Mikhaela Reid (The Boiling Point)
www.myspace.com/mikhaela2Mikhaela Reid (The Boiling Point)
- Brooklyn, New York, US
- Last Login: 4/8/2009
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Interests
General
political cartooning (Mikhaela.Net), comics, lefty politics, social justice, GLBT rights, journalism, cultural anthropology, graphic design, science fiction, sewing, photography, art-making of all kinds, catsMusic
Dead Kennedys, The Coup, Sleater-Kinney, Team Dresch, Dead Prez, Mos Def, Tribe 8, Pansy Division, Public Enemy, Billie Holiday, Liz Phair, Peaches, Bessie Smith, Bikini Kill, Black Flag, Billy Bragg, The Buzzcocks, the Clash, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, The Replacements, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave, Magnetic Fields, and so on.Movies
Blazing Saddles, Notorious C.H.O., Ghost World, Life and Debt, But I'm a Cheerleader, Set it Off, Amelie, Battle Royale, Monty Python, The Wiz, Beetlejuice, Brazil, American Splendor, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Angels in America, Repo Man, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Talk to Her, Bowling for Columbine, The Incredibles, C.S.A. (Confederate States of America)Television
Arrested Development, Chappelle Show, Daily Show, Futurama, Boondocks, The Awful Truth, Red Dwarf, The Simpsons, Mr. Show, Queer as Folk, Sex and the City, Lost, Six Feet Under, What Not to WearBooks
Books: Kindred, Midnight Robber, Wicked, A Handmaid's Tale, A Fine Balance, Cat's Cradle, Ammonite, Oryx and Crake, White Teeth, The God of Small Things, The Martian Chronicles, Maus, Stuck Rubber Baby, The Known World, Motherless Brooklyn... Authors: Philip K. Dick, James Baldwin, Sherman Alexie, Toni Morrison, Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, Ruben Bolling, Ted Rall, Tom Tomorrow, Aaron McGruder (Boondocks), David Rees (Get Your War On), Howard Zinn, graphic design, photography and anthropology stuff
Details
- Status: Married
- Hometown: Lowell, MA
- Orientation: Bi
- Height: 5' 6"
- Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
- Religion: Atheist
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Smoke: No
- Education: College graduate
- Occupation: Political Cartoonist/Graphic Journalist
Schools
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Harvard University
- Cambridge,Massachusetts
- Graduated: 2003
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Major: Social anthropology
- Minor: Photography
- Clubs: Diversity & Distinction, BGLTSA
1998 to 2003
Companies
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Boston Phoenix
- Boston, MA US
- Freelance political cartoonist
Fall 2002-Spring 2006 -
Metro Times
- Detroit, Michigan US
- Freelance political cartoonist
Fall 2005-present -
Wall Street Journal
- New York, NY US
- Information graphics coordinator
Spring 2003-Fall 2006
Latest Blog Entries
- Apr 9, 2009 4:38 AM I don't use MySpace anymore!
- Sep 21, 2007 7:39 PM Check out this event: Mikhaela and Masheka cartoon slideshow at CNW
- Jun 21, 2007 9:05 PM New Toon: Alberto Gonzales's Civil Rights Lite: Taking the "Justice" Out of Justice Department!
- Jun 11, 2007 12:46 PM NYC: Mikhaela & Masheka Book Launch 6/12!
- May 22, 2007 4:53 AM Photos: Black Age of Comics Convention, Part 1: Glyph Awards
Blurbs
About me:
I NO LONGER USE MYSPACE WHATSOVER AND I DON'T RECEIVE COMMENTS OR MESSAGES! My weekly alternative left-wing political cartoon, "The Boiling Point", has appeared in the Boston Phoenix, The L.A. Times, Detroit's Metro Times, The Rochester Insider, In These Times online, the Funny Times, Ms., Girlfriends, and other assorted fine publications. I was featured as "cartooning's angry young woman" in the anthology Attitude 2: The New Subversive Alternative Cartoonists, edited by Ted Rall. Check out my cartoons comment in the blog and read more about me at http://www.mikhaela.net.I live in Brooklyn with husband and fellow cartoonist Masheka Wood, and our cats Ronnie and Riley (named for a character in the Boondocks).
Comments
Jul 2 2007 5:33 PM
Thanks for the add, Mikhaela.
