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Lunchbox Moment: “Gilmore Girls” Is Haunted by Its Asian American Problem
Gilmore Girls is a contradiction in and of itself: It’s a show that tried to represent Asians well but never quite gave the task its proper due.
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We Still Don’t Believe Mentally Ill Women
Anna Fox is the epitome of a tragic, hysterical woman—the kind of character who’s easy to write off and should be a victim rather than a heroine.
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Swiped Out: Nancy Jo Sales Wrote the Book on the Corporate Triumph of Big Dating
Misogyny wasn’t invented by dating apps. It was just weaponized by them.
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Hungry and Holy: Navigating Ramadan With an Eating Disorder Is No Easy Feat
Even for those fasting for reasons outside of faith, the link between God and fasting feels inescapable.
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Do We Need a Black Feminist Bechdel Test? Moya Bailey Thinks So.
We need more Black feminists everywhere.
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In India’s COVID-19 Crisis, Social Media Does What Government Won’t
Social media has emerged as a COVID-19 helpline full of flood of requests for ICU beds, oxygen, and antiviral drugs like Remdesivir.
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Bitcoin Is Astrology for Men
Astrology is sometimes looked down on, while cryptocurrency is heralded as the future of finance.
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Family Stones: Lee Lai’s “Stone Fruit” Draws the Growing Pains of Queer Kinship
“Everyone’s pretty messy, while also being really well-intentioned.”
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Outside Blues: Chronically Ill People Face an Old New Post-Pandemic World
Now the end of the pandemic is near in the United States and friends will ask chronically ill people to meet in crowded, loud buildings again.
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Whole Person: Lindy West Reflects on the Fat Positive Legacy of “Shrill”
“It was important to me to tell especially young fat women that romantic love will not save you.”
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