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10 Ways To Celebrate International Women’s Day!

by Uncustomary | Mar 7, 2019 | Celebration

Happy International Women’s Day! March is Women’s History Month, and March 8th is International Women’s Day, so we get an extra oomph as an unusual holiday! I’m not someone who thinks “the future is female”, because I think the...

Positive Catcalling

by Uncustomary | Apr 3, 2015 | Performance, Street Art

At the end of last year, the internet blew up with talk about street harassment. I actually didn’t mind hearing about it so much because of how relevant the issue is. I walk around the city a lot. I’m out looking for street art or doing my own...

Women Are Wonderful (I’m Tired Of Hearing Otherwise)

by Uncustomary | Jan 22, 2015 | Street Art

I’m tired of it. I’m tired of the pressure put on women in society of how we’re expected to look, speak, and act. We’re supposed to be extremely thin with big boobs and a voluptuous ass, with smooth, hairless skin and shiny flowing hair....

In Defense Of The Manic Pixie Dream Girl

by Uncustomary | Jan 10, 2015 | Celebration

Eight years ago, Nathan Rabin coined the term “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” after watching the movie “Elizbaethtown”. Six months ago, he wrote an article apologizing for creating the term and wishing to retract it. This week, the latter article has...

5 Women Who Inspire Me

by Uncustomary | Mar 3, 2014 | Lists

Two of the biggest parts of who I am come from my past experiences and my sources of inspiration. Obviously, past experiences shape us into the person we currently are, but sometimes we forget about those external factors that encourage us to evolve. Sometimes my...