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An illustration of singer Kacey Musgraves, a white woman with long brown hair flowing in the wind, wearing a strapless white dress and bedazzled eyebrows.

5 Feminist Albums That Got Us Through September

by DeAsia Paige
October 1, 2021 at 9:03am
Kacey Musgraves exposed her failed marriage, Yebba addressed family tragedy, and Lil Nas X released his triumphant debut. Read more »
Doug Judy, left, and Andy Samberg wear matching tiger track suits and sit on the hood of a car that has a bird decal on the hood

Cop Out: “Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s” Finale Fails to Reckon with Its Pro-cop Legacy

by s.e. smith
September 29, 2021 at 11:12am
Brooklyn Nine-Nine was, at heart, copaganda—a show that, in the midst of a growing real-life reckoning, made viewers feel good—or, if not good, better—about American policing. Read more »
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You’re Invited to Bitch’s Birthday Bash!

by Bitch HQ
September 28, 2021 at 3:50pm
Join us on Thursday, October 21 as we celebrate Bitch’s 25th anniversary with a virtual party and fundraiser. Read more »
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“This Is Not That Bad”: An Excerpt from Anita Hill's “Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence”

by Bitch HQ
September 28, 2021 at 12:08pm
How do three simple words—“not that bad”—become so powerful? Read more »
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Love Is the Drug: “Crazy For You” Puts a Societal Lens on Love and Sex Addiction

by Oliver Haug
September 21, 2021 at 12:59pm
Reframing the way we think about love and sex can change our lives.  Read more »
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SB 8 Is a Reminder That Abortion Is a Disability Issue

by Samantha Chavarria
September 17, 2021 at 10:14am
The subject of disability and abortion law doesn’t stop at hypothetical fetuses. Read more »
Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov (left) and Daisy Head as Genya Safin on the set of Shadow and Bone. They are setting at an ornate table opening a letter. Four crew members are holding cameras and boom mics while filming the scene.

The Ends Justify the Screens: Why Onscreen AAPI Representation Simply Isn’t Enough

by Thulasi Seshan
September 15, 2021 at 11:28am
Within a few weeks of each other, scandals regarding racist production practices on both Kim’s Convenience and Shadow and Bone made headlines. Read more »
A student wearing a red headscarf and a medical face mask is staring directly at the camera. They are alone in a classroom with empty desks behind them.

Hyperfocusing on Afghan Women and Girls Isn’t the Feminist Take You Think It Is

by Leila Sackur
September 14, 2021 at 3:43pm
The ongoing cultural discourse around Afghan women and girls is a haunting reminder of American warmongering that co-opted the idea of feminism to push for military intervention. Read more »
A frowning, frumpy Linda Tripp stands in a shadowed hallway

All the Ladies in the House: “Impeachment: American Crime Story” Has a Woman Problem

by Cate Young
September 14, 2021 at 2:04pm
A paper-thin portrait of political women leans into the prurient, and assumes the worst. Read more »
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Socialist Anxiety: Sally Rooney’s New Novel Reveals an Author Trapped By Herself

by Nylah Burton
September 10, 2021 at 3:59pm
The insistent classification of Rooney’s work as Marxist has long felt like a stretch. Read more »

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