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In “Work Won’t Love You Back,” Sarah Jaffe Kills the Dream Job

by Mary Retta
January 26, 2021 at 11:05am
No one should have to earn the right to financial security through labor.  Read more »
four thin, white women lay across a white-sheeted bed together for a promo for the Sex and the City

We Can’t Help But Wonder: Why Is “Sex and the City” Being Rebooted?

by Nneka M. Okona
January 21, 2021 at 4:01pm
Our standards are evolving, and Sex and the City no longer meets them. Read more »
a transfeminine nonbinary person and transmasculine gender-nonconforming person looking at a phone

You’ve Got a Friend in Trusty, Dusty Online Advice Forums

by s.e. smith
January 21, 2021 at 12:31pm
There’s something entertaining but also affirming in reading about someone else’s problems, especially when they’re real doozies. Read more »
Zac C, a white man with brown hair who is wearing a suit, poses beside Tayshia Adams, a Black woman with long, flowing hair and is wearing a white wedding gown, on The Bachelorette

Poisoned Rose: Why the “Cruel Optimism” of “The Bachelorette” Still Draws Us In

by Oliver Haug
January 20, 2021 at 2:17pm
In a time that’s more mediated than ever before, love is a contrived TV show for us all. Read more »
Armie Hammer, a white man with light brown hair and blue eyes, wears a white turtleneck under a black blazer.

Whatever His Kink, Armie Hammer Is an Abuser

by Nicole Froio
January 20, 2021 at 12:30pm
Social media rapidly shared jokes about his cannibalism fetish.  Read more »
Jazmine Sullivan, a dark-skinned Black woman with silky, long, black hair, poses against a gray background while wearing a bedazzled shirt and black blazer

Get Your Freak On: “Heaux Tales” Reclaims the Erotic

by Shawna Shipley-Gates
January 19, 2021 at 9:00am
We all have heaux tales to share. Read more »
A white woman and a Black man walk together into a party. Both are dressed up in Regency-era clothing.

Royal Representation: On the Strange Racial Politics of “Bridgerton”

by Aditi Natasha Kini
January 14, 2021 at 12:09pm
In essence, all these shows do is show people of color being terrible white people. Read more »
Dory Sief looks disoriented and horrified with a light shining in her face. She's chained to a chair in a concrete room.

Lost and Found: Season 4 of “Search Party” Is the Perfect Pandemic Watch

by Marina Watanabe
January 14, 2021 at 11:22am
The dark comedy series is back for a new season, and we couldn’t be more thrilled about it. Read more »
a white teenager with curly, brown hair sits at a desk with a library behind her as she does her schoolwork on a gray Macbook Air

Remote Control: Distance Learning Isn’t a Last Resort—It’s an Opportunity

by Rebecca Epstein-Levi
January 13, 2021 at 8:48am
It’s crucial to think not only about the barriers remote communication removes, but also about the unique strengths it offers. Read more »
Helen Keller, a white woman, sits while holding a flower. Her hair is dark and sits on her head in a bun. The photo is in black and white.

Helen Keller Conspiracy Theories Are Awash With Ableism

by Julia Métraux
January 12, 2021 at 11:35am
The ableist roots of this unfortunate conspiracy theory. Read more »

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No Disrespect: Black Women and the Burden of Respectability

an illustration of Black women standing around together in a circle
by Tamara Winfrey-Harris
Summer 2012 • Fame + Fortune
Hollywood still filters (and distorts) the lives and histories of minorities through the eyes of the majority. Read more »

The Forgotten History of the Women Who Shaped Modern Advertising

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by Ciara Lavelle
March 21, 2019 at 9:00am
It's easy to dismiss advertising as an anti-feminist industry. Read more »

She-Hulk, Attorney at Law: She's Mean, She's Green, and She Believes in Due Process

by Tammy Oler
Spring 2015 • Law & Order
Avenger. Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Member of the Fantastic Four. Read more »

Mock & Awe: Janet Mock on Truth-Telling, Community Building, and Writing the Story She Had Been Waiting for Her Whole Life

Janet Mock, a transgender Hawaiian woman with curly, brown hair, smiles
by Tina Vasquez
Spring 2014 • Maps & Legends
“Redefining Realness” is written with astounding honesty and heart. Read more »