OMG OMG OMG *flail*
*ahem*
The November issue of More Magazine is just starting to trickle out. I’m not sure if it’s quite on news stands yet, but I’m going to give you a sneak peek because I’m in it! Wooooo! I wasn’t having the greatest day today, and this is just what I needed to lift my spirits.
First, I’m happy with the awesome cover choice, Jane Lynch from Glee:
Look, my article even gets a tagline! “Feminists in Fishnets? The tweeters, texters, and bloggers you need to know about.” …Okay, it’s obviously there to get your attention, so I don’t really care that the only fishnets I own are part of a Halloween costume. ON THE COVER!!
Though I’m a little suspicious of that “Best Diet for your DNA” article. Hmmmm, I reserve judgment until reading it.
My article is right after the piece on awesome chocolate desserts, which I approve of. And the spread looks amazing (click image for larger version):
I’M IN A FUCKING MAGAZINE! …Whoops, that wasn’t very lady like, let me try that again.
…I’M IN A MOTHERFUCKING MAGAZINE!
I didn’t feel like I was wearing a lot of make up that day, but I was definitely surprised when I saw that photo – in a good way! I feel classy.
It’s a two page spread, but I’m only going to post that image so you have some incentive to go and find it on news stands. The intro paragraph under the right half of the photo makes me feel all tingly inside:
We know. We know. We’ve seen the divide. And we’ve heard it at events we’ve thrown – some of you, standing in the back with your arms crossed, saying, “You call yourselves feminists?! When I was your age, I was marching on D.C….” Well, yeah, but in 2010, the stakes have changed. The standard bearers for a new generation are out there. They just approach activism in a different way. Here are the names you need to know now.“
Yay for rebutting the “Feminism: Ur doin’ it wrong” argument! Always a pet peeve of mine. And I may be biased, but I think my description before my interview wins:
“Grad student; liberal, geeky, nerdy, scientific, perverted atheist (all her words)”
Hell yeah. Look, I got the word atheist in there! Wooooo!
So, keep an eye out when you pass news stands! And there should be a supplemental video interview online soon where I ramble about science, skepticism, and feminism – I’ll make sure to keep you all updated.
Friend: That goes in the speaker bio, right? One of More magazine’s top ten new feminists?
Me: Yay, I sound more important now!
Wow.
Win!
Holey carp, that’s awesome sauce, Jen!
Yay congrats!Btw, is it just me or does Megan Evans look like a flat cardboard cutout, leaning against the wall… Haha.
Congrats. I hope you are ready for an even bigger audience.
And the first thing they’ll see is me flailing and swearing like a fool, awesome :P
Congratulations, Jen!
I will definitely look for this! You look beautiful in the photo provided. Congratulations on the exposure.
Yay! Fame!
congrats!!!! And I know that’s NOT what the whole thing is about, but I just have to say that you look great on the photo, like your hairstyle there. And I even more like “perverted atheist” :-)
Did you know that fishnets can be used for catching fish? -(joke told far to many times in seattle goth clubs I went to)Srsly, awesome. I hope they don’t pull punches or try to middle the road or anything.
Nice! Congrats! You look really, really good!
Fucking awesome. Pic looks great! Can you post the article here?
Congratulations! I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for a copy.
Awe-some. And tres classy, although speaking for myself I was expecting more cleavage!Enjoy the flailing, flop-sweat, hyperventilation goodness, it is well deserved.
Yay me! I ‘knew’ someone before they were famous!
Think about it, Jen.Keep it up and in another twenty years, some graduate student will be fangirling all over her holo-blog because OMG I met Jen McCreight! Squee!
Can you PLEASE link us to the article after it;s sold out because this magazine isn’t sold in the UK and you have fans all over the world that won’t be able to see it.Also: None of those feminists are wearing fishnets. I feel ripped off.
Yaaaayyyy! I’m so happy for you! It was a nice little pick-me-up this morning, to see this and go “squeee!” inside (my roommate’s still asleep, I couldn’t dom it out loud, though I totally wanted to). You’re such an inspiration for me, being a liberal, geeky, queer feminist atheist!