Jun 3 2007 12:15 AM
Jun 1 2007 7:06 PM
Melanie x
Jun 1 2007 6:20 PM
Jun 1 2007 5:16 PM
Jun 1 2007 3:32 PM
COOL MySpace Comments
Jun 1 2007 11:25 AM
I baked it...er....I mean...I DREW it...myself! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
May 31 2007 9:08 PM
Hello, all!
The second print F-WORD (which features interviews with Peaches, Michelle Tea, Bitch, Dean Spade, Mattilda aka Matt Bernstein Sycamore and MORE feministy goodness) is coming out. For real! THIS FRIDAY, June 1st, starting at 7pm, we are having a big ol' party to celebrate.
with the following hotties reading:
Michelle Tea, Tara Betts, Cristy Road, and Tamara Llosa-Sandor
(and MORE, of the surprise variety)
at the following awesome bookstore:
Bluestockings (172 Allen St, between Rivington and Stanton)
www.bluestockings.com
there will be yummy homemade vegan cupcakes! (thanks, gabi) there will be an interactive discussion concerning feminism and all manner of revolutionary topics.
AND super fun times will definitely abound.
come, and please tell everyone you know! (to come also)
xo~
mel
(and if you're too far away to come to the nyc party, then you can just order a copy online, ya know? the F-WORD has a paypal account now.... go back to the main myspace page to click on whatever goodies you'd like. :-)
May 31 2007 3:10 PM
May 10 2007 11:01 AM
Apr 2 2007 12:02 AM
I can't wait to see you again. :)
Mar 2 2007 9:09 PM
Hey there, Have you registered for WAM!2007 yet?
If you haven’t, here are four awesome reasons (of course there are many others too ) to hurry:
You’ll want to make sure to get into your first-choice pre-conference sessions before they fill up!
If you’re traveling here, you’re going to need a place to stay! Our special rate at the lovely Cambridge Marriott (just two short blocks from the Conference) is only guaranteed through March 10, and rooms are going fast.
Our Sunday Action Brunch is revamped and better than ever this year, with even more chances to create and get involved with ongoing projects!
And… Equal Exchange just signed on to provide their delicious free-trade coffee all weekend long!
For more information, or to register, check out the WAM!2007 website!
We’re excited to see you at the conference!
Feb 15 2007 10:04 PM
love the comics, your self portraits are engaging and compelling.
Serendipitous comic connection:
I went to a Neko Case show (in Vancouver) last week and discovered a series of comic books for women who have had it with being called girls
http://www.girlsnotchicks.com/ganc.html
thanks for the friend add.
have been to Brooklyn and loved it. Stayed at a friend's loft that was an old converted bottling factory.
Never wanted to leave.
have a great weekend!
Rebekah
Feb 10 2007 9:33 AM
Tony
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Feb 8 2007 12:23 PM
Jan 16 2007 10:15 PM
- Martin
Dec 25 2006 12:05 AM
Dec 21 2006 3:29 PM
Check out our best Cathartic Comics of the year to see which "Boiling Point" strip we picked.
Best Cathartic Comics 06
HNN 2006 in Review
Dec 14 2006 6:52 PM
Dec 1 2006 10:40 PM
Check it out and also PLEASE re-post it to your friends to help spread the word!
xo
Jaclyn
The CNW ONLINE CELEB AUCTION is ON -- click here!
ITEMS for BID include:
KATHA POLLITT edits your manuscript
Novelist THISBE NISSEN names a character in her next book after you
Former Head Writer for Six Feet Under JILL SOLOWAY edits your script
Original art from an ALISON BECHDEL strip
Dinner for 4 at EAST COAST GRILL planned personally with chef CHRIS SCHLESINGER
A SHOOTING SCRIPT from the hit series SCRUBS, signed by all the lead cast members
Original cartoon art by MIKHAELA REID
Legendary cartoonist JENNIFER CAMPER designs your tattoo
MICHELLE TEA reads your tarot cards
An evening of conversation with CYNTHIA ENLOE, Curious Feminist
Go to a movie with Bitch co-founder LISA JERVIS
A stay in a WATERFRONT PROVINCETOWN CONDO
A KICK-BIKE and a kick-bike lesson from GILDA BRUCKMAN
A signed limited edition broadside from MARGARET ATWOOD
A day at the beach in Oak Bluffs with JILL NELSON
DOROTHY ALLISON records your outgoing voicemail message
Performance/Public Speaking coaching w/JACLYN FRIEDMAN
All-access Pass to WAM!2007
And many, many more!
The link again...
Happy bidding! Every dollar helps make women's words matter...
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