Douchebag Decree: John Hockenberry's #Metoo Essay Is a Reminder That Literary Publishing Is Still a Boys' Club
Men like John Hockenberry and their apologists don’t see sexual harassment as harmful or frightening and their conflation of romance and harassment proves it.
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Popaganda: When People Become Internet Memes
The Internet, which connects us to each other in ways that were pretty unimaginable to most people a century ago, has become a totally casual part of daily life. It’s changed so much: from the way we do business to the way we unlock our front doors. But it’s also changed the way we see ourselves... Read more »
Growing Pains: Why Labor is the Real Food Movement We Should be Paying Attention To
Laborers—often migrant laborers—work long hours without access to basic employment protections.
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Home Run: How Neoliberalism Took Over Home-Makeover Shows
One thing home-makeover shows have decidedly done is recalibrate what poverty looks like.
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Pins Aren’t Enough: “The Predator” Fiasco Reveals the Complicity of Men in Hollywood
The decision Shane Black made to protect his friend can only be made in environments where men have unquestionable power.
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Five things you could have done instead of giving Jian Ghomeshi a cover story
Maybe we don’t need to give high-profile platforms to abusers who still crave the spotlight.
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Backtalk: Naomi Osaka & Serena Williams Deserved Better
This week, Dahlia and Amy talk about what went down at the U.S. Open and how it hurt both Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams. In a sport with a history of sexism and racism, specifically anti-Blackness, it’s tough to ignore the unfairness lobbed at Williams during this championship match and how... Read more »
Net Loss: The U.S. Open Stole More Than a Point from Serena Williams
Naomi Osaka winning her first major Grand Slam title should’ve been a complement to Williams’s own legacy.
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Steal Magnolias: “Claws” and “Dietland” brought the summer of female scammers to television
It’s been a big year for women grifters, both real and fictional.
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Who Owns Afropunk?
The annual festival is no longer an enclave for Black punks seeking refuge from whiteness.
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