Culture

Taking Down the Flag Doesn't Signal the End of White Supremacy

Today, the Confederate flag finally comes down from outside the South Carolina capitol building.  Read more »

Cutting All the White People Out of Many Hollywood Films Makes Them Under A Minute Long

So often, I get to the end of a movie and then think, “Yep. That film was entirely white people.” Read more »

New Orleans Literary Journal "Mixed Company" Collects Black Perspectives on Art and Fiction

Many writers have tried to put words to the New Orleans experience. Read more »

Adult Industry Professionals Weigh in on "Hot Girls Wanted"

In the trailer for Hot Girls Wanted, a young, aspiring porn star peruses her options.  Hot Girls Wanted is one of the most-talked-about documentaries of 2015, thanks in no small part to the... Read more »

Bree Newsome on Removing the Confederate Flag: "I Did it Because I Am Free."

Bree Newsome, as seen in a still from a video shot of her flag removal demonstration on Saturday. On Saturday, filmmaker and musician Bree Newsome did something many people have wanted to do for a long time. Read more »

All That You Change Changes You: A Conversation with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

If you know anything about Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, you probably know she’s a tough femme whose work spans a wide and ever-growing range of conversations, topics, feelings, and experiences. Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: OMG, It's HPV

Oh Joy Sex Toy is a weekly comics series that graphically explores sex and sexuality. This week, Erika Moen explains the basics of HPV.  Read more »

Women's Soccer Shouldn't Be Expected to Redeem FIFA

A fan calling out FIFA's “turf war” at the women's World Cup this month in Vancouver, BC. ... Read more »

Woman, Fighter: Fallon Fox on Being the World’s First Openly Transgender Mixed Martial Artist

Fallon Fox is the world’s first openly transgender mixed martial artist.  Read more »

In "3 1/2 Minutes," We See a Life Cut Short

When I was a teenager, I’d get together with my girlfriends and drive places.  Read more »

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The Forgotten History of the Women Who Shaped Modern Advertising

It's easy to dismiss advertising as an anti-feminist industry. Read more »

Mad Science: Deconstructing Bunk Reporting in 5 Easy Steps

British scientists have uncovered the truth behind one of modern culture's greatest mysteries: why little girls play with pink toys. Is it...

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

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

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 »