Culture

Liu Yifei as Mulan, a Chinese young woman, who wears red and has long, dark hair.

Disney’s “Mulan” Remake Doesn’t Challenge the Patriarchy. It Reinforces It

by Roslyn Talusan

September 17, 2020 at 9:39am

In the apocalyptic hellscape that is today’s political climate, we deserved a Mulan with humanity. Read more »

photo of a slender Black woman with long pink braids and a short-haired curvy Black woman sitting back-to-back in front of a waterfall in a lush, tropical setting wearing garments from the Chromat Spring 2019 Saturated collection

On the Mend: The Future of Fashion Is Sustainable

by Adwoa Afful

September 17, 2020 at 9:34am

While “sustainability” might sound like a trendy buzzword, it is actually a movement that brings together people committed to honoring what we love about clothes. Read more »

Cassie Randolph and Colton Underwood, two white adults, press their faces together for a selfie during a hike.

Jumping Boundaries: “The Bachelor” Rewards Red Flags in Relationships

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

September 16, 2020 at 2:29pm

In The Bachelor universe, men are encouraged to fight for love and to never give up. Read more »

two Asian women, one with yellow eyeshadow and the other with red eyeshadow, look at each other

Face Value: How K-Beauty Repackaged Skincare as Self-Care

by Hannah Amaris Roh

September 16, 2020 at 1:06pm

K-Beauty ritualizes self-discipline, rather than effortlessness, as a moral value. Read more »

Kimberly Douglas, a Black woman, wears a dainty yellow dress and is surrounded by various soft fabrics. She sits at a table with a white tea set and holds a tea cup.

Capturing Worlds: Kihmberlie Breaks down Photography’s Exclusive Boundaries

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

September 15, 2020 at 12:45pm

Black women can be dainty, too. Read more »

Two hands reaching for each other with a sky in the background.

“Who I Was With Her” Explores Queer Grief and Loneliness

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

September 15, 2020 at 8:55am

Nita Tyndall surveys what it’s like to grieve in silence. Read more »

A mostly closed laptop with rainbow colors glowing from its screen.

Queer Pressure: #OwnVoices and What We Demand of Queer Authors

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

September 14, 2020 at 11:19am

Reading is about learning and reflecting, not reaching out and making demands. Read more »

Chadwick Boseman, a Black man with short, black hair, smiles broadly at the camera

Conjuring Possibilities: Remembering Chadwick Boseman, a Champion of Black Stories

by Cate Young

September 14, 2020 at 9:00am

Popular media is a feedback loop that both tells us how to exist in the world and reinforces what we believe is possible. Read more »

A black box that reads, “Yes, it’s performative.”

Very Online: Inside the Endless Post-Police Brutality Loop

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

September 11, 2020 at 1:15pm

We continue treading the same digital footsteps, hoping that, maybe, this time, it’ll make a difference. Read more »

Maya Moore, a Black basketball player with a black ponytail, holds a basketball over her head as she shoots

Wildcat Strike: Sports Show the Possibilities of Collective Action

by Amira Rose Davis

September 11, 2020 at 10:45am

While a boycott is a consumptive act of resistance, a strike is an action grounded in labor resistance. Read more »

Best of Bitch

Saying Goodbye to Maria and the End of a Sesame Street Era

by Angely Mercado

August 13, 2015 at 5:52pm

Growing up, Sesame Street's Maria was one of the best Latina role models I had. Read more »

Game Changer: Why Gaming Culture Allows Abuse... and How We Can Stop It

Game Changer Illustration by Jasmine Silver.

by Katherine Cross

Winter 2013 • Habit{at}

You're a Bolshevik feminist jewess that hates white people… and you expect to be taken seriously when you're “critique-ing” ...

by Zetta Elliott

December 17, 2013 at 3:19pm

What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens... Read more »