Culture
That Timeless Feeling: Cyanca Charts Her Own Neo-Soul Course
“I just know I want everything to be about Blackness.”
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“True Story” and “Fighting Words” Extend the Legacy of “Speak”
Twenty-one years later, we’re still telling similar stories to Speak—and yes, 21 years later, we still need them.
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Third Party Clarity: Therapy Is a Luxury for Pop Culture’s Troubled Mother-Daughter Pairs
In film and television, few relationships are as fraught as the one between a mother and a daughter.
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Meat and Potatoes: In “Tomboyland,” Melissa Faliveno Asks Who Can Explore Queerness
Given Faliveno’s commitment to honesty, there isn’t a moment in Tomboyland that feels chastising or heavy-handed.
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“Black Is King” Navigates African Cultures and the Diaspora’s Imagination
Black is King works because it is honest: a film of hope and belonging.
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“Miracle Country” Is a New Kind of Climate Change Memoir
Miracle Country shines in the moments when Atleework dives deep into her own thoughts and feelings.
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BitchTapes: Stepping into Power
This BitchTape highlights the women and nonbinary artists of color who wear many creative hats, from being vocalists and instrumentalists to being producers and record-label owners.
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A Season in Hell: Amazon’s New Series “Paatal Lok” Is a Cop Drama for Our Times
The show is singularly unsparing in its depiction of modern Indian life.
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With “WAP,” Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion Honor Women’s Pleasure
“WAP” is a reclamation.
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In “I Kissed Alice,” A Fanfiction Romance Blossoms Offline
Rhodes and Iliana find freedom in each other.
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