New Moon articles from November 2005

New Moon archives from November 2005

Girl talk.
November 1, 2005... This issue will take you around the world in just 48 pages! Read "Cooking Up an International Storm" and learn to make meals from five cultures. Find out how women lived in ancient times in "Girls and Goddesses." We'll also explore some tough...

Dear Luna.(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I'm Luna, the spirit of New Moon magazine! Do you have something to say to me? I love to hear from you! Write to me! Dear Luna, I love New Moon! It's good to know there's a magazine where girls can express themselves. As I was flipping...

Draw Luna.(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... Luna is the spirit of New Moon. What do you think she looks like? Every girl's idea is different, and that's the way we like it! Let your imagination run wild and send us a drawing! I think Luna is the little girl in my heart who loves...

Ask a girl.(suggestion to cope up with losing some loved one)(Column)
November 1, 2005... Ask a Girl is an advice column for you and by you. We help each other and take our problems seriously. Dear Ask a Girl: My dad's a lawyer, so he isn't home much. When he is home, he doesn't seem to know how to take care of me, my...

Get your kicks! Be in the know about Tae Kwon Do.(practicing maritial arts)
November 1, 2005... "Ki-hap!" I shout, as I punch and kick my way around the mat. I'm in Tae Kwon Do, and I love all the action! I've always loved sports and being active. My dad practices Tae Kwon Do, and I always thought the kicking, fighting, and breaking...

East meets west: hot pots, Dragon Dances, and star-crossed lovers.(Global Village: Hong Kong)(Qixi festival)
November 1, 2005... My city is a wonderful, crowded mix of cultures! People here take afternoon tea, celebrate Chinese Lunar festivals with dances and big feasts, conduct business from famous banks in towering skyscrapers, ship goods from our very busy harbor, or...

Eggflower soup.(recipes )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... 2 cups (591 ml) chicken or vegetable stock 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 tablespoon (15 ml) light soy sauce 1 3/4 cups (414 ml) canned plum tomatoes One bunch (about 6 stems) green onions Drain tomatoes and reserve juice. Chop tomatoes...

The moon rules!(Chinese lunar calendar)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Emperor Huang Ti developed the Chinese Lunar Calendar nearly 5,000 years ago. Ever since, people have used it to note holidays and festivals. Like the western calendar, the Chinese Lunar Calendar is yearly, but based on the cycles of the moon....

Where in the world?(Hong Kong )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Hong Kong is a small area in the South China Sea made up of more than 200 islands and a peninsula connected to mainland China. Most of Hong Kong's seven million people live in the capital, Victoria City, on the island of Hong Kong. Maybe that's...

Mind your own business (not!): getting paid to be nosy.(Interview)
November 1, 2005... Jocelyn Ford is a foreign correspondent in Beijing, China. She works for Marketplace, a National Public Radio show about business and economics and was the first foreigner to broadcast news live on China's state-run English-language radio...

Act like a lady: an Italian actress gets real.(Eleonora Duse)
November 1, 2005... Have you ever seen a play, movie or TV show and thought the actors really WERE the characters? The next time you're awestruck by a great performance, thank Eleonora Duse (pronounced Doo-zay). Even though she lived over a century ago, she...

Staring down stereotypes: 5 girls tell it like it is.
November 1, 2005... We live in a world of so many different types of people. Unfortunately, sometimes we stereotype people when we don't know much about their culture. Here, readers share common stereotypes with us--along with a healthy dose of reality! ...

Cooking up an (international) storm.
November 1, 2005... Did you hear about the American who tried to cook Italian, Spanish, Moroccan, Middle Eastern, AND Mexican food? No, that isn't a joke, it's just me. I love to cook! Here are some of my favorite international recipes that have, at one...

Welcome to Voice Box, where we discuss hot topics. Here's what you had to say about plastic surgery.(Voice Box)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... My opinion about plastic surgery depends on the reason for it. If someone looks normal but wants surgery for bigger breasts, I think they have no reason to get it. But if someone has a deformity, they have the right to look normal. For example,...

Girls: think the women's rights movement is new? Think again! Some civilizations were built around equality thousands of years ago.
November 1, 2005... The Ancient Egyptians (3300 BCE to 332 BCE) The girls and women of Egypt enjoyed almost full equity with boys and men. Women worked in all professions, including law and business. There was even a group of exclusively female physicians....

