Music
Fumbling toward Ecstasy with a Self-Love Soundtrack
I realized I had been wrong about self-pleasure.
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Did the Grammys Diversity Task Force Ultimately Benefit Women Artists?
In October, the Recording Academy created a diversity taskforce in response to criticism for the lack of female artists recognized by the 2018 Grammys.
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BitchTapes: Pleasure
Andrea Silva mines personal experience, the melodrama of Colombian telenovelas, and growing up singing at funerals from a young age to create music imbued with a hazy melancholy that explores love, sensuality, and femininity.
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BitchTapes: Pro-Choice Anthems
Given the onslaught of anti-choice legislation, this playlist is right on time.
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“Surviving R. Kelly” Serves Up a Toxic Cocktail of Misogynoir and Masculinity
When Black girls are expected to avoid predators, while white girls are expected to be protected from them, that’s misogynoir.
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“...Baby One More Time” and the Pop Princesses Who Started a Moral Panic
The sexuality of Britney Spears and the other pop princesses of her era was consumed en masse and then deemed inauthentic and dangerous by media, critics, and “concerned parent” groups.
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BitchTapes: Christmas Is Here
Saying “happy holidays” does not contribute to a fictitious and ridiculous “war on Christmas.”
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Grief Police: The Men Who Want Ariana Grande to Break Down
Grieving is messy and difficult and unpredictable, but being poked and prodded by paparazzi, reporters, and social-media users adds an unnecessary pressure that can send anyone into a tailspin.
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BitchTapes: The Family Way
Singer-songwriter Laura Gibson turned in a thoughtful, multi-faceted playlist for our Family Values issue.
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