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Rethinking Legacy: "Tastemakers" is a Starting Point for the Problematic History of Recipes and Food Media

by Aditi Kini
January 14, 2022 at 10:32am
The James Beard award winner Mayukh Sen’s first book invites trouble, but more questions come up in the process. Read more »

The Audacity of Confidence: Is It Imposter Syndrome or Is It Patriarchy?

by Adrienne Lawrence
January 12, 2022 at 10:57am
At least 70 percent of people are estimated to experience this profound sense of phrenic inadequacy at some point in their lives, resulting in anxiety, lack of self-confidence, depression, frustration, and more. Read more »
Ivy Queen, a light-skinned Latine woman with long blonde hair and bold makeup, sings into a microphone over a digitally collaged purple and magenta futuristic background.

Whitewashed History: The “Loud” Podcast Amplifies Reggaeton’s Overlooked Black Roots

by Jasely Molina
January 11, 2022 at 2:30pm
Ivy Queen’s insightful podcast “Loud” examines reggaeton’s past, present, and future. Read more »
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5 Feminist Albums That Got Us Through December

by DeAsia Paige
December 31, 2021 at 10:00am
This month we listened to Tierra Whack, Alicia Keys, ZOLA, and more. Read more »
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13 Shows and Movies We Loved in 2021

by Bitch HQ
December 30, 2021 at 10:00am
From the unexpected buzz around Squid Game’s horrifying meditation on the problem of debt in South Korea to the catharsis of Mayday’s feminist revenge. Read more »
Cicely Tyson as Pittman in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Binta in Roots, Harriet Tubman in A Woman Called Moses, and Mrs. Browne in The Women of Brewster Place

The Movies That Made Cicely Tyson a National Treasure

by Evette Dionne
December 29, 2021 at 9:28am
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9 Shows and Movies We Hated in 2021

by Bitch HQ
December 28, 2021 at 10:00am
These are some of the biggest disappointments we saw this year. Read more »
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BitchReads: 11 Books We Loved Reading in 2021

by Bitch HQ
December 27, 2021 at 10:00am
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Sweet Hereafter: The Bitter Past and Promising Future of Sugarcane

by Alicia Kennedy
December 22, 2021 at 3:59pm
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Keanu Reeves, as Neo in The Matrix Resurrection, in a long black coat and inside of a warehouse.

Please, Take the Blue Pill: "The Matrix Resurrections" Review

by Grace Lavery
December 22, 2021 at 3:45pm
Down the rabbit hole goes Thomas Anderson and so, therefore, must we, into “The Matrix Resurrections.” Read more »

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by Victoria Law
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Mock & Awe: Janet Mock on Truth-Telling, Community Building, and Writing the Story She Had Been Waiting for Her Whole Life

Janet Mock, a transgender Hawaiian woman with curly, brown hair, smiles
by Tina Vasquez
Spring 2014 • Maps & Legends
“Redefining Realness” is written with astounding honesty and heart. Read more »