Culture
9 Questions with The Greeting Committee’s Addie Sartino
Addie Sartino on songwriting, role models, and advice for young musicians
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Abby Maslin’s Personal Tragedy Turned Her Marriage into a Mission
In 2012, Abby Maslin’s husband was randomly assaulted with a baseball bat after a night out with friends.
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The Forgotten History of the Women Who Shaped Modern Advertising
It’s easy to dismiss advertising as an anti-feminist industry.
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Piece of Cake: Helen Oyeyemi’s "Gingerbread" Is a Delightful Feast
Helen Oyeyemi’s new novel, Gingerbread, takes on the deeper question behind Hansel and Gretel’s story.
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Here For a Black Planet: Solange’s New Album Sparks Nostalgia for a Pioneering Social-Media Platform
Solange’s partnership with BlackPlanet feels like its own homecoming.
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The History of Manless Climbing
What does true gender equality look like in the climbing world?
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Higher, Further, Faster: “Captain Marvel” Aims for the Stars
Carol Danvers is a badass. This is a fact, not an opinion.
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The Forgotten History of Female Athletes Who Organized Their Own Olympics
Men barred “those delightful creatures” from competing at the Olympics. So female athletes protested by making their own games in 1922.
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Brand New World: Nellie Bly’s Record-Defying Travels
Nellie Bly developed an unprecedented writing style as a way to overcome prejudice against female reporters.
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Big as Life: “Shrill” Upends Pop Culture’s Fat Narrative
Aidy Bryant brings humor and positivity to a role that could have easily fallen into stereotype with a lesser actress.
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