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Truth Hurts: Season 2 of “Fleabag” Is All about Fessing Up

Perhaps the masterstroke of season is in making Fleabag’s love interest someone who’s literally in the business of confession.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Keanu?

Keanu?

Backtalk: Meh of Thrones

This week, Dahlia and Amy get into their disappointment over the final season of Game of Thrones. The epic series has given audiences a big cultural moment in the world of dragons, the fight for power, and a slew of women characters to love and hate—but is it doing justice to the story? In Amy vs. Dahlia, we want to know who could have been the...

False Alarm: The Tale of JT Leroy Is a Hoax with Layers

Like its subject, JT LeRoy is about so much more than it seems.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Lawmakers Have Voted to Effectively Ban Abortion In Alabama

Republican lawmakers have made it abundantly clear that they have absolutely no idea how human bodies work.

Want to Fight Heartbeat Bills? Pay for Abortions

The National Network of Abortion Funds is a network of local grassroots organizations that make the legal right to abortion actually possible.

The Post-Colonial Politics of “Game of Thrones”

The show’s brutal violence reflects on our current reality, not a fictional past.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: “Veep” Did What “Game of Thrones” Couldn’t

What “Game of Thrones” did on Sunday is the opposite of “show, don’t tell.”

There Are No Lone Wolves

The murders of millions of Indigenous and Black people over the last 500 years has certainly shaped American culture too, but it’s not often discussed in conjunction with mass shootings.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Why Are Doctors Ignoring Unusual Period Pain?

Doctors aren’t taking it seriously.

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