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Red Letter Day: The Enduring Legacy of “Scarleteen,” the Internet’s Best Sex-Ed Site
What does it mean for our sexual wellness when we keep losing spaces to think about sex online?
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6 Rad Poets to Read This National Poetry Month
You should savor the work of these great contemporary poets this month and every month hereafter.
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Digitizing the Dead is Capitalism’s Next Ghoulish Move
When celebrities, especially musicians, die, fans rightfully grieve for them, but what happens when mourning marries capitalism?
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The Racial Politics of Disney Animals
Scholar and activist Walidah Imarisha talks about the messages of films like The Jungle Book.
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BitchWatch: 13 SXSW Films Directed by Women
These 13 movies directed by women are bold, provocative, and give a peek into the future of film and women’s stories onscreen.
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The Woke Generation: “Muslim Girl” Author Explains How Millennials Are Shaking the Country up—in a Good Way
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh is a mover and shaker.
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Gimme a Beat!: Janet Jackson’s Induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Is Finally Here
As Janet sings on “Rhythm Nation”: “No struggle, no progress.”
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When #MeToo Was a Blank Canvas: Joy McCullough Wants Teens to Know About Artemisia Gentileschi
Joy McCullough’s novel Blood Water Paint offers a stunning portrait of the painter Artemisia Gentileschi.
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In the Frame: Artemisia Gentileschi, the Artist Who Broke the Mold
My ultimate empowered female art heroine is a woman who made a career for herself long before the word “feminist” was in use.
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This is Us: In Jordan Peele’s New Film, the Tormentors Look All Too Familiar
Us is a film about the ways we can be complicit in the suffering of others without even knowing it.
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