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Blank Slate: Spiritual Emptiness Is Clearing Our Closets

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by Aditi Natasha Kini
April 1, 2020 at 9:00am
While minimalism may masquerade as a reaction to capitalism, current practices and values have turned it into the rebellious offspring of capitalism.
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Love No Limit Is a Space for Radical, Expansive Conversations about Love

by Josie Pickens
March 17, 2020 at 10:43am
It will be a safe space where we can discover, together, how we can find, foster, and harbor the most radical kinds of joy within our hearts, minds, and bodies. Read more »
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All Victims Can Be Perpetrators

by Nylah Burton
February 14, 2020 at 1:37pm
Our society has not yet accepted that women can inflict horrible wounds and still be horribly wounded themselves. Read more »
Two people, one white person with short dark hair and glasses, and one Black person with short curly brown hair, sit together in a bed. The white person holds a phone with a dog in their lap. The Black person has a book open and is smiling.

Galentine’s Day Is a Loving Space for Queer People

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
February 13, 2020 at 12:26pm
Showing how much you love your friends seems even more important for queer people. Read more »
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Patriarchy Proof: Thinx and the Perils of Emphasizing Female Founders

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
January 16, 2020 at 2:46pm
Is it actually good that we inherently trust, and buy from, “female founded” brands?  Read more »
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Bitch in a Box: For the Young Environmentalists

by Amanda Green
December 20, 2019 at 11:37am
Breaking up with Amazon is the greatest gift. Read more »
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Bitch in a Box: Hostile Gifts 2019

by Soraya Membreno
December 18, 2019 at 3:50pm
This year’s hostility calls for something a little less subtle as we kiss this garbage year goodbye. Read more »
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In 2019, Here’s How Queer People Do the Holidays

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
December 16, 2019 at 3:55pm
“We are learning to intentionally carve out joyful spaces for ourselves.” Read more »
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The Unbelievers: New Atheism and the Old Boys’ Club

by Victoria Bekiempis
December 16, 2019 at 12:32pm
So is new-style atheism the sausage party that media coverage would suggest? Read more »
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Bitch in a Box: A Leafy Gift Guide for Plant Parents

by Marina Watanabe
December 12, 2019 at 12:53pm
All of the gifts on this list are certified green. Read more »
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Bitch in a Box: 7 Gifts for the Phone-Obsessed Child

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
December 11, 2019 at 10:40am
These gifts help leverage the hours spent on phone apps and social media into tangible skills we can all use. Read more »

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Target Market: Black Women with Guns: Frontier Feminists or Insurrectionists?

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by Joshunda Sanders
Spring 2012 • Frontier
The guns Black women carry are symbols of their abilities to be both frontierwomen and nurturing warrior mothers birthing a new generation of revolutionaries. Read more »