureology Texture Twist

A-Frame Wave

Part damp hair strongly to one side. Place a wide cloth headband over forehead directly above your ears. Braid ends of hair into four equally sized braids (sleep on it or allow to dry for several hours). Remove braids and lightly tease to create volume. Remove headband and smooth down fly-aways. Prep hair with a light hold styling gel for extra support

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Instructions by Jessie Hoffman {Photos by Susan Keller}

JESSIE RECOMMENDS Pureology Nourishing Nectar

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{the good life}

By sidney hilley

operation detox

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According to Cathy Wong, author of The Inside Out Diet: 4 Weeks to Natural Weight Loss, a detox diet is thought to rid our body of harmful toxins such as pesticides, antibiotics found in food, and the aftermath of too many cocktails. The over-consumption of processed foods, which often contain artificial preservatives and chemical residue from packaging, can lead to muscle pain, a poor digestive track, lackluster skin, and fatigue. But with a liquid diet, you can, hypothetically, rid your body of all those sugars that make you want to crash on the couch underneath a heap of ravaged Krispy Kreme donut crumbs. Although a detox diet has become a buzz-worthy method in the celebrity world, there isn’t any scientific evidence that proves detox is an ideal, healthy process for weight-loss. However, quite a few physicians have stated that doing a detox can “re-boot” your body to healthier eating. “Processed foods wreak havoc on the liver,” according to Dr. Michael Roizen, co-author of YOU: The Owner’s Manual with Dr. Mehmet Oz (the Oprah of television doctors and star of The Dr. Oz Show). When the liver is under attack from junk food, our metabolism weakens. Dr. Oz suggests that a detox can keep our “natural detoxifiers”— the liver, colon, and kidneys—running smoothly. And according to Dr. Andrew Weil, a leading doctor and bestselling author in the practice of integrative medicine, detox diets “may make you feel good, and give you a chance to think about what you are putting into your body.” We spoke with Claire Timmerman, a sales associate at Clifton Natural Foods, about two different kinds of cleanses: a milder juice fast and the more intesnse “Master Cleanse.”

Note: If you find yourself wanting to feel “flushed,” it’s best to first speak with your physician before planning a detox.

Pre-Game

There’s quite a bit of pre-gaming necessary before you dive into days of consuming just liquids. Common side effects of going into detox-mode are headaches and slight fatigue; these are generally due to caffeine withdrawal. It’s best to slowly wean yourself from the daily (coffee) grind. Instead, replace coffee with caffeine-free tea for at least three days before you embark on your diet. Then, find a friend willing to say goodbye to solids, too. It always helps to have a diet partner, who is going through the same experience, to keep you motivated. Last but not least, it’s best to plan your week knowing the location of every nearest restroom...those toxins have to go somewhere.

The Fruit Flush

The “fruit flush,” also known as a regular juice detox, is a mild detox. “I have a juicer so I make fresh juices. The key is to make sure it’s fresh juice because it still has the live enzymes,” says Timmerman. Enzymes found in raw and fresh foods are thought to help break down food into ideal compounds for absorption into the bloodstream to build critical proteins and populate the digestive tract with beneficial bacteria. It’s best to drink a variety of juices, from apples, grapes, and citrus fruits to vegetables like beets, parsley, and spinach. You can also add herbs such as basil, ginger, spearmint, and fennel, which may function as antioxidants, antivirals, stomach aids, and bloat reducers. And, as with any other

cleanse, make sure you drink at least a gallon of purified water per day as well.

The Master Cleanse

If you’re brave enough, kick out toxins with this ultimate cleanse. The goal is to live off only the Master Cleanse— a mix of lemon juice, cayenne pepper, natural maple syrup, and filtered water— for ten days. Cayenne and maple syrup may sound absurd, but the mix is said to taste similar to sweet tea. “Cayenne is a natural digestive suppressant; you won’t get as hungry,” says Timmerman. Spend two days introducing the lemon mixture into your solid food diet, as suggested by Peter Glickman, author of Lose Weight, Have More Energy & Be Happier in 10 Days: Take Charge of Your Health with the Master Cleanse. Then for the next ten days, drink a minimum of six to 12 glasses of the mixture per day, along with a laxative. This diet is considered the most “hardcore” of liquid diets, since it has a few side effects. These can include fluctuation in blood pressure, nausea, physical aches, sinus drainage, sweating, and a white coating on the tongue, among others. You may also endure fatigue. As with any detox, from sugar to cigarettes, the first three days are thought to be the hardest.

