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Two white women in the eighteenth century stand close together in a kitchen and look into each other’s eyes.

Homophobic Violence Mars the Romance of “The World to Come”

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
February 11, 2021 at 8:38am

What the film lacks in any real, tangible chemistry between its leads, it makes up for in its excess of violence.
a thin white person, a fat white person, and a brown-skinned Black person sit together on a patio, drinking beers in green bottles and laughing

Love Sick: It’s Time to Uncouple Care Work from Romantic Love

by Oliver Haug
February 10, 2021 at 11:39am

The pandemic has laid bare the American assumption that romantic relationships provide all the care we need.
Tessa Miller, a white woman with short blond hair, poses in a black and white photo with her small, brown dog

“What Doesn’t Kill You” Tells the Gut-Churning Truth about Chronic Illness

by Jordan Davidson
February 10, 2021 at 10:17am

Crohn’s disease is unpredictable, cruel, and gross. There’s no way around that.
A fire against a dark background.

In “We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire,” Women’s History is Lifesaving

by Ashley Bardhan
February 10, 2021 at 9:31am

The novel is a meditation on the power of uncovering past heroines.
Zendaya, a light skinned black girl with long hair, wears a dress and is held by John David Washington, a black man who wears a white dress shirt.

Twisted Trauma: “Malcolm & Marie” Evaluates the Young, Female Muse

by Jordan McDonald
February 5, 2021 at 7:07am

Marie is a muse without divine favor: She must know invisibility so that he might know its opposite.
a thin, Black woman poses naked behind a red filter for the TikTok Silhouette Challenge

Under the Red Light: Privacy Concerns Abound with the Silhouette Challenge

by Ope Adedeji
February 5, 2021 at 7:05am

Though the challenge was meant to be empowering, it quickly backfired.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wears a white blouse and red lipstick, and looks to the side during an event.

Episodes Compound: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Isn’t Weaponizing Her Trauma

by Nicole Froio
February 4, 2021 at 10:20am

“Accountability is about creating safety,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
Madison Cawthorn, a white man in a wheelchair, poses in a bulletproof vest and a gun over his shoulder next to a brown German Shepard

There’s Nothing Remarkable about Madison Cawthorn—or His Racism

by s.e. smith
February 4, 2021 at 9:00am

Cawthorn is very much a product of the society he lives in: He is racist both despite and because of his disability.
T.I. is wearing a purple snapback hat, a grey t-shirt with purple writing, and a denim vest that says "Akon"

What the T.I. and Tiny Abuse Allegations Reveal about Hip Hop and Power

by Shamira Ibrahim
February 3, 2021 at 10:26am

We don’t live in a society where the abused get justice.
Fantastic Frankey, a brown-skinned Black woman with curly hair, smiles at the camera with red lipstick

Meet Fantastic Frankey, the YouTuber Changing Nerdom from Inside Out

by Evette Dionne
February 2, 2021 at 11:23am

That’s what the Fanboy Fighter moniker is: fighting men who are protecting the genre.

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