Ha. “dom” = do. Freudian slip much?
Great job!
Nice! congrats! This and the book coming out soon, too!
AWESOME!!!
If that’s what feminists look like today, I’ll gladly allow any of them to cook me dinner or make me a sandwich any day. Rawr!
Fantastic! You look great. Thanks for representin’
I may have to subscribe!
Congrats on the photo shoot!
Huzzah!
congrats, Jen. i haven’t heard of this magazine before, what type of publication is it?
It’s a mainstream magazine aimed at middle-aged semi-affluent women as far as I can tell. A women’s magazine for grown-ups.
PRIDE GOETH BEFORE THE FALL!!!11!!!Also, this poses a problem, to wit: Will it be weird/creepy for a (purely hypothetical!) male in his late 50s to buy a copy of More on his next grocery run? My, um, friend asked me to post this question here. He’s just wondering. Nothing more than a bit of armchair sociology, you understand…And while we’re at it, my friend thinks Jane Lynch is kinda hawt, gay or not. But he doesn’t get Glee at all. I think maybe he’s too old. But he loved her in The 40 Year Old Virgin.Thanks for listening. OK, back to my main point: REPENT, FEMINIST ATHEIST HARLOT!!!!!*—*only not yet…
Congrats. That’s awesome.If I see it, I’ll grab it…. Of course, you realize people are going to start hounding you for autographs more now, yeah? There’s something with your picture on it!… No, I’m not going to do that, should I ever run into you.
You look great, Jen!Congratulations!
Congrats
Wow. Just simply “Wow.” I look forward to reading the article.
Stephen Colbert was right – you are smoking hot.
I will! To be honest the article is mostly about boobquake, so it’s nothing *too* new, though they do a good job covering it. I’m more excited about the online interview :)
Very confident, and you know what they say about confidence.
Ha! I’d gladly make them the sandwich!
Congratulations! The publicity is very well deserved. Good picture, too.
Hooray! I’m doing a happy dance for you.
Meh. I was reading Jen McCreight before it was cool.
Seriously, though – that rocks! Congrats. Now I’m off to buy the only edition of More Magazine I’ll ever own. :)
As a looooong time lurker, I just had to say congratulations. You deserve the notice!
Congrats, Jen! Great photo too.
Congratulations! You are an inspiration for all of us.
Totally HOT! Brains and Bod make a great combination! Congrats!
FUCK YEAH! I’m buying one!
I love the expression on your face, too… you have that “I’m carefully sizing you up” look – perfect skeptical expression! Congrats on this, how exciting for you!
Hey Miss Hotie!!!!! Loooooooooking gooooooood.
Good for you!
There you go, you can PS3-it or Wee-it als’ you like… Show us your basement flat indeed.Your inner sophisticate will out.Congrats you all and all the crew on the shoot. Magnificent. Only followed you since the Guardian piece but now I never miss – you make me smile )
I only have one thing to add:SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats!!
MORE power to ya, Jen! (Damn, it sucks that you’re not doin’ what you do at Purdue any more.)
Great, Jen.As to “Best Diet for your DNA”, I know enough biochemistry to suspect that that’s absolute bull doo-doo. DNA isn’t some magic vitalist molecule, but a master copy of genetic info.
Congratulations!
I haven’t found the article online for free (cheap me) but I found this piece describing your outfit. http://www.more.com/2012/25362…Your top is worth $220!!! I mean it looks good, but really. I don’t think I’ve paid more than $30 for a top. (Your Blag Swag is much more affordable)
I think the magazine isn’t officially released until the 26th, though new material keeps slowly trickling online. I’ll post a link when it’s up.Also, holy crap.
I have since found this link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/3911… Which allows you to flip through the entire magazine in a tedious pdf-style format. Those chocolate desserts look seriously delicious.
I found a copy at the grocery store (and bought it for the article about you) yesterday (the 24th). Not sure if it’s online yet though. I think they did a good job with it. Also found a couple other bloggers to consider following from there.