Culture
Turning the Tables: An Interview with author and scholar Tricia Rose
The Hip Hop Wars author Tricia Rose discusses corporate music, hypermasculinity, and scratching out misogyny in music.
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Artists Made Gorgeous, Free "Mamas Day" Cards for All Families
You can sponsor a card to be sent to moms held in immigration detention, too.
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Empowertise Me!
You can celebrate Seneca Falls and the strength and conviction of the courageous suffragettes involved whenever you use your First USA Anniversary Series Platinum Mastercard®.
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In "Quantico," Erasing the Accent
Priyanka Chopra is making waves as the star in the ABC drama. At the same time, the character is stripped of cultural identifiers of her Indianness.
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"We Were Feminists Once" Available Now!
Bitch Media cofounder Andi Zeisler's new book, We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to Cover Girl, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement is out TODAY, and it's already flying off of the shelves.
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Redefining Required Reading: Where Are Trans Women Writers in the Classroom?
Trans women writers are rarely part of the academic canon in either literature or gender-studies classes, despite publishing numerous ground-breaking books over the past decade.
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Backtalk: "Lemonade" + Marketplace Feminism
This week, we talk about Beyonce's visual album Lemonade with writer and photographer Margaret Jacobsen, who wrote “What Beyonce's Lemonade Means to Me As a Black Woman,” and talk about the themes of... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: The American Family Association
The anti-LGBT hate group is backing discriminatory bathroom policies and attacking Target for letting staff and customers use the bathroom matching their gender-identity.
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Ask Bear: Can My Boyfriend and Me (and His Kid and His Ex) Make a Home Together?
Adventures in cohousing! A reader asks for advice on moving in with their boyfriend who currently lives with his ex and their kid.
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The Jungle Book's Complicated Relationship With Imperialism
Over its many iterations, Rudyard Kipling’s story has positioned Mowgli as a God or a conflicted child. The new Disney version seeks a harmonious message.
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