Culture
BitchReads: 17 Books Feminists Should Read in July
This BitchReads list is curated to encourage everyone to find the small joys, including books, that will help us through this trying time.
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Deadly Silence: “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” Romanticizes Addiction and Tragedy
Michelle McNamara’s decision to push past the limits of her health and safety turns into another byproduct of the Golden State Killer’s story, rather than a warning about the perils of being consumed by one’s work.
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Smoke Signal: Building the Past, the Present, and the Afrofuture
Today’s Afrofuturist art blurs the lines between present and future, fact and fiction, and fantasy and reality.
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Very Online: Why Are “Euphoria” Viewers So Desperate to Paint Jules as the Villain?
The desperate desire to paint Jules as a villain is thinily veiled transphobia.
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Even in Death, Breonna Taylor Is Being Disrespected
It’s painful to think that a cute internet joke is needed to rile people up after the death of a Black woman.
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Not So Ethical: On Media’s Continued Portrayal of Disabled People as Burdens
Article after article promotes the idea that disabled people are a burden.
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Revisiting “Watchmen,” a New Kind of Superhero Epic
In Watchmen, as in the real world, the efficacy of law and justice is consistently betrayed by their racist foundations.
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“Love, Victor,” Like “Love, Simon,” Stays in the Shallow End
Dubbed “candy for the soul,” Love, Victor is exactly that: sweet, sugary, and, unfortunately, missing something.
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Cultural Disruptors: City Girls Flip Misguided Stereotypes into Their Superpower
City on Lock is their ethos at its finest—taking the stereotypes stacked against them as bold, Black women who demand good sex and long money, and flipping them into their super power.
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BitchWatch: 11 TV Shows Feminists Should Watch This Summer
This summer has been many things, but relaxing has not been one of them.
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