After

Once you’ve successfully vanquished the binds of body toxins, you must ease your stomach back onto solid foods. “I always start with brown rice and steamed vegetables, and other things with fiber,” says Timmerman, “You should also start with yogurt and applesauce. It replaces friendly bacteria to get everything back to normal.” Following the fast with organic, fiber-filled foods reaffirms the desire to be more health conscious with what you put in your body.

{BEAUTY LERT} by elle morris

FRESH AND CLEAN Spring is here (or will be shortly), so it’s time for fresh faces and clean looks. That means we need to examine what’s in our makeup bags and purge anything that might be a source of bacteria. Yes, we all have our favorite palettes, nail polishes, mascaras… but almost all makeup has an expiration date. Let’s be beautiful and healthy. Our eyes are most susceptible to infection, so in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation, mascara should be replaced at least once every three months. The same is true with eyeliner. I realize we use many different shades, but once we use it, bacteria builds up on the tip (this goes for liquid eyeliner, too). Expensive to replace? It can be. Worth a good case of pink eye or Pseudomonas aeruginosa… absolutely not. Here’s a guideline for products that touch your skin: liquid foundation and concealer, as well as cream blush or cream eye shadow, should be replaced every 12 months; replace powder (blush, bronzer, foundation), powder eye shadow, lipstick, and lip liner every 24 months; and lip gloss should be replaced every 18 months. Staphylococcus epidermidis can be found on lipsticks, eye shadows, and eyeliners, so stay on top of replacing your cosmetics. And equally important, please do NOT forget to wash your makeup brushes once a week—these are breeding grounds for bacteria. Use a gentle shampoo and let them air dry. My tip: Put a “trash” date on your makeup packages with a Sharpie so you know when to replace them. Advice from the VP & General Manager of LPK Beauty The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of Libby, Perszyk, Kathman Inc. or any of its affiliates.

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first look

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Pink Tank Volcom, Kismet, O’Bryonville $34.00

Chevron Vest Ya Los Angeles, Morrison & Me, Hyde Park $32.00

asymmetrical stripe skirt FUNKTIONAL, Sloane Boutique, OTR $168.00

Beaded Belt Anthropologie $58.00

Ikat Chemise Anthropologie $148.00

Apache Tank Ella Moss, Sara Benjamin’s, Mariemont $78.00

TRIBAL Rites Go global to find eye-catching patterns

bracelet Cuffs Couture Couture, OTR $15.00 each

Ariel Cocoon Sweater Kismet, O’Bryonvile $80.00

Georgette Overlap Top Lush, Pangaea, Clifton $21.00

Leggings Kismet, O’Bryonville $18.00

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Blocked in Multiple color blocks in one accessory can match or playfully contrast with any outfit

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first look clockwise from left Green and Blue Clutch Pangaea, Clifton $30.50

envelope clutch Express $39.90

Silver Tote Atomic Number 10, OTR $20.00

Blue and Teal Clutch Francesca’s Collections $38.00

Faux Nubuck Clutch The Limited $39.90

Drawstring Handbag H&M $29.95

Linda Nylon Colorblock Tote Banana Republic $59.50

Joyce Handbag Baker’s $52.00

clutch with chain H&M $17.95

orange and taupe clutch Pangaea, Clifton $30.50

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first look clockwise from left Sleeveless Dress Ark & Co., Couture Couture, OTR $65.00

pretty pleats Feminine folds and tucks add schoolgirl charm

Mustard Skirt Atomic Number 10, OTR $17.00

Asymmetrical Hem Skirt Jella Couture, Kismet, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bryonville $29.50

mini Skirt Pangaea, Clifton $28.50

Broken Pleats Skirt Anthropologie $148.00

Pleated Button-up Skirt Target $25.00

Maxi Skirt Trend, Oakley $44.00

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styled by tamia stinson {Photos by Claudia Hershner} Hair by: Michael Sparto & Eric Schweitzer Make-up by: Sarah Cormier

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On Brock (left): Carven tweed suit and paisley scarf, 4th Street Boutique; Shoes, gloves, and jewelry, model’s own. On Marsha: Etro sweater coat, 4th Street Boutique; Calvin Klein suede skirt, Mannequin; Gucci Belt, stylist’s own; Shoes and jewelry, model’s own.

Shopping for a good cause is a great way to indulge guilt-free. Brock and Marsha of the blog Style Edit (cincystyleedit.com) show how to mix your own items with vintage and thrifted pieces from three local thrift shops that support worthy charities: St. Vincent de Paul, 4th Street Boutique, and Mannequin Boutique.

