Culture

New Book "Action" Is a Candid Reflection on Sexuality

The honest book mixes memoir with sex-ed. Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: The Rumble Vibrator

Artist Erika Moen tests out a futuristic-looking new vibrator—with mixed results. Read more »

Ask Bear: After Orlando, I'm Scared to Take My Child to Pride

“Your support is needed. Especially this year.” Read more »

Designing a Tampon That Can Test for Cervical Cancer

The “smart tampon” would test your blood flow for signs of cancer and other conditions. Read more »

Comedian Negin Farsad Talks About "How to Make White People Laugh"

Iranian-American comedian Negin Farsad is equal parts subversive and hilarious.  Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »

Reading "The X-Men" As a Queer Text

They're outcasts who choose their own family, explains comics scholar Ramzi Fawza.  Read more »

What Does it Mean to Decolonize Travel?

Writer Bani Amor is challenging the way tourism and travel writing usually center on white stories. Read more »

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Politically Correct Language Isn't Just About Being Polite—It's About Survival

Photo by Phillipe Leroyer (Creative Commons). Two weeks ago, Jonathan Chait published the lengthy essay “Not a Very P.C.... 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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Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens... Read more »

Where My Girls At: Meet Two of Ferguson's Black Queer Activists

Amid national discussions of police brutality and systemic racism, Black women have been the loudest and most consistent voices demanding change. Read more »