Goddesses: our powerful past.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The Minoans (2050 BCE to 1470 BCE) The Minoans lived on the Mediterranean island of Crete, named for a Greek word meaning "strong, ruling goddess." Minoans were a peaceful people who worshiped a goddess often portrayed as a snake. Women...

The faces of genocide: don't look away.
November 1, 2005... After the Holocaust, the world said, "We'll never let this happen again." Yet genocide has happened in Cambodia, Bosnia, and Rwanda among other places. Genocide is when one group carries out a mass killing of another group because of their...

Breasts and all the rest: an interesting development.(Body Language)
November 1, 2005... I wanted a Barbie[R] when I was little. But my morn, a midwife and feminist, didn't like the idea. Barbie's itsy-bitsy waist and big breasts were not her idea of good body image. So I pressed a baby doll against Barbie's breast, showing my morn...

Cat tails.(Cartoon)
November 1, 2005... Ugh... I've completely blanked on this test, even though I studied... I can't believe this! Normally I do so well on month tests... why can't I remember anything? Well, of course you won't remember anything if you keep telling...

Teen 'zine queen: meet the Jewish magazine for girls and their dreams.(YALDAH)
November 1, 2005... Have you ever dreamed of doing something big but then dismissed the idea because you thought you were too young? I'm the editor and publisher of a national quarterly magazine, and I'm only 14. You're probably wondering how this happened. I...

Fly high: the art and science of paper airplanes.(Science Side Effects)
November 1, 2005... A jet steadily accelerates down a runway, headed for California. It can carry more than 800 people, and weigh up to 435 tons. The jet lilts into the air, mighty engines propelling it into cotton clouds. Meanwhile, my paper airplane,...

Howling at the moon.(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... Howl out your moments of power and sing about the good things in your life! How do you make life better for girls? Do you know someone who creates equality? What do you see that's inspiring? A girl was pitching softball in our PE class. One...

How aggravating!(personal experiences of girls)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... How Aggravating! is where we voice our opinions about what's unfair to girls and women. What makes you mad? What drives you crazy? What's unfair in your life? Recently, I saw girls wearing t-shirts with really nude saying on them. The...

Welcome to Luna's Art Gallery! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists.(Luna's Art Gallery)
November 1, 2005... I was adopted from China. I returned when I was 6 and saw a night market, which inspired this poem and drawing. Lianne May, 10 * Colorado Sometimes I draw when something interest me. But a lot of the things I draw just come to my...

Tsunami.(Poem)
November 1, 2005... Tsunami I sit on an island off the east coast of Phuket I watch the water churn and boil and wonder only at the strange movement of the tide for I am unaware of the terrors this water can bring The crackle of a...

Movin' on!(Inside the Moon)(Kwelly Nys leaves New Moon)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... With heavy heart we bid farewell to GEB member Kwelly Nys, who turned 15 and celebrated her graduation from New Moon in September. Kelly holds the title for longest GEB nickname ever: The Princess of Conspiratorial Darkness. We'll also fondly...

Hurricane girls.(Inside the Moon)
November 1, 2005... Here at New Moon, we're still re-routing magazines to our subscribers displaced by Hurricane Katrina. GEB member Selene and her friend Trudy had a lemonade and used book sale. They donated their $30 earnings to their school's hurricane relief...

Big thanks.(Inside the Moon)
November 1, 2005... Heather from Iowa, Ashley from Mississippi, Kira from California, Angelina from Maine, Margalit from Connecticut, Jessica from Massachusetts, and Noey from Maine all requested New Moon brochures to hand out to their friends. Thanks girls,...

November.
November 1, 2005... November sunday monday tuesday New Moon Diwali, the Hindi festival ...

In the wild.(Cartoon)
November 1, 2005... HEY!!! TANJA!!! WOW! WHAT A SMALL WORLD! WHAT AN EENSY-WEENSY TINY PLANET! WHAT A MICRO-MINI ITSY-BITSY EARTH!!! YOU MEAN, RUNNING INTO ME? NO SILLY! I MEAN CHECK OUT THIS MINIATURE TOY PLANET EARTH I JUST FOJNO!!!

The last word.(Anais Anin works)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... ANAIS ANIN was born in France in 1903. She had many international connections and experiences: Her mother was French, Danish, and Cuban, while her Father was born in Cuba and grew up in Spain. When her Father left her family, Anais and her...