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Love Is the Drug: “Crazy For You” Puts a Societal Lens on Love and Sex Addiction

by Oliver Haug September 21, 2021 at 12:59pm

Reframing the way we think about love and sex can change our lives.

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SB 8 Is a Reminder That Abortion Is a Disability Issue

by Samantha Chavarria September 17, 2021 at 10:14am

The subject of disability and abortion law doesn't stop at hypothetical fetuses.

Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov (left) and Daisy Head as Genya Safin on the set of Shadow and Bone. They are setting at an ornate table opening a letter. Four crew members are holding cameras and boom mics while filming the scene.

The Ends Justify the Screens: Why Onscreen AAPI Representation Simply Isn’t Enough

by Thulasi Seshan September 15, 2021 at 11:28am

Within a few weeks of each other, scandals regarding racist production practices on both “Kim’s Convenience” and “Shadow and Bone” made headlines.

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Hyperfocusing on Afghan Women and Girls Isn’t the Feminist Take You Think It Is

by Leila Sackur September 14, 2021 at 3:43pm

The ongoing cultural discourse around Afghan women and girls is a haunting reminder of American warmongering that co-opted the idea of feminism to push for military intervention.

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All the Ladies in the House: “Impeachment: American Crime Story” Has a Woman Problem

by Cate Young September 14, 2021 at 2:04pm

A paper-thin portrait of political women leans into the prurient, and assumes the worst.

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Socialist Anxiety: Sally Rooney’s New Novel Reveals an Author Trapped By Herself

by Nylah Burton September 10, 2021 at 3:59pm

The insistent classification of Rooney’s work as Marxist has long felt like a stretch.

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