Culture
White and Whimsical: The Reformation of Fashion’s History
Many of us have accepted that whiteness and cultural appropriation have long dominated fashion, but these issues have tangible roots that deserve interrogation.
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Cultivating Freedom: This Year, Cottagecore Exploded—But Excluded Black Women
Cottagecore is about freedom rather than loneliness.
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In Heaven’s Name: A New Documentary Revisits a Notorious, Misunderstood Cult
Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults challenges viewers to rethink their assumptions.
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No One Can Escape Diet Culture—Even Lizzo
Bodies detox themselves, and no amount of supplements, smoothies, or apple cider vinegar do more than our own bodies naturally do to regulate us.
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Joke to Trope: On the Pop Culture Villainization of Aunties
Is it possible that we’re being just a little too harsh on our aunties?
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Lizzie McGuire is 30. Apparently That’s a Problem for Disney+.
How Disney+ killed our Lizzie McGuire dreams.
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Rescue Rom-Com: Sex Workers Reflect on the Fantasy of “Pretty Woman”
Pretty Woman is to real-life sex work what the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are to actual ninjas.
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Bad (White) Moms Dominate Christmas Movies
Perhaps we’re not far enough removed from the bigoted assumptions that moms who don’t fit the mold aren’t parenting correctly.
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That “Gay Cowboy Movie”: Queer People Reflect on 15 Years of “Brokeback Mountain”
Six queer creatives reflect on “Brokeback Mountain’s” enduring, complex legacy and its indisputable impact on queer media and American audiences.
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Whiteness Reigns: Our Cultural Obsession with Cleopatra
Gal Gadot isn’t the first white woman to be cast as Cleopatra.
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