Its ideal woman is too old to read Bust, too happy to read Bitch and probably prefers gardening to reading newspapers, so she's not big on Ms. The Spring 1999 issue focuses on role models, with lots of warm-fuzzy profiles and essays. This doesn't mean it's all schmaltz. In many ways, Moxie incorporates some of the better elements of all three zines. It's nice, but it's not the full picture.
Some women are bitches.
Most of us pick our noses. Many women diet even though we hate being told we're not thin enough. The other six are envy, anger, greed, sloth, lust and gluttony. Not every essay is brilliantly executed, but there's plenty o' wonderful stuff here to enjoy. Urvashi Vaid's anti-capitalist argument in favor of sloth is hilarious.