Culture
New Book "Action" Is a Candid Reflection on Sexuality
The honest book mixes memoir with sex-ed.
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Oh Joy Sex Toy: The Rumble Vibrator
Artist Erika Moen tests out a futuristic-looking new vibrator—with mixed results.
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Ask Bear: After Orlando, I'm Scared to Take My Child to Pride
“Your support is needed. Especially this year.”
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Designing a Tampon That Can Test for Cervical Cancer
The “smart tampon” would test your blood flow for signs of cancer and other conditions.
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Comedian Negin Farsad Talks About "How to Make White People Laugh"
Iranian-American comedian Negin Farsad is equal parts subversive and hilarious.
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Bisexual Erasure in Grace and Frankie
The show’s creators completely ignore the possibility that Robert and Sol could be sexually interested in both men and women.
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Artist Lisa Hanawalt Talks Hot Dogs, Bojack Horseman, and Why It Helps to Give Anxiety a Name
Welcome to the land of talking dogs and poop jokes. Oh and also sincere, vulnerable feelings.
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Visibility Isn’t Enough: Abigail Mills and the Failed Promise of “Sleepy Hollow”
All’s fair in love and television. But that doesn’t mean everything’s equal.
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Reading "The X-Men" As a Queer Text
They're outcasts who choose their own family, explains comics scholar Ramzi Fawza.
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What Does it Mean to Decolonize Travel?
Writer Bani Amor is challenging the way tourism and travel writing usually center on white stories.
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