All three can be purchased at the Toronto Women's Bookstore, btw. Which I realize doesn't help you, PFRD.

Herizons I occasionally get from the library, and Ms. don't really look at, sad to say. I don't feel like it really speaks to my third-wavish generation. Like bigcitygal, I used to like Bust more a few years ago but lately that affection has faded. They still reel me in once in a while with their Parker Posey, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler covers, but after reading the interview with their cover subject and feeling lukewarm about everything else, I inevitabley feel like a sucker.

I agree about Bust though- I think it's because they're trying to walk the line between feminist and comercial in regards to content.

The recent edition of bust is definitly really fantastic- Michelle you ought to borrow one or pick it up as it has an article related to your interest. It's about environmental activists using sexuality to gain attention, and it has a bit about ecofeminism as well.

Although I do understand that if you don't live in a big city they are inevitably the only choice in bookstores, but that's of course part of the problem. Try a university or college bookstore, if there's one near you. It's a bit better than giving Crapters/Indiglo any business.

All of the above of course goes to proove the Chapters monopoly.

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Bitch is by far one of the best out there, when it comes to alternative press, I just wish they'd update their blog more often. It's been quite awhile. Always something interesting to read in print, and online.

Of course, as with most independently pressed magazines, Bitch is difficult to find in stores, especially in primarily suburban areas. I never had too much problem while living in Ottawa, due to the vast number of specialty magazine shops, that I literally drooled over, but now that I've moved back to suburbia, it's increasingly difficult. I went to four different stores looking for Blackfly this week, because I had heard good things. I finally found it, and was pleasantly impressed.

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I told my son all about the Chapters-Indigo-Coles monopsony (that's the right word, right?) and explained in simple terms how they hurt indie stores. I based it on information you gave in a longer post one time. He actually understood it! Now he wants to go to indie book stores. Awesome. And he's a voracious reader these days, too.

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