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5 Feminist Albums That Got Us Through July

A colorful illustration of WILLOW, left, a Black woman with blue hair, Doja Cat, a Black woman with purple hair, and Charlotte Day Wilson, a white woman with blond hair.

by DeAsia Paige

July 29, 2021 at 12:41pm

These feminist-tinged albums are all in their feelings.

Eve Gleichman, a thin white person with short brown hair, stands outside and beside Laura Blackett, a white person with neck-length brown hair

“The Very Nice Box” Reveals the Dystopian Heart of Millennial Workplaces

by Nylah Burton

July 28, 2021 at 2:35pm

This book’s uncanny nature is what makes it so damn smart and also more than a little terrifying. Read more »

Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a white Jewish woman with long, curly, brown hair, in The Nanny. She is wearing an orange blouse with a flowered vest layered over it.

Remembering the Unshakable Jewishness of “The Nanny”

by Jessica Hertz

July 28, 2021 at 2:30pm

Jewish television characters have historically been outliers. Read more »

Making Waves: In “Luca” and “Wolfwalkers,” Monstrousness Is a Queer Metaphor

by Marina Watanabe

July 28, 2021 at 9:00am

While the two films feature protagonists’ attempts to assimilate into human culture, they also ultimately do so under the threat of violence and discrimination. Read more »

Sha’Carri Richardson, a dark-skinned Black woman with long, orange hair, runs at top speed as she points toward the audience

Human First: Black Women Athletes Aren’t Your Performance Mules

by Njera Perkins

July 27, 2021 at 11:42am

Discrediting Black women athletes is par for the course in sports. Read more »

Elizabeth Gilpin is a white woman with long, blond hair and she's wearing a colorful sweater and staring at the camera

“Stolen” Reclaims the Narrative of the Troubled Teen

by Dara Mathis

July 26, 2021 at 3:56pm

A survivor challenges institutional child abuse masquerading as therapy. Read more »

an illustration of a Black woman in pink sitting on the floor with jellies in her hand

Ready For Those Jellies: The Shoe That Became Both Cheap Luxury and Status Symbol

by Brooklyn White

July 26, 2021 at 12:10pm

It’s disheartening to watch the young folks who popularize apparel being excluded from the very trends they helped start. Read more »

Amy Winehouse, a thin, white woman with black hair combed up in a beehive and a white t-shirt, is surrounded by paparazzi

Chasing Amy: Amy Winehouse’s Life—and Death—in the Media Glare

by Christine Estima

July 23, 2021 at 11:47am

Not much has changed in the decade since Winehouse passed. Read more »

Doja Cat, a light-skinned and thin musician, is wearing a gold costume in a pink prism

“Planet Her” Cements Doja Cat’s Pop Reign

by DeAsia Paige

July 23, 2021 at 11:20am

“Planet Her” is a thrilling ride into Doja Cat’s mesmerizingly eccentric world. Read more »

Eleanor Wong, an Asian American teenager wearing an orange outfit, Fabiola Torres, a mixed-race teenager with an afro, and Devi Vishwakumar, an Indian American teenager, stand next to each other looking appalled in Never Have I Ever

Big Time Crush: “Never Have I Ever” Loses Itself In a Teenage Love Triangle

by Mansee Khurana

July 22, 2021 at 11:44am

Never Have I Ever is like a teenager: It wants to be popular, relatable to everyone, and alienating to no one. Read more »

Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso, an aging white man with short, brown hair and a blue sweater, in Ted Lasso

Ones You Can Depend On: “Ted Lasso” Offers Up an Ode to the Power of Friendship

by Leah Johnson

July 20, 2021 at 3:06pm

Recently, Ted Lasso racked up a historic 20 Emmy nominations, more than any freshman comedy in history. Read more »

Best of Bitch

Where My Girls At: Meet Two of Ferguson's Black Queer Activists

by Erica Cardwell

April 27, 2015 at 3:26pm

Amid national discussions of police brutality and systemic racism, Black women have been the loudest and most consistent voices demanding change. Read more »