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A white guy with glasses and dark hair and a short white woman with messy bleach blond hair stand next to each other in fancy holiday outfits, looking shocked and upset.

Did Our New Slate of Queer Holiday Films Deliver?

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

December 11, 2020 at 10:40am

This roundtable comes in honor of 2020 very much being the year of the queer holiday film. Read more »

India Oxenberg, a thin white woman with blond hair, talks to the camera while wearing a black dress and sitting in a chair

No Question, “Seduced” Is the Superior NXIVM Cult Docuseries

by Sophia Stewart

December 11, 2020 at 10:12am

Seduced hands the reins to survivors of Keith Raniere’s abuse. Read more »

Two women have a heated discussion while standing in a grassy field.

Ceaseless Caricature: “Hillbilly Elegy” is a Spectacular Failure

by Alana Anton

December 10, 2020 at 10:10am

Despite critical acclaim, the book exasperated those of us who are of this place. Read more »

an illustration of two cartoon characters, Daria, a white girl with brown hair and glasses, and Jane, an Asian girl with short black hair, kiss in a blue car

To Fandom, With Love: Fanfic Lets Us Imagine a Better World, Together

by Rebecca Epstein-Levi

December 9, 2020 at 3:17pm

Historical, literary, and religious tradition show us the possibilities born from remoteness. Read more »

Grafitti of Barack Obama, a Black man with short black hair and wearing a suit, raising his hand and nodding on a wall

Legacy Lost: Barack Obama Has Shown His True Colors in 2020

by Mary Retta

December 9, 2020 at 9:26am

Obama’s commentary on “defund the police” frustrated many activists. Read more »

A preteen white girl with red hair sits on a couch next to a massive purple cat and oversized mosquito.

Perpetual Emotion: In Season 4 of “Big Mouth,” Anxiety Takes Center Stage

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

December 9, 2020 at 9:25am

Big Mouth has never shied away from mental health Read more »

A Christmas tree with three gold ornaments, each of which features a couple - two straight white couples, and one white gay couple.

Hallmark’s First LGBTQ Movie Doesn’t Center Queer Romance

by Alaina Leary

December 8, 2020 at 10:48am

On Hallmark’s take on the queer Christmas movie. Read more »

Christian Serrators, a light-skinned Latinx actor with long black hair and bangs, plays Selena Quintanilla in Selena: The Series

One-Sided Truth: “Selena: The Series” Was Always Set up to Fail

by Emilly Prado

December 7, 2020 at 3:34pm

This series seems to be exactly what it set out to be. Read more »

Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott and Cardi B.

Short Shelf Life: For Women in Hip Hop, Aging Is a Heavy Burden

by Ayanna Costley

December 7, 2020 at 11:58am

Men may have been able to eclipse ageism, but women in hip hop are still obscured by it. Read more »

Harry Styles, a young white man with short brown hair, blows into a balloon on the cover of Vogue

Will Feminine Boys Ever Truly Be in Style?

by Dejan Jotanovic

December 7, 2020 at 10:19am

Few things can scorch the internet as much as a man in a dress. Read more »

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Eat, Pray, Spend: Priv-Lit and the New, Enlightened American Dream

Elizabeth Gilbert, a white woman wearing a navy blue jumpsuit, leans forward and holds hand with and Oprah Winfrey, a Black woman wearing a gray cardigan and jeans

by Joshunda Sanders

Summer 2010 • Action

Even as reports on joblessness, economic recovery, and home foreclosures suggest that no one is immune to risk during this recession, the popularity of women’s wellness media has persisted and, indeed, grown stronger. Read more »

In a Bizarre 1976 Comic Book, Spider-Man Fought the Villain of Misleading Sex Education

by Sarah Mirk

April 23, 2014 at 3:52pm

Last week, I came across a very strange comic book: in 1976, Planned Parenthood teamed up with Marvel to publish a one-off comic in which... Read more »