A high-end thrift shop, sales from 4th Street Boutique merchandise help sustain Dress for Success Cincinnati programs. 4thStreetBoutique.org

With merchandise donated in New York, Mannequin Boutique’s proceeds benefit seven empowering charities including the Freestore Foodbank, Lighthouse Youth Services, and Tender Mercies. mannequinboutique.org

On Marsha: Louis Feraud silk blouse, 4th Street Boutique; Vintage fur jacket, 4th Street Boutique; Shoes, jewelry, and belt, model’s own.

On Brock: Gray trousers and Justice denim shirt, St.Vincent de Paul; Fur-trimmed sweater, Mannequin; Belt, 4th Street Boutique; Ring and shoes, model’s own.

Sales from St. Vincent de Paul stores help fund social services such as homelessness prevention, utilities assistance, food, and a charitable pharmacy. svdpcincinnati.org

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eople look at it and see a white house,” says Linda Schwartz, of the Licking Riverside Historic District 1860s row house she shares with husband Richard Groot and their two Schipperkes, “but for us the beauty is in the details, and what you don’t see at once.” Schwartz is a long-time gallerist—she is curatorial and administration manager for FOTOFOCUS—and Groot is a designer and partner in Traction, a branding firm. The duo brought their selective abilities to bear in a renovation that would make the already updated house a true reflection of their conceptual art collection and minimalist aesthetic. Consulting with architect Eric Puryear and working with Voltage Furniture’s Jeff Hinkel, and

conceptual artist/cabinetmaker Chris Vorhees, the couple set upon the goal of using all the space in the 2800-square-foot house. The second bedroom became a spacious study; the third a dressing room that, with the addition of French doors, doubles as a private guest suite. Schwartz, for whom the allure of the object was sealed in childhood rummagings through her great grandmother’s attic, purged truckloads to arrive at a selection of carefully edited objects. “I can let anything go, including family heirlooms, if it’s not my current aesthetic. We always loved the idea of doing a contemporary home in an old space. Now we get to happily do what we do and express ourselves—with or without great grandmother’s silver.”

LINDA SCHWARTZ and Richard Groot

This husband-and-wife gallerist and designer duo turn a historic row home into a minimalist dream {profile By judith turner-yamamoto} photos by Janus Anatta

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house calls Left: The couple converted the original wood-burning fireplace into an ethanol-burning fireplace. The photograph over the mantel is “Chevrolet Suburban,” 2010, by Danh Vo. Upper right: An early 1900s Northwest Coast Wishing Stool from Schwartz’s great grandmother’s travels. Lower right: “With the advent of Radio Astronomy,” 2010, a text work by Cerith Wyn Evans, illuminates the foyer.

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In the kitchen, a wall unit displays Tiffany candlesticks, a safety pin beaded basket from Schwartz’s extensive instorage collection—“I like their ugliness,” she says, an early 1900s heirloom Sheffield vase, a pair of antique grape shears, and a mid-century Raymond Loewy coffee set designed for IDEE KAFFEE. “Pink is a really horrible color,” says Groot, of the pattern he designed for the dining room chest riffing on an army digital camouflage pattern. “But it works in this room.” A single John Armleder white plate adorns the chest. The artwork, “Jim’s Escape,” 2010, is by Yinka Shonibare, MBE. Floor-to-ceiling windows illuminate the living room. Here, and throughout the house, the couple replaced every single window pull, latch, and hinge. The artwork on the far wall is from the late artists Joan Jacobs and Stephen Irwin.

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Above: Kartell chairs frame a colored pencil and pencil on paper work by Beth Campbell. The Jurgen Bey table was built exclusively for the Droog New York showroom. The glazed porcelain cornucopia is by Katie Parker and Guy Michael Davis, “Small Still[ed] Life,” 2011.

Above: A pair of Blu Dot desks floats in the center of the study. The chandelier is Ligne Roset.

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BEAUTIFUL SCARS Breast cancer survivor Joules Evans turns cancer into activism By Ilene Ross

Photo courtesty Donna Carr of Thorn Hill Photography

Joules (right) and her chemo sister Shelly at Cincinnati’s The SCAR Project exhibit.

hen you’re smacked in the face with a diagnosis of breast cancer, it’s nearly impossible to picture turning it into something positive. But Joules Evans believes that everything happens for a reason. In 2008 she was diagnosed with early stage, yet aggressive, cancerous tumors. Looking into the future didn’t even seem like an option. Centering her thoughts and energy on her impending double mastectomy, chemotherapy, and her family, in particular, were the only things on her radar. Before her cancer, Evans never fancied herself an activist. In fact, the term still puzzles her today even though this petite powerhouse was part of the team that brought the exceptionally moving SCAR Project to Cincinnati last fall. The description and mission of The SCAR Project, as listed on their website, is as follows: “The SCAR Project is a series of large-scale portraits of young breast cancer survivors shot by fashion photographer David Jay. Primarily an awareness raising campaign, The SCAR Project puts a raw, unflinching face on early onset breast cancer while paying tribute to the courage and spirit of so many brave young women. ... The mission is three-fold: raise public consciousness of early-onset breast cancer, raise funds for breast cancer research/ outreach programs and help young survivors see their scars, faces, figures and experiences through a new, honest and ultimately empowering lens.” The New York City premiere of the exhibit was in October 2010.

