Culture
The 2020 Oscars Noms Aren’t Just White—They’re Boring: A Point/Counterpoint
Once again, the Oscars are snow white and it’s become so predictable that it’s boring.
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Forever Your Girls: “Little Women” Is a Film in Conversation with Its Own History
Greta Gerwig offers a meditation on the novel’s biggest themes, rather than a familiar narrative trajectory.
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BitchReads: 17 Nonfiction Books Feminists Should Read in 2020
Well-researched and well-written nonfiction books, like the 17 on this list, leave us with more information than we came in with.
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“Boys & Sex” is Groundbreaking, But Leaves Gaps for Queer Boys
Boys & Sex is a timely and relevant read in our current political and cultural context.
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Sinister Niceness: On “You,” Killers Don’t Change their Spots
If Season 2 is any indication, we have no choice but to overlook the obvious in favor of granting white men an inherent innocence; it’s a default.
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Over It: Is There Room for Anxious Black Girls in Music?
We owe Black women musicians the space to take care of themselves.
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BitchReads: 25 YA Novels Feminists Should Read in 2020
2020 has some of the most exciting and vibrant YA new releases.
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Chani Nicholas Is Queering Astrology One Meme at a Time
While astrology isn’t a religion, it connects us with something larger than ourselves without the politics that come with institutionalized religion.
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Does Representation Still Matter at the Golden Globes?: A Point/Counterpoint
Though the Golden Globes made progress around inclusion in 2019, it still has major issues with diversity.
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BitchReads: 9 Essay Collections Feminists Should Read in 2020
Writing an essay collection requires an enhanced level of self-interrogation as well as an ability to weave myriad ideas together through a single theme.
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