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Very Online: Bean Dad Continues a Tradition of Performative Parenting
From Facebook to Twitter and beyond, parents dunk on their own children online.
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Of Course the Police Allowed White People to Stage a Coup
The police’s investment in curbing white domestic terrorism remains an open question at best.
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In Favor of the Queer Mediocrity of “Ammonite”
The film’s mapped-on queerness feels like a form of branding rather than a genuine endeavor.
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A Man Walks Into a Day Spa: Sex-Trafficking Legislation Protects the Wealthy—and Punishes the Powerless
The case of Robert Kraft and Orchids of Asia is the latest coda to an old story.
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Can Pregnant People Take the COVID Vaccine? Nobody Knows.
Pregnant women are simply presumed to be unfit for trials, when in fact, they should be presumed to be integral.
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Now Is Really Not the Time for Your Martin Shkreli Love Story
Who are the folks sympathizing with Christie Smythe’s absurd display of wealthy white lady privilege?
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Defund the Police Is a Demand—and We Should Heed It
Instead of backing off, this is the time to barrel forward with our demands.
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Switching Fears: “Freaky” Is an Empowering Body-Swap Horror Comedy
Freaky explores gender and body horror in a captivating (and extremely funny) way.
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“Wonder Woman 1984” Replaces Girl Power with Empty Platitudes
Although it tries, Wonder Woman 1984 struggles to speak to this moment and deliver a coherent message.
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Royal Amnesia: “The Crown” Dresses Up Brutal Colonialism
When stories of the colonies are not sandwiched between royal affairs and domestic politics, they appear as royal vacation spots.
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