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Like most young women in their twenties and thirties, Evans was on a blissful path as a dedicated wife to husband Dave, and mother to her three children—her beloved “Redheads.” Scrapping her original plans to become a teacher, Evans studied journalism, married her sweetheart, and quickly had her babies. Unlike most young women, this tenacious mother not only played competitive tennis, edited her children’s activity newsletters, and juggled the usual number of stay-at-home mommy tasks— she did this all while home-schooling her children. She was diagnosed with breast cancer when daughter Amanda was a freshman at the University of Cincinnati, and sons Matt and Mikeyy were young teens. By then, Evans had started to teach a high school English class. A self-confessed control freak, she also has a remarkable sense of humor. Evans would need this ability to laugh to get through all that breast cancer had in store for her. Combine that, along with her strong belief in God, and her very deep knowledge that it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere — cancer had met its match. After her traumatizing double mastectomy, Evans was still facing 24 rounds of chemotherapy, which is a year and a half of treatment. It was in September 2009 that she met Shelly Emrick, another cancer patient, during one of her treatments. Emrick was on the same treatment plan as Evans. “Shelly came in and she was a ray of sunshine. We became super good friends and did all of our treatments together. I called her my ‘chemo

sister,’” says Evans. It was Emrick who found out about The SCAR Project. She contacted the artist David Jay and expressed an interest in participating in the project as a model, even though she was beyond the age of 40. Evans jokes, “Although we didn’t really think that mattered, after all, it wasn’t as if we would sag or anything!” The artist agreed, and invited both Emrick and Evans to come to New York for the premiere. The two made the nine hour drive in Emrick’s SUV, but as soon as they arrived, Emrick received devastating news: Her mother had passed away. Immediately, Evans took her to the airport and had to make a gut-wrenching decision. Did she stay in New York for the premiere of an event that in actuality had been more important to her friend than herself (while driving her friend’s huge SUV through New York’s traffic-clogged metropolis)? She decided that she really didn’t have a choice. Before Emrick left, she assured Evans that if she could beat cancer then she could drive around New York City all by herself. A life-changing event took place. While attending the exhibit, Evans met Vanessa Tiemeier, another breast cancer patient who was a model for The SCAR Project. Tiemeier was also from Cincinnati. “We started talking, and I was motivated to bring the exhibit back to Cincinnati for Shelly to see. Vanessa wanted to bring it to Cincinnati as well for her family to see,” says Evans. The two decided to work together to make the project happen. “We started to look for a place, and in the process I met Litsa Spanos of ADC, Art Design Consultants. The Scar Project broke her heart, and she needed to be part of it. She donated her gallery space and the seed money to bring the exhibition here. She has the most gracious soul. She, Vanessa and I worked together,” says Evans. “While we were working on it, Vanessa was diagnosed with more cancer, but nobody would know: She worked her ass off even though the radiation made her so sick. We weren’t sure she would be well enough to make the exhibit, but she did.” Evans sees her road to activism as a

very organic process. A self-proclaimed introvert, her battle with cancer has put her out in public in ways she could have never imagined before. She’s still in the process of figuring out what to do with her new-found gifts. She’s now a consultant for The Scar Project, and she has a lot to look forward to. Washington D.C. has been booked, and both Los Angeles and Toronto are in the works. Evans looks at that this way: “I know that everything happens for a reason. I can’t be done with cancer even if it’s done with me. It isn’t something I would do again, but what it gave me was a gift. I never ask, ‘Why me?’” Evans adds, “Shelly walked into that chemo lounge for a reason. I just have to figure out the flow of all this. I was in a place of transition with my kids anyway. They were growing up, and I’m not a homeschool mom anymore. Now I look at the word ‘activist,’ and I like it. It makes me think of a superhero. Like Spiderman.” What to do with the gift of health is obviously an easy one— spend as much quality time with her family as possible. One of her “Redheads,” daughter Amanda, will be married this summer, so planning the wedding is currently underway, and by next fall both Matt and Mikeyy will be matriculating at the University of Cincinnati. Says Evans, “Who would have thought three years ago I would have been here to sit in the room while a man asks for my daughter’s hand in marriage, the happiest day of my life. My kids are flying right now and I get to be here for all of it.” Evans can now add “published author” to her growing resume. Shaken Not Stirred...A Chemo Cocktail was published in 2011. Subtitled (A Comedy About My Tragedy), this entertaining book started as Evans’ private blog, but when she fell ill, it became an easy way to keep all of her family and friends up-to-date during her treatment. “When I got sick it was easier than dealing with a lot of phone calls,” Evans explains. “The day that I was finished with chemo, my friend Becky asked me when I was going to write the book. ... I’ve had so many people who have encouraged me. I’ve been so lucky.”

