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Trading Faces: Our Body Swaps, Ourselves

by Rosa Cartagena
April 1, 2022 at 10:35am

A list of a few iconic body-swap movies from “Freaky Friday” to “Little.”
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Immortal Machine: Vauhini Vara Processes Death Through A.I.

by Jenna Mahale
April 1, 2022 at 10:25am

Jenna Mahale interviews writer Vauhini Vara about her work with GPT-3, an A.I. writing program that she collaborated with on a recent essay about her loss of her sister.
A classical Greek stone statue of a man and a woman looking at each other. The man has edited red hearts over his eyes, and they both sit in a red swirl of liquid.

Bloody Lies: The Never-Ending Cycle of Menstrual Mythmaking

by Gabrielle Merite
April 1, 2022 at 9:30am

Gabrielle Merite traces an illustrated history of stigmatizing myths about menstruation. 
Digital illustration of a Black femme with long, pink hair and tattoos in a wheelchair embracing a femme fat person with long blonde hair in front of a pink background.

Hot and Unbothered: The Romance Novels Rewriting Disability and Sex

by Gabriela Ramos Tavárez
April 1, 2022 at 9:22am

Gabriela Ramos Tavárez celebrates recent romance novels that give voice to the sex lives people with disabilities can have. 
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5 Feminist Albums That Got Us Through March

by DeAsia Paige
March 31, 2022 at 3:37pm

This month, we’re looking at releases by Kilo Kish, Fana Hues, Charli XCX, and more.

“Orlando” Is 30 Years Old, but It’s Still Groundbreaking in Its Transfemininity

by Natalie Marlin
March 31, 2022 at 12:19pm

While many films depicting the lives of trans folks do not stand the test of time, Sally Potter’s 1992 film does.
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From Mrs. Maisel to Rory, Amy Sherman-Palladino Relies on Flimsy Anti-Heroines

by Scarlett Harris
March 30, 2022 at 2:35pm

With “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Amy Sherman-Palladino finally had the opportunity to lean into the anti-heroine—but she didn’t take it.
A still from the film "Call Jane" shows a white man with brown hair wearing a white lab coat pointing to a door and talking to a white woman with blond hair in a brown jacket. The two are standing in a hallway.

Abortion Is Under Attack. These 3 Films Illustrate the Resilience of the Reproductive Rights Movement.

by Michelle Krasovitski
March 30, 2022 at 1:13pm

Film has long been used as an intellectual battle ground over the legal state of abortion. These stories from the ’60s and ’70s are alive and sadly relevant today.
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Christina Lee’s Murder Exposed the Cracks in Housing Policies

by Kelly Pau
March 28, 2022 at 1:56pm

While homeless shelters might seem like the right housing solution, experts say that there are major problems with New York’s shelter-first approach.
A scene from "West Side Story" (2021) shows the two warring sides at a dance mixer: the white Jets gang, wearing blue and green outfits, and the Puerto Rican Sharks gang, wearing red and orange outfits.

Who Does “West Side Story” Really Serve?

by Rosa Cartagena
March 25, 2022 at 7:53am

Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” resists a progressive update because its entire premise presents Puerto Ricans as innately, irreconcilably other.

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