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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Trickle-Down

Today we’re reading about racism, James Baldwin, and Octavia Butler.

Laughing Through Pain: A Documentary Side-eyes Tasteless Holocaust Jokes

Are there certain jokes that should never be told? That’s the central question of the new documentary The Last Laugh from director Ferne Pearlstein.

There’s a Lot of Ways of Being Us: Jennifer Finney Boylan on Transgender Advocacy, Her Writing Career, and Caitlyn Jenner

There are now enough transgender writers that we don’t always have to talk about the experience of being trans and the cliche of transition.

New Music Monday: Kesha Triumphantly Returns with “Praying”

Kesha’s free—and it shows.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Today in The Demise of Democracy

Remember Sean Spicer’s joke about Russian dressing? No one’s laughing anymore.

Our Nails Will Shine Forever: The History of Acrylics and Appropriation

Nails are emblems of honor.

Small Change: Queer Feminist Characters Deserve “Happily Ever After” Romance Novels

I wanted the romance genre to have space for a character like Ginger.

Popaganda: Life in Late Capitalism

“Late capitalism” is a phrase that was first used by Marxist theorists at the turn of the 20th century. Over that time, it’s been used in different ways by different people, but right now, it’s popping up all over as a both funny and cutting term to describe the absurdity and lack of dignity that comes with our world’s gaping inequality. That’s what today’s show is all about. This is a follow-...

BitchTapes: Beyoncés Precursor To “4:44”

An all-Beyoncé playlist that celebrates her singing about her worth.

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