Joules Evans’ love of the 5 o’clock glass of wine or cocktail led her to create this delicious “Not-a-Chemo Cocktail.” Enjoy!

Not-a-Chemo Cocktail ingredients • 3 parts fresh watermelon juice • 1 part vodka (Evans likes Ketel One) • 1 part melon liquer • a splash of fresh cucumber juice • martini glasses rimmed with Cosmo Rimmer (Evans finds this at Jungle Jim’s) • umbrella with watermelon, honeydew and cantaloupe balls for garnish instructions Pour all liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Shake. Do not stir. Garnish with umbrella.

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music to our ears What we’re listening to now.

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The Black Keys, a blues-rock duo from Akron, blew up on the national level in 2010 with their album Brothers, and with El Camino, their seventh and latest studio release, they keep the gritty guitars-and-drum excitement at a fever pitch. Vocalist and guitarist Dan Auerbach has a rich, seductive growl that is wellsuited to laying naturally over thumping bass lines, tambourine hits, and tight riffs. Drummer Patrick Carney crashes and roars in equal measure, providing The Black Keys with a tough edge that keeps their mostly simplistic formula from falling flat. Most of the 11 tracks on El Camino are loud and brash with generous helpings of reverb and fuzzed out effects that only enhance the garage rock sensibility these Midwest boys have honed to perfection. What are you gonna do? “Run Right Back”

✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ I’m not sure what it is about musicians from Sweden, but in my recent experience, they have proven captivating and beyond catchy. First Aid Kit is no exception. An engaging, indie folk sister-duo, First Aid Kit (Klara and Johanna Söderberg) gained internet prominence in 2008 via a cover they did of fellow folk musicians Fleet Foxes, and these precocious siblings have been on the uptick ever since. Their second album, The Lion’s Roar, is chock-full of plucky guitars, soaring, lingering vocal harmonies (with a slight twang that belies their European heritage), and subject matter rife with heartfelt melancholia. Ethereal and haunting at only 19 and 21, I see great things as First Aid Kit continues to grow. What’s all the fuss about? “The Lion’s Roar”

✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ I’ve got the attention span of a gnat sometimes, so it’s refreshing that upon their reunion, Guided By Voices’ subsequent seventeenth album Let’s Go Eat the Factory is a succinct 21-track grab bag of lofi, crunchy, rock earworms. Hailing from Dayton, Ohio, Guided By Voices (GBV) has been cranking out their particular brand of indie-psych-garage rock since 1983. Let’s Go Eat The Factory sees the much-heralded return of their “classic lineup,” as ever fronted by craggy-voiced Robert Pollard (GBV disbanded in 2004 and announced their reunion in 2010). Packed with fuzzy, droning guitars, and garage-rock drums, most of the don’t-blink-or-you’ll-miss-it songs are solid enough to stand on their own; combined with their lyrically non-sequitur-filled comrades, Let’s Go Eat the Factory is one sonically satisfying meal. Best surprise piano spotlight: “Either Nelson” Leyla Shokoohe’s background in Communications at the University of Cincinnati and near-obsession with chord construction lends a hand in her reviews.

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Track 1: Sam Cooke, “Bring it on Home to Me”– YN: “This song kind of makes me wish I was in the middle of a terrible break up just so I had to turn to Sam Cooke for support. If I made movies, they would all be about people falling out of love to Sam Cooke songs. It would be really sad.” Track 2: The Drifters, “Some Kind of Wonderful”– YN: “This is what I should’ve been slow dancing to in high school. I owe my love for this song and an early sexual awakening to the film Dirty Dancing.” Track 3: Etta James, “I’d Rather Go Blind” – Murray: “The epitome of R&B. I always imagined my favorite poets wrote in an old school study, sipping whiskey with this song going low on a record player in the background. I’ve imitated this imagined process often with only a cheap whiskey, one bookshelf, and this song playing low on a CD player. Effective.” Interview BY Courtney Tynan {photo courtesy bitch’s brew}

