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BitchWatch: 11 Movