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Ms. Opinionated: I Hate Sex, and My Friends Don't Understand

Welcome to Ms. Opinionated, our weekly advice column dealing with questions of life, love, feminism, and pop culture. ... Read more »

The Cost of Kale: How Foodie Trends Can Hurt Low-Income Families

Last month, I sounded off about the new Whole Foods campaign rebranding collard greens as the next big superfood. Their efforts have resulted in public backlash over cultural appropriation and... Read more »

Applauding the Bootylicious Feminism of Beyonce and Josephine Baker

When Beyonce’s fifth studio album dropped late last year, she nearly broke the Internet. It was an epic reconnaissance commissioned by a pop queen determined to flex her might as a self-... Read more »

Imagine How the GOP is Coaching Candidates to Run Against Women

To help GOP males avoid the egregious gaffe of saying things like “legitimate rape” this election cycle, forward-thinking House Speaker John... Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: Interview with Genderqueer Porn Star Jiz Lee

Each week, artist Erika Moen explores some aspect of sex and reports back on the result for her illustrated column, Oh Joy Sex Toy. This week: Erika dishes with genderqueer porn star Jiz Lee.  Fantastically NSFW comic is below the... Read more »

Chart Shows the Oscars' Racial Gap

Who votes on the Oscars? Mostly white guys.  Read more »

Popaganda Episode: Space and Power

On this show, we talk with three all-star feminist thinkers about the politics of public space. If you're not one of the 10 million people who have seen Franchesca Ramsey's ... Read more »

State of Women in Media: We May Never Run the Press

In the past several years, women have used various platforms and organizations to draw attention to the gender divide that persists in media. We’ve only made a little progress. In the new annual report from the Women... Read more »

“Girls” Explores Entitlement, Talent, and Failure

The dark, uncomfortable moments that poke holes in Hannah Horvarth and her friends’ lofty ideas of themselves are ones that make viewers question our own behaviors and friendships. Read more »

On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

Here’s the news on my radar today: • Alpine skier Bogdana Matsotska has dropped out of Olympic competition in protest of the... Read more »

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Tina Belcher's Sexual Revolution

Tina Belcher breaks all the rules of network sitcoms. That's why she's wonderful.  Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: How I Realized I'm Asexual

Artist Kiku H shares her personal experiences learning what it means to be asexual. Read more »

The Dramatic History of American Sex-Ed Films

In 1948, in a seventh grade classroom in Eugene, Oregon, a teacher dimmed the lights and flipped on 16mm projector. A film called Human... Read more »

"Moonlight" is an Essential Work of Art for the Current Political Moment

Moonlight displays the kind of empathy and humanity that we desperately need right now. Read more »