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

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by Nylah Burton September 10, 2021 at 3:59pm
The insistent classification of Rooney’s work as Marxist has long felt like a stretch.
Three women wearing hijabs look up at an American flag. In that same direction, the sun shines over tall buildings in the background.

20 Years Later, Muslim Women Reflect on Post-9/11 Islamophobia

by Aaliyah Dasoo
September 10, 2021 at 3:04pm

Suspicious looks. Verbal harassment. Unshakeable fear.
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Where There's Smoke: Sherman Alexie and the Toll of Literary Tokenism

by Amanda Gokee
September 8, 2021 at 1:43pm

Alexie was the singular voice of Native American literature. Maybe he shouldn’t have been.
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“My Body, My Choice” Doesn’t Meet the Demand of this Moment

by Barbara Sostaita
September 3, 2021 at 11:14am

“My body, my choice” is highly individualistic and—in the end—fails to convey the ways we’re bound up with each other.
Pro-choice protesters perform outside the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 in Austin, TX. They are wearing shirts that say “Bans off our bodies” and raising their right fist

What Just Happened: The Texas Abortion Ban

by Bitch HQ
September 2, 2021 at 2:37pm

The SCOTUS decision essentially spits on 50 years of constitutional precedent protecting abortion access.
Steve Zahn as Mark, a distraught white man sitting at the bar beside iMurray Bartlett as Armond, a white man wearing a colorful shirt, in The White Lotus

“The White Lotus” Shines Its Tiki Torch on Settler Colonialism

by Dejan Jotanovic
September 2, 2021 at 9:00am

The White Lotus looks to critique masculinity and its many toxicities.
A young Black woman with braids sits on an outdoor bench reading a book on her lap. She's wearing a denim jacket and jeans and there is a big tree with yellow flowers behind her.

BitchReads: 11 Books Feminists Should Read in September

by Evette Dionne
September 1, 2021 at 12:03pm

Greet fall with these upcoming titles.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays Anthony, a dark-skinned, tall Black man, who is wearing a paint-splattered jean jacket in Candyman

Summoning Yourself: The Role of Conjure in “Candyman”

by Lea Anderson
September 1, 2021 at 9:00am

Sometimes desire is layered with disbelief, but the summoner gets what they asked for regardless.
Lorde, a thin, white woman is shown from below in a yellow body suit on the cover of Solar Power

Sun Worshiper: Lorde Doesn’t Want to be a Messiah—or Does She?

by Torrey Crim
August 31, 2021 at 11:27am

She doesn’t want to be a messiah; she wants to be a devotee.
a collage of two book covers: How We Fall Apart, a photo of an Asian teenage girl with black hair split up into various pieces and A Lesson in Vengeance, a black book cover with an illustration of purple flowers and cobwebs

Academia Is Even Darker than We Thought

by Alaina Leary
August 31, 2021 at 11:24am

Katie Zhao and Victoria Lee are shaping the canon of dark academia.
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5 Feminist Albums That Got Us Through August

by DeAsia Paige
August 31, 2021 at 10:38am

As summer winds down, new releases from artists such as Cleo Sol, Billie Eilish, and Tinashe will hit the spot.

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