Music
This Woman’s Work: FKA twigs’s “MAGDALENE” Dissects Female Martyrdom
FKA twigs not only treats her album’s namesake as a source of spiritual strength, but considers how often women are stripped of their agency and their voice—even when they’re the heroine of their own stories.
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BitchTapes: Sanctuary
Who better to create a playlist about sanctuaries than someone who spends the majority of her days surrounded by books?
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Tanaya Winder Wants to Fire You Up
Hurt and pain have to be worked through in order to move forward and find peace.
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Miley Cyrus Might Be Pansexual, but That Doesn’t Mean She Cares about Queer People
It’s clear that Miley Cyrus’s intention of protecting the LGBTQ community only goes as far as it protects her personally.
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“Norman Fucking Rockwell!” Is a Case Study in Political Apathy
Aside from a smattering of references to the counterculture movement of the 1960s and ’70s, Norman Fucking Rockwell! appears to have little to no meaningful connection to its namesake’s work.
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Me Who?: Debbie Harry’s “Face It” and the Challenge of Addressing Outmoded Rape Narratives
The urge to superimpose the cultural context of today on the difficult truths of the past risks erasing them.
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What Critiques of Normani Reveal about Racist Expectations of Black Women Artists
Music critics and listeners alike give Black pop stars hell—especially when they’re women.
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BitchTapes: Anti-Fascist Heavy Metal Tunes
Metal is too good for Nazis and there are a growing number of artists who agree.
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Cruel Bummer: “Lover” Is an Odd Litmus Test for Taylor Swift’s Politics
Taylor Swift is turning 30 in December, so it’s no surprise that she’s released an album that feels more authentic and honest than her previous two.
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