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Worthy Secrets: Stepford-esque Men Create True Horror in “The Husbands”

Chandler Baker, a white woman with long blond hair, smiles at the camera.
by Addissyn House August 3, 2021 at 12:48pm
Chandler Baker’s second adult novel takes a look at what equality really means.
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Leap of Faith: Tokyo’s Olympics Spotlight the Women Changing Gymnastics

by Helen Li
August 3, 2021 at 11:26am

A new generation of gymnasts rethinks the expectations—and rejects the abuses—that previous ones endured.
A white woman with purple hair holds an orange wrapper with bumps on it in front of a microphone to make ASMR sounds.

Tingling Meditation: The Pandemic Gives Medical ASMR New Meaning

by Jess Thomson
August 2, 2021 at 2:58pm

ASMR provides a small way to enjoy the world without the worry of contracting COVID.
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BitchReads: 13 Books Feminists Should Read in August

by Evette Dionne
August 2, 2021 at 2:55pm

The books just keep on coming.
Alison Bechdel, a thin, white person with short brown hair and glasses, is wearing a black turtleneck and looking somberly at the camera

The Costly Quest for Superhuman Strength

by Naureen Khan
July 30, 2021 at 3:58pm

Our culture—our time, our work, and of course, our bodies—is more consumed by optimization than ever.
A colorful illustration of WILLOW, left, a Black woman with blue hair, Doja Cat, a Black woman with purple hair, and Charlotte Day Wilson, a white woman with blond hair.

5 Feminist Albums That Got Us Through July

by DeAsia Paige
July 29, 2021 at 12:41pm

These feminist-tinged albums are all in their feelings.
Eve Gleichman, a thin white person with short brown hair, stands outside and beside Laura Blackett, a white person with neck-length brown hair

“The Very Nice Box” Reveals the Dystopian Heart of Millennial Workplaces

by Nylah Burton
July 28, 2021 at 2:35pm

This book’s uncanny nature is what makes it so damn smart and also more than a little terrifying.
Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a white Jewish woman with long, curly, brown hair, in The Nanny. She is wearing an orange blouse with a flowered vest layered over it.

Remembering the Unshakable Jewishness of “The Nanny”

by Jessica Hertz
July 28, 2021 at 2:30pm

Jewish television characters have historically been outliers.

Goal Tending: The NBA Dropped the Ball with Two of Its New Head Coaches

by Britni de la Cretaz
July 28, 2021 at 1:50pm

Instead of a woman coach, the league hired two alleged abusers.

Making Waves: In “Luca” and “Wolfwalkers,” Monstrousness Is a Queer Metaphor

by Marina Watanabe
July 28, 2021 at 9:00am

While the two films feature protagonists’ attempts to assimilate into human culture, they also ultimately do so under the threat of violence and discrimination.
Sha’Carri Richardson, a dark-skinned Black woman with long, orange hair, runs at top speed as she points toward the audience

Human First: Black Women Athletes Aren’t Your Performance Mules

by Njera Perkins
July 27, 2021 at 11:42am

Discrediting Black women athletes is par for the course in sports.

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