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Kathy Y. Wilson and her army of talented, female poets are slinging words and taking names. They are Bitch’s Brew, a group of females dedicated to great poetry—and so named (with a nod to the Miles Davis album Bitches Brew) to reclaim the often abused term, “bitch.” “I thought about all the bad poetry I’d heard and witnessed around Cincinnati during the past decade-plus and thought about how butch, misogynistic, and even racially segregated it was and still is,” says Wilson. “I decided if I could call out an all-star team of women poets, what would it look like?” Nearly a year later, Wilson’s vision includes the talent and diversity of members Abiyah, Murray, Ophelia, Yvette Nepper, and DJ Apryl Reign. “All these women are very well-known for their respective artistry and each brings their own faithful and disparate audience,” Wilson explains. Although they are a gifted group of artists from all walks of life, these women do not come together for the sake of poetry reading alone, but also to promote a strong message of female empowerment and female interaction, no matter what the cause. “It is important for women to interact. Period. Don’t matter how, when or where,” Wilson says. “We just need to acknowledge one another in love and mutual respect and stop believing the lie America’s told us that we’re supposed to hate and envy one another and aspire to look precisely the same. Every woman in this group has a different body type, sexuality, income bracket, and background.” Bitch’s Brew performs readings every other month at The Greenwich Tavern in Walnut Hills in two sets followed by a five-slot open mic.

Track 4: B.o.B feat. Janelle Monae, “The Kids”– Ophelia: “This song kind of exemplifies why I do my art: the poetry, the graphic design, the blogging, the crafting—everything.” Track 5: Suave (facebook.com/suaveishere), “Heaven” – Ophelia: “On top of this song being written for me by my favorite person... this song reminds me of who I am and what I have accomplished in a way that motivates me to do more and be better.” Track 6: Patti LaBelle, “Lady Marmalade” – KYW: “Patti LaBelle screams like a police siren on crank. This song reminds me of growing up deciphering all those 1970s song lyrics rife with double entendre and feeling like a grown-ass when I did.” Track 7: Sonic Youth feat. Chuck D, “Kool Thing” – Abiyah: “The true embodiment of my perspectives on being both a woman and a genre-bending artist, packaged in a gapbridging tour-de-force of two artists whose music and being had a significant impact on both my entry into adulthood and my own musical style nearly 20 years later.” Track 8: Bad Brains, “I Against I”/ Mos Def & Massive Attack, “I Against I”– Abiyah: “In this battle of verses, both are winners....Mos reinforces the need to win the internal struggle against your damn self in the midst of the wackass haters who love you.” Track 9: Jill Scott, “Gotta Get Up” – Apryl Reign: “Perfect description of my current career path.” Track 10: Erykah Badu, “I’m Clever” – Apryl Reign: “Because I can be.”

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Observations about Modern-Day Usage of the Term â&#x20AC;&#x153;Feminismâ&#x20AC;? by Vanessa Barber

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This article began as an attempt to answer the question: “Where does feminism stand today in the eyes of young, professional women? What is Modern Feminism?” My research consisted of numerous intriguing conversations with my girlfriends over cocktails; awkwardly drawn-up conversations with acquaintances and strangers at work or the grocery; an hours-long interview with celebrated Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies professor Anne Runyan from the University of Cincinnati; and another analysis with a local lawyer (we will call her Karen, as her job prohibits the use of her real name) who confronts gender politics in both the courtroom and her own workplace. Born from that research, my short answer is Who the hell knows? It means something different to every woman, depending on her politics and her own personal situation. But the one constant that appeared in my research is that the term “feminism” itself has staunchly laid its claim in academia while simultaneously withering in many women’s day-to-day conversations. At first, I kept hearing the expression “Feminism is dead,” primarily from friends or acquaintances with whom I would casually bring up the subject. My initial reaction was shock: “But as we speak, there are women running for and winning presidencies, gunning for secular rights, battling for positions of power! How can anyone, anywhere, say that feminism is dead?” And then it occurred to me that the last time I referred to myself as a feminist was more than 10 years ago while exploring a minor in Women’s Studies. It’s certainly not the concepts behind the movement that have croaked, but perhaps the word “feminism” is beginning to pass away. For many women, it seems the problem with defining feminism today is this: Feminism is not so much about women’s rights

as it is about natural-born rights. ‘All’ feminists really want is for everyone (every thing, sometimes) to be treated equally. But now that feminism has built its own history, it must battle connotations, rigid stereotypes, and stagnant ideas others see it as embodying. When I asked Karen whether or not she considered herself a feminist, she answered, “I would never say I’m not a feminist, but I would refer to myself as a human rights advocate.” “It’s difficult for me to pin down any one, readily identifiable definition for the term ‘feminism’ other than the ‘struggle for women’s

The Death of Feminism is always organized by those who don’t want feminism.

equality.’ The problem is that the context of who is struggling and the manner of identifying and prioritizing goals within that struggle may vary widely,” adds Karen. Throughout history, feminists have focused on questions of human equality, issues that surfaced during the abolitionist movement, or the Vietnam War, issues that clearly went beyond the struggle for women’s equality, and yet we seem to see it less defined within the scope of gender nowadays. Many feminists would argue that the two terms, Human Rights Activist and Feminist, are synonymous, interchangeable even. According to Anne Runyan, “Today’s socio-political arguments espouse what feminists

have argued for a long time: Commercialization is problematic, wars are wrong, gender discrimination is bad—all under the banner of the idea that there can be other worlds. There doesn’t have to be this world saturated with the void of caring in terms of democratic participation.” Regardless, it does seem that modern-day women are rejecting historical vocabulary terms for a movement that has both shifted and adopted meaning. Looking at my notes from my interview of Professor Runyan, they are chock full of politically charged, academic terms that fit perfectly within the discourse of feminist research and the classroom. But when poring over discussions about disparities between treatment at our jobs, or even fighting our own mothers for a non-traditional lifestyle, my young female friends are essentially discussing feminism without ever using the word, and often turning away in disgust when women like Sarah Palin adopt it as her own. “The ultimate goal of feminism is to wither away, to not be ‘needed’ anymore, but research shows us that it is still very much needed,” Professor Runyan comments. “The Death of Feminism is always organized by those who don’t want feminism.” But that is perhaps not the case for the word itself, nor those who are adopting their own language to discuss themes common among feminists for decades, even centuries past. “There are swarms of women who are concerned with women’s issues, and who appreciate what was done for them by old-guard feminists. We live in a world where women are active in politics and have a real voice,” adds Karen. It may just be that they are finding new ways to define feminism with that voice.n

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materials thrifted or repurposed picture frame (size is up to you), glass removed wooden or plastic box (can sub a shadow box) that fits the outside dimensions of your chosen frame, 1- to 2-inches deep

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Â˝-inch grid hardware cloth wire or tin snips ruler polyurethane or acrylic spray Butcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wax (finishing paste)

staple gun and staples (3/8-inch) wood glue or Gorilla Glue potting soil or succulent soil mix succulent cuttings or plants hammer and small finish nails

STEP 1: Collect cuttings of succulent plants from friends or purchase them from a nursery. (West Hills Greenhouse, 701 Feist Drive, has a great selection.) Gently remove the lower leaves and let the cuttings sit out on a tray (not in the sun) for a week as they callous and begin rooting. Cuttings should have Â˝-inch to 1-inch of stem below the lowest leaf before transplant. STEP 2: If using a wooden box, spray the inside surfaces with polyurethane or acrylic coating. Let dry. Coat with Butcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wax. If using plastic, this step is not necessary. STEP 3: Measure the length and width of the space where the glass once sat in the back of the frame. Cut the hardware cloth with wire snips to fit. STEP 4: Moisten the soil until damp in separate container. STEP 5: Place the hardware cloth in the back of the frame, flush with the opening. Staple just outside the edges of the hardware cloth into the side of the frame. The staples should stick out enough to hold the hardware cloth in place.

{make your own}

framed garden

Instructions by Ryan Mooney-Bullock {photos BY emily maxwell}

Turn an old frame or shadow box into a piece of living art.

STEP 6: Attach the frame to the box or the back of the shadow box. Use wood glue if both surfaces are wooden, Gorilla Glue if they are not. Place the frame-box under a heavy object (or clamp together) and allow to dry for 2 hours. Optional: use finish nails to secure the back of the box in place and skip dry time. STEP 7: Fill the box with soil through the hardware cloth. STEP 8: Have fun composing your garden. Start with your starring plants and fill around them with contrasting and complementary specimens. To plant cuttings, use a chopstick to make a hole in soil and insert stem. For plants with root balls, cut a hole in the hardware cloth large enough to accommodate the roots. STEP 9: Position the planter horizontally or at a slight angle out of direct sunlight until the plants develop strong enough roots to hold them in place (2-6 weeks). STEP 10: Hang inside or outside on a wall that receives good sunlight and enjoy! Water monthly (but place horizontal first).

Ryan Mooney-Bullock is the Program Manager of the Green Learning Station at the Civic Garden Center where she teaches people of all ages about gardening anywhere and everywhere, keeping stormwater where it falls, and turning trash into compost. The Civic Garden Center is open to the public and is located on Reading Road just north of William Howard Taft Road, civicgardencenter.org.

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Mary Swortwood of The Green Dog Café comes by her love of healthy food through family. As a small child, her Hungarian father and farm-raised Irish mother were always “into” fresh foods, and utilized them in the family’s day-to-day meals. Her grandmother baked, her mother did all of the family’s canning, and from a very young age, Swortwood spent a lot of time in the kitchen. Decades before the terms “farm-to-table” and “nose-to-tail” became de rigueur, they were common ways of eating in the Swortwood home. At the age of 10, Swortwood knew she wanted to be a chef, and when she turned 14, she began to work in various restaurant kitchens. Swortwood’s father believed that a single woman would have a difficult time making a living as a chef so he persuaded her to attend college in Bowling Green in the field of nutrition. However, her passion to be in the kitchen never faded, and at the age of 21, she had the opportunity to intern at the elite Greenbrier Resort, located in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Making the move to the famed classical kitchen proved to be incredibly eye-opening. “We were trained in such an old-school manner, rotating from station to station. The hierarchy is amazing, right down to the staff dining at the chef’s table, arranged in pecking order. As apprentices, we were seen and not heard. Young chefs today never see any of this,” says Swortwood. She found that during the two-year experience, it was very difficult to prove yourself as a woman. “Being trained classically is tough, but worth it. And it’s always been with me, even though I now run a small establishment.” Greenbrier’s rigorous training program paid off for Swortwood and her restaurant partner, Mark Swortwood. They’ve been very successful in Cincinnati, owning such favorites as Tinks, The Brown Dog Café, and, now, Green Dog. “We’ve owned restaurants in the area long enough to know what people want, from what they like to eat [to] how much information they want about their food,” she says. And today’s consumer appreciates The Green Dog Cafe’s fresh menu along with their small carbon footprint and their vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and mostly organic offerings.

ingredients

salad

1 pomegranate, seeds and white pith removed (can sub dried cranberries) 5 cups mixed salad greens, clean and dried 1 Ruby Red grapefruit, peeled and sectioned 4 medium Blood or Navel Oranges, peeled and sectioned

dressing

2 large ripe mangos, peeled with pit removed 1 cup extra virgin olive oil /3 ¼ cup rice wine vinegar 3 Tbsp. lightly toasted pine nuts 1½ tsp. orange zest 2 Tbsp. orange juice 1 Tbsp. honey ½ tsp. chopped shallot ½ tsp. Dijon style mustard dash allspice salt and pepper to taste

instructions profile BY Ilene Ross {Recipe by Mary Swortwood} photos by gina weathersby

{cookbook} Ruby Red Grapefruit

& Pomegranate

Salad

STEP 1: Place the pulp of the mangos in a blender or food processor. Cover and blend until smooth. Add remaining dressing ingredients up until allspice. Blend until smooth. Add salt, pepper, and allspice to taste. STEP 2: In a large bowl, toss salad greens with ½ cup of the prepared dressing until coated. STEP 3: To serve, divide the greens on six chilled salad plates. Arrange the grapefruit and orange sections on top of the greens. Sprinkle with the pomegranate seeds. Serve immediately. Store the remaining dressing in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for up to a week.

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Micro-distilling is not a new process. During the 1700s it was quite common to find small stills on most American farms. President George Washington himself had a still on Mount Vernon. Recently the popularity of microbreweries has skyrocketed, increasing the national demand for high-end spirits with local flair, especially vodka. One of the greatest things about micro-distilled spirits is that craft distillers focus on quality rather than quantity. There are more than 300 distillers in the United States, with about five in Ohio. (All five are available at Japp’s if you care to try them!) Middle West Spirits is a distiller located in Columbus, which produces OYO spirits (pronounced just as it’s spelled, “O-Y-O”). They make whiskey and vodka, including two amazing flavored vodkas: vanilla honey and stone fruit. OYO is not your standard American vodka. Most people think that vodka needs to be as tasteless as possible. This vodka, made in a beautiful copper still from soft red winter wheat, has lovely, exciting character. An openair process is used, which allows airborne native yeasts into the fermentation, and the distillation is carefully watched and tested to make sure the very best of the distillation is put into the bottle. The next time you visit Columbus you must stop by and see it. Founders Brady Konya, Ryan Lang and Josh Daily will be more than happy to show you around. They are as wonderful as their hooch!

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INGREDIENTS

1½ oz. OYO vodka ¾ oz. honey creme ½ oz. cream dash of orgeat syrup

instructions Put all ingredients in a shaker and shake, shake, shake! Strain into a cocktail glass.

Molly Wellmann is an award-winning mixologist and an owner of Japp’s in Over-the-Rhine.

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