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A Love Scorned: What “You” Season 3 Says about Fans’ Obsession with Male Killers

by Alani Vargas
October 29, 2021 at 12:03pm

Despite viewers’ desire to “fix” the fictional male serial killer, Love Quinn’s murderous heel turn didn’t get the same reaction from fans after Season 2.
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Female Trouble: In the Absence of Tropes, What Can a Woman Be?

by Jennifer Chang
October 27, 2021 at 1:34pm

We still aren’t fully comfortable with women who can’t be slotted into recognizable roles.
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Bare Trap: How Girls Gone Wild Sold Sham Empowerment

by Erin Taylor
October 27, 2021 at 9:27am

Much like OnlyFans, Girls Gone Wild appealed to people (mostly men) because it showcased “amateurs.”
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Resurrecting Selena: “Dreaming of You” Is a Lyrical Journey Through Grief

by Vanessa Willoughby
October 27, 2021 at 9:01am

Some things aren’t meant to be revived.
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Wynonna Earp Reimagines the Old, Male West

by Evette Dionne
October 22, 2021 at 3:24pm

Instead of celebrating hypermasculine cowboys who terrorize Indigenous peo-ple and abuse women, Emily Andras’s dramedy made a complicated woman the unlikely hero tasked with saving her town.
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Very Online: Emily Mariko Has Us Obsessed—for Now

by Jenna Mahale
October 21, 2021 at 12:14pm

There’s a fundamental contradiction in nearly all influencers’ lifestyle content.
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Beauty Marked: “Made-Up” Explores the Addictive Power of Artifice

by Sophia Stewart
October 20, 2021 at 8:40am

“Sometimes, to feel at peace, all you need is for someone to tell you what to buy,” writes author Daphné B.
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Messy Reality: “Maid” Puts an Unflinching Lens on Women in Poverty

by Alaina Leary
October 19, 2021 at 1:12pm

A lack of support for single mothers in poverty keeps the main character trapped in a cycle.
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"Carefree Black Girls” Treats Black Women As Art

by Evette Dionne
October 19, 2021 at 11:28am

“The inspiration for the phrase and concept #CarefreeBlackGirl was the fact that, at that moment, I wasn’t feeling very carefree.”
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Meet Bitch Media's New CEO: Marisol Flores-Aguirre

by Bitch HQ
October 19, 2021 at 8:46am

After a months-long search, Bitch Media is delighted to announce that Marisol Flores-Aguirre has joined the team as our new CEO!

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