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Eleanor Wong, an Asian American teenager wearing an orange outfit, Fabiola Torres, a mixed-race teenager with an afro, and Devi Vishwakumar, an Indian American teenager, stand next to each other looking appalled in Never Have I Ever

Big Time Crush: “Never Have I Ever” Loses Itself In a Teenage Love Triangle

by Mansee Khurana
July 22, 2021 at 11:44am
Never Have I Ever is like a teenager: It wants to be popular, relatable to everyone, and alienating to no one. Read more »
four Indigenous children at the Carlisle Indian School sit beside each other, showing how they were assimilated into European culture

Cruel Days: America Faces the Ugly Legacy of Residential Schools

by Amanda Gokee
July 22, 2021 at 10:25am
The history of forced assimilation has been intentionally erased. Read more »
Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso, an aging white man with short, brown hair and a blue sweater, in Ted Lasso

Ones You Can Depend On: “Ted Lasso” Offers Up an Ode to the Power of Friendship

by Leah Johnson
July 20, 2021 at 3:06pm
Recently, Ted Lasso racked up a historic 20 Emmy nominations, more than any freshman comedy in history. Read more »
a collage of two books: The Upstairs House by Julia Fine and Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

Mother Monsters: Two New Books Get Raw about Mothering as a “Natural” Role

by Scarlett Harris
July 20, 2021 at 12:42pm
“Maybe this was what happened to all moms and no one had told her.” Read more »
an illustration of a child laying in front of a computer with a red light overlaying their body

Who’s Spying On Your Kids? Everyone.

by Heidi Boghosian
July 19, 2021 at 1:18pm
 TikTok, just like McDonald’s, is a flagrant collector of kids’ data. Read more »
One Black Barbie doll in a red swimsuit and black hair, one white Barbie doll in a turquoise swimsuit and blond hair, and another white Barbie doll in a pink swimsuit and blond hair stand on a sandy beach background holding towels.

Revisiting Malibu Barbie’s Sinister History On Her 50th Anniversary

by Addissyn House
July 16, 2021 at 11:52am
Malibu Barbie and ’60s actor Sharon Tate have a lot in common. Read more »
Anjana Vasan as Amina, a brown-skinned, thin woman with a hijab, who is playing the guitar in We Are Lady Parts

Bring the Noise: “We Are Lady Parts” Chooses Joy Over Judgement

by Aaliyah Dasoo
July 16, 2021 at 11:44am
No trauma porn, no white saviors. Read more »
A Black woman with curly hair and glasses smiles at her phone with over the year headphones on.

11 Podcasts for Your New Normal

by Addissyn House
July 14, 2021 at 9:51am
New and old voices as you travel to and from work, on road trips, and just around the house. Read more »
a collage of Israeli women in the IDF posing together, smiling, and touching each other's faces

Pretty Hurts: Israel Is Still Putting a Feminine Face On Its Violent Operation

by Isobel van Hagen
July 12, 2021 at 3:08pm
Their gendered advertising is seemingly created to sanitize the violence they inflict on Palestinians. Read more »

#FreeBritney: In the United States, Eugenics Is Still Legal

by Samantha Chavarria
July 9, 2021 at 1:08pm
The history of forced sterilization of disabled communities has been hidden for too long, but stories like Britney Spears’ allow us the opportunity to educate and liberate. Read more »

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