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Outcasts No More: Anne Helen Petersen’s New Book Celebrates Unruly Women

In exploring how any ambient space around female celebrities is quickly overfilled with criticism and condemnation, Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud primarily focuses on the unforgiving celebrity media culture, with its unyielding gaze and greed for clicks.

Part II: Wherein Bustle Tells Us To Take Our Post Down

Bustle told us they’d stop using the name of our nearly decade-old program—but only if we remove our “unnecessary” and “damaging” post.

Maxine Waters Won’t Let Up On Trump

Should Trump eventually be convicted of “high crimes and misdemeanors” and ousted from office, it could likely be because of the fearlessness, determination, and hard work of Auntie Maxine.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Tracy K. Smith

Excuse us while we freak out over Tracy K. Smith.

Welcome to “Oz”: 5 Ways HBO’s Original Series Changed TV Forever

Oz is one of TV’s greatest shows because it shifted the medium entirely.

Turning 15: Ameriie’s “All I Have” Is Still A Defining Album For Black Women

Ameriie’s debut album “All I Have” was the perfect congruence of art reflecting life.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Tweets

Today we’re reading about James Baldwin, Orlando, and sex ed.

New Music Monday: SHEL on Teaching Women How to Be Fearless

SHEL creates soothing music that speaks to common experiences, including being afraid, falling in love, and finding your purpose. 

A Q&A with Kristen Sollee About Unleashing Your Inner Witch

Each page offers illuminating examples of women and femmes resisting the patriarchy and embracing their inner power.

Sidelining Queerness: Erasing Baldwin’s Identity in “I Am Not Your Negro”

Throughout history, too many queer people of color have been asked to choose between their racial and their sexual identities, and we shouldn’t accept the erasure of one legacy when highlighting another.

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