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Doctor Strange separates Peter Parker's astral form from his physical form in Spider-Man: No Way Home

Web of Cries: “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Opens up the Multiverse to Explore Grief

by Olivia Zayas Ryan
December 22, 2021 at 2:48pm
Spider-Man: No Way Home shows that—no matter what magic or powers you have—grief impacts us all. Read more »
Jerrie Johnson as Tye, Meagan Good as Camille, Grace Byers as Quinn, and Shoniqua Shandai as Angie in Harlem. The four women sit around a circular table in a vibrant, crowded restaurant, some dancing in their seats.

“Harlem” Could’ve Offered Escapism. Instead, its Black Characters Are Woefully Unoriginal

by Nylah Burton
December 22, 2021 at 11:20am
The new show makes confusing choices that deliver woefully unoriginal Black characters.  Read more »
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Very Online: The Terrifying Scale of the Online Gossip Economy

by Jenna Mahale
December 17, 2021 at 11:21am
Our human instinct to discuss—and judge—others is increasingly warped by social platforms. Read more »
A black-and-white photograph of bell hooks, a Black woman wearing a scarf and earrings, looking directly into the camera with a soft smile.

Remembering bell hooks in Her Own Words

by Bitch HQ
December 15, 2021 at 2:36pm
Bitch interviewed the legendary feminist scholar bell hooks in our Winter 2000 issue. Read more »
A black and white portrait of Stephen Sondheim overlaying a collage of his playbills, including “Company,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Sunday in the Park with George” and more

Being Alive: How Sondheim Made Space for Queer and Trans People

by Elly Belle
December 13, 2021 at 3:53pm
Stephen Sondheim reminded queer and trans people that they can be complicated and messy, but still worthy of love. Read more »
An illustration of three people with blue, pink, and orange skin and colorful hair wearing masks with bull horns, a unicorn horn, and cat ears in front of a rainbow background.

Mane Character: How the Unicorn Became Everything to Everyone

by s.e. smith
December 13, 2021 at 3:28pm
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Author Juhea Kim in a bright red shirt in front of an orange background. To her right is a picture of the cover for Beasts of a Little Land

Juhea Kim Talks Korean History and Why Books Should Break Us Open

by Edi Kim
December 13, 2021 at 2:34pm
A new book explores the power of artistic imagery from Venus to Beyoncé. Read more »
A miniature woman in a yellow dress stands on a bookshelf and approaches the massive books with a flashlight.

Reblazing Saddles: Who Shapes the Wild West Lit Canon?

by Nylah Burton
December 10, 2021 at 2:50pm
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An image of the book cover of A Snake Falls to Earth. On the cover, a Native American femme wears a yellow shirt and headphones. Her red clay colored skirt turns into a snake at the bottom.

“A Snake Falls to Earth” Gives YA Readers a Vivid Coming-of-Age Story

by Amanda Gokee
December 8, 2021 at 12:11pm
Darcie Little Badger’s second novel follows an unlikely pair: Nina, a young Lipan Apache girl, and Oli, a cottonmouth snake. Read more »
Lady Gaga, as Patrizia Reggiani, in a red dress at a masquerade event in House of Gucci.

Femme Fatale: The Allure of the “House of Gucci” Antiheroine

by Vanessa Willoughby
December 7, 2021 at 10:04am
This story is not about the downfall of magnificent men, it’s about the tragedy of a woman who flew too close to the sun. Read more »

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A Look at How Media Writes Women of Color

by Victoria Law
November 17, 2014 at 5:07pm
Nearly every Saturday morning, feminists of color hold Twitter discussions taking a deeper look at issues, such as gender violence. It’s the... Read more »

It's Time to End the Long History of Feminism Failing Transgender Women

by Tina Vasquez
February 17, 2014 at 1:26pm
The marginalization of transgender women in feminism is not new, but the decades-long debate has taken on new dimension thanks to social media and the ease of finding strangers’ personal information online. Read more »

Hot Under the Bonnet: The Cooptation of Amish Culture in Mass-Market Fiction

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by Audrey deCoursey
Spring 2014 • Maps & Legends
Dubbed “Amish romance novels,” “Amish fiction,” or the more waggish “bonnet rippers,” these novels just one entry point into the varying images of Amish communities in U.S. popular culture. Read more »

The Forgotten History of the Women Who Shaped Modern Advertising

a white woman smoking a cigarette walks through an office with a box
by Ciara Lavelle
March 21, 2019 at 9:00am
It's easy to dismiss advertising as an anti-feminist industry. Read more »