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Backtalk: What About “Us”?

by Amy Lam
April 4, 2019 at 2:42pm

This week, Dahlia and Amy dig into Jordan Peele’s latest horror film, “Us.” Lots of spoilers while they talk about how the film fits into genre canons, symbolism, and what can it all mean? And in Amy vs. Dahlia, an argument about the worst of adulting. There are so many terrible things to choose from, but is it paying your bills on time or having to cook...
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6 Fat Writers, Activists and Athletes Who Defy Traditional Femininity

by Katie McMahon
April 4, 2019 at 2:26pm

Lots of people needed what I was looking for: people as fierce, fun, and fat-positive as the ones I already loved—just less femme.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Your Idea of “Wellness” Might Be a Diet in Disguise

by Bitch HQ
April 4, 2019 at 6:00am

“Whether your goals are beauty or health, you still might be buying into diet culture.”
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Fleshed Out: What Four Sex-Themed Resorts Taught Me About Consent

by Suzannah Weiss
April 3, 2019 at 11:48am

The objectification of women permeates almost every aspect of our culture. Can these resorts block out such a pervasive force? 
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Gray Matters: How Rape in Pop Culture Became a Matter of Opinion

by Kate Harding
April 3, 2019 at 11:32am

Time and again, we refuse to believe that people who commit sexual violence specifically get off on the lack of consent, casting them instead as “good boys” confounded by the complex rules of dating in our modern world.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Congratulations to Lori Lightfoot, Chicago’s New Mayor!

by Bitch HQ
April 3, 2019 at 6:00am

Lori Lightfoot made history in Chicago.
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Practical Magic: “HausMagick” Will Help You Cast a Spell on Your Home

by Caroline Reilly
April 2, 2019 at 4:44pm

Erica Feldmann’s first book, Hausmagick, is a compilation of spells, personal vignettes, and other ways to “transform your home with witchcraft.”
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Ghosts in the Machine: Have We Entrusted Too Much to the Internet?

by Adwoa Afful
April 2, 2019 at 1:02pm

We take for granted that the internet will always remember what we might otherwise forget. 
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: “The Atlantic’s” Transphobia Problem

by Bitch HQ
April 2, 2019 at 6:00am

The Atlantic continues its tradition of giving a platform to transphobic bigots.

Red Letter Day: The Enduring Legacy of “Scarleteen,” the Internet’s Best Sex-Ed Site

by Mariella Mosthof
April 1, 2019 at 2:56pm

What does it mean for our sexual wellness when we keep losing spaces to think about sex online?

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