Culture
20 Years Later, Aaliyah’s Musical Legacy Is Still Untouchable
She is still the patron saint of R&B-pop, a genre that emerged during the late ’90s and early aughts.
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Demon Seed: “False Positive” Treats Wombs as Receptacles for Terror
In each of these films, it’s the male ego that guides the doctors and fathers.
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Terms of Service: Inside Social Media’s War on Sex Workers
Instagram has long used strict terms of service to antagonize sex workers.
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Soft Power: Nichole Perkins Redesigns the Politics of Desire
People still have a hard time recognizing that Black women need to be protected.
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Stacked Deck: The True Costs of Breast Implants
More and more women believe their implants are causing them harm—and they’re determined to have them removed.
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False Hope: Can Anyone Stop Religious Conversion Camps?
Pray Away cracks open the duality of “belonging.”
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Land Mine: Did “Rutherford Falls” Need to Center a White Guy?
The story draws on a narrative that has gained traction in the reckoning around race and history.
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Queer Fear: The “Fear Street” Trilogy Refuses to Bury Its Gays
Fear Street refuses to prioritize straight, white leads like the slasher films of the past.
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5 Feminist Organizations Fighting Planet Earth’s Climate Crisis
5 feminist responses to climate change.
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Better Than Sex Ed: Pop Culture Is Teaching Teens About Sex
When sex education isn’t what kids need, they look to pop culture for the answers.
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