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Chasing Amy: Amy Winehouse’s Life—and Death—in the Media Glare

Amy Winehouse, a thin, white woman with black hair combed up in a beehive and a white t-shirt, is surrounded by paparazzi

by Christine Estima July 23, 2021 at 11:47am

Not much has changed in the decade since Winehouse passed.

Doja Cat, a light-skinned and thin musician, is wearing a gold costume in a pink prism

“Planet Her” Cements Doja Cat’s Pop Reign

by DeAsia Paige

July 23, 2021 at 11:20am

“Planet Her” is a thrilling ride into Doja Cat’s mesmerizingly eccentric world.

Eleanor Wong, an Asian American teenager wearing an orange outfit, Fabiola Torres, a mixed-race teenager with an afro, and Devi Vishwakumar, an Indian American teenager, stand next to each other looking appalled in Never Have I Ever

Big Time Crush: “Never Have I Ever” Loses Itself In a Teenage Love Triangle

by Mansee Khurana

July 22, 2021 at 11:44am

Never Have I Ever is like a teenager: It wants to be popular, relatable to everyone, and alienating to no one.

four Indigenous children at the Carlisle Indian School sit beside each other, showing how they were assimilated into European culture

Cruel Days: America Faces the Ugly Legacy of Residential Schools

by Amanda Gokee

July 22, 2021 at 10:25am

The history of forced assimilation has been intentionally erased.

Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso, an aging white man with short, brown hair and a blue sweater, in Ted Lasso

Ones You Can Depend On: “Ted Lasso” Offers Up an Ode to the Power of Friendship

by Leah Johnson

July 20, 2021 at 3:06pm

Recently, Ted Lasso racked up a historic 20 Emmy nominations, more than any freshman comedy in history.

a collage of two books: The Upstairs House by Julia Fine and Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

Mother Monsters: Two New Books Get Raw about Mothering as a “Natural” Role

by Scarlett Harris

July 20, 2021 at 12:42pm

“Maybe this was what happened to all moms and no one had told her.”

an illustration of a child laying in front of a computer with a red light overlaying their body

Who’s Spying On Your Kids? Everyone.

by Heidi Boghosian

July 19, 2021 at 1:18pm

TikTok, just like McDonald’s, is a flagrant collector of kids’ data.

One Black Barbie doll in a red swimsuit and black hair, one white Barbie doll in a turquoise swimsuit and blond hair, and another white Barbie doll in a pink swimsuit and blond hair stand on a sandy beach background holding towels.

Revisiting Malibu Barbie’s Sinister History On Her 50th Anniversary

by Addissyn House

July 16, 2021 at 11:52am

Malibu Barbie and ’60s actor Sharon Tate have a lot in common.

Anjana Vasan as Amina, a brown-skinned, thin woman with a hijab, who is playing the guitar in We Are Lady Parts

Bring the Noise: “We Are Lady Parts” Chooses Joy Over Judgement

by Aaliyah Dasoo

July 16, 2021 at 11:44am

No trauma porn, no white saviors.

Illustration of Billy Porter, a thin, Black man, against a marble swirled background wearing a tiara with jewels around his eyes

Godmothers of Invention: The Enduring Power of the Cinderella Story

by Noa Azulai

July 16, 2021 at 9:00am

There is no tale of Cinderella without her Fairy Godmother.

A Black woman with curly hair and glasses smiles at her phone with over the year headphones on.

11 Podcasts for Your New Normal