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Saved by the Bells: “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” Helps Us Cope with Our Mental Health

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
April 2, 2020 at 12:33pm
Animal Crossing provides comfort to those of us who, sometimes, need a little help coping with our mental health. Read more »
an Asian teen wearing a foam green dress and a Black teen wearing a white suit embrace outside in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

Sex Re-Education: Netflix Offers a New Spin on Teen Virginity

by Emily Forney
March 30, 2020 at 10:32am
Though teen dramas claim to empower girls, toxic patterns prevent their characters from fulfilling their potential. Read more »
A wide range of Animal Crossing characters, including human villagers and animal neighbors, on an island surrounded by beach and a boat.

Playing through It: 9 Video Games for Anxious People (That Aren’t “Animal Crossing”)

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 27, 2020 at 3:20pm
I reached out to the people of Twitter to gauge the video games anxious people are playing. Read more »
Gwyneth Paltrow, a thin white woman, wears a mask to the farmers market.

Celebrity Pandemic Posts Have Us Wondering—Do We Need Famous People?

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 26, 2020 at 3:20pm
Celebrities are really leaning into saccharine nonsense. Read more »
Two white women, one blond, one with dark hair, look at each other on a beach. It is 1770, and they are wearing frilly dresses and have their hair back in wavy buns.

Stories Unmasked: The Two-Pronged Genius of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire’s” Abortion Scene

by Elana Spivack
March 26, 2020 at 10:20am
Céline Sciamma’s work applies warmth and connection to an act made to seem harsh and cold. Read more »
illustration of Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, and family on a grassy lawn, surrounding a fountain sculpture of dolphins, while firefighters fight a huge fire in the background

The Truth about TV News Is Far Scarier Than Fiction

by Diane Shipley
March 25, 2020 at 10:00am
The points these movies are making—that news is selectively curated, hosts can be vapid, and commercial television is motivated more by profit than public service—were perhaps shocking once but are now the least of our problems. Read more »
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BitchReads: 13 Books Feminists Should Read in March

by Evette Dionne
March 24, 2020 at 10:25am
Reading can be such a relief in such strenuous times. Read more »
two white women and a Black woman in Good Girls stand beside one another and stare at a memorial for a fallen officer

11 TV Shows Feminists Should Watch While Social Distancing

by Bitch HQ
March 23, 2020 at 3:13pm
Since it’s difficult to keep up with the sheer amount of television in ordinary times, hopefully these days of quarantine offers a chance to play catch-up. Read more »
Wearing an all black outfit and with dark hair and bangs, Kesha sings on stage.

Taking the High Road: Kesha’s Music Creates a Path of Healing for Survivors

by Olivia Zayas Ryan
March 23, 2020 at 1:47pm
You do not have to be defined by something that was done to you. Read more »
a white person with blond hair lays across a bed on their stomach with their head turned toward the camera

Fake It Off: Reddit’s r/Illnessfakers Community and the Politics of Disbelief

by Anna Hamilton
March 23, 2020 at 10:18am
The continued tracking of alleged over-the-top chronically ill influencers is part of an established cultural history of believing that chronically ill people, particularly women, are exaggerating or faking their illnesses for profit. Read more »

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The Forgotten History of the Women Who Shaped Modern Advertising

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by Ciara Lavelle
March 21, 2019 at 9:00am
It's easy to dismiss advertising as an anti-feminist industry. Read more »

Hot Under the Bonnet: The Cooptation of Amish Culture in Mass-Market Fiction

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by Audrey deCoursey
Spring 2014 • Maps & Legends
Dubbed “Amish romance novels,” “Amish fiction,” or the more waggish “bonnet rippers,” these novels just one entry point into the varying images of Amish communities in U.S. popular culture. Read more »

A Look at How Media Writes Women of Color

by Victoria Law
November 17, 2014 at 5:07pm
Nearly every Saturday morning, feminists of color hold Twitter discussions taking a deeper look at issues, such as gender violence. It’s the... Read more »

Sojourner Truth, Unveiled

by Deesha Philyaw
April 29, 2009 at 2:58pm

The leaders of the [women's suffrage] movement trembled on seeing a tall, gaunt black woman in a gray dress and white turban,...

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