Culture

Part of Your World: Imagining the Modern Mermaid

What’s more common than the fear of a girl’s desire to experience the world? Read more »

Untethered Women: Witches Are Celebrating the Resiliency of Spring

Why do modern witches celebrate a holiday that was initially associated with Christianity? Read more »

Douchebag Decree: Chait, You Trapped Yourself

When you try to trap me, you trap yourself. Read more »

Backtalk: Summer Music Fests

This week, Dahlia and Amy talk about summer music fests, Beychella, and the dismal treatment of sexual harassment at festivals. This year’s Coachella was a moment with Beyoncé being the first Black woman artist headlining and featuring a very pregnant Cardi B. doing her thing. But it wasn... Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Abstinence only sex-ed doesn't work

Teen pregnancy falls when we allocate resources towards other sex-ed programs. Read more »

No Voice For Victims: “Paterno” Is a Touchdown for a Disgraced Coach

Why the heck is anybody talking about Joe Paterno? Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The TSA is still searching Black women's hair

Despite reports in 2015 that the searches would stop, Black women continue to be targeted. Read more »

Sadistic Storytellers: Unpacking the Exploitative Violence of Rape-Revenge Films

Can we center victims rather than the physicality of their pain? Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: California might ban conversion therapy

The bill is headed to the state Senate. Read more »

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"Moonlight" is an Essential Work of Art for the Current Political Moment

Moonlight displays the kind of empathy and humanity that we desperately need right now. Read more »

Mad Science: Deconstructing Bunk Reporting in 5 Easy Steps

British scientists have uncovered the truth behind one of modern culture's greatest mysteries: why little girls play with pink toys. Is it...

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Hot Under the Bonnet: The Cooptation of Amish Culture in Mass-Market Fiction

Dubbed “Amish romance novels,” “Amish fiction,” or the more waggish “bonnet rippers,” these novels just one entry point into the varying images of Amish communities in U.S. popular culture. Read more »

The Dramatic History of American Sex-Ed Films

In 1948, in a seventh grade classroom in Eugene, Oregon, a teacher dimmed the lights and flipped on 16mm projector. A film called Human... Read more »