Culture
Eat or Be Eaten: Pollyanna McIntosh Brings Barbarism to Her Directorial Debut
Percentage-wise there’s more women watching horror than men, so it’s about time that there are more female voices.
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The Vanilla Internet: How Instagram Is Failing Queer Sex Workers
Following FOSTA-SESTA, Instagram has increased its censorship of content that can be perceived as related to sex work—with at times devastating effects on digital queer sex worker communities.
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Take It or Leave It: Sizzy Rocket on Creating Pop Music Just for Queer Women
“Younger queer artists definitely inspire me every day to just be truer to myself. Because I didn’t have that example.”
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From Representation to Tragedy Porn: Did “OITNB” Fail Its Marginalized Viewers?
Did Orange is the New Black accurately represent marginalized people, or simply expose them to pain via tragedy porn?
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Social Media as Image Management: How Cops Are Using TikTok to Distract from Police Brutality
While in full gear, an officer tells TikTok users that he’s their new dad, he’ll tuck them into bed, and he’ll and let them stay up late playing video games.
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Backtalk: A Racist by Any Other Name
This week, Dahlia and Amy agree it’s about time for mainstream media organizations to label racists as racists. Recently, Trump tweeted to four congresswomen of color that they should go back to where they came from and accused them of being un-American. While his vile tweets were unsurprising, it... Read more »
Pleasure as Praxis: adrienne maree brown on Human Error, Longing, and the Power of Prioritizing Love
Capitalism often tricks us into functioning from a place of scarcity, where longing for pleasure is the most we can aspire to. But what if we could tap into our desires in small ways every day?
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Popaganda: 20 Years of Girl Power
We look back on the impact of the Spice Girls as they embark on their reunion tour—and examine whether the ’90s promises of girl power have come to pass.
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Thief in the Night: The White Brand Co-Opting the Black History of Sleep Bonnets
When white people appropriate Black haircare, they reshape the conversation to prioritize the very people who called Black hair into question to begin with.
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Airing Authenticity: Does “Ramy” Need to Be Real to Be Fun?
Ramy Youssef chooses not to adhere to a collective narrative, instead homing in on his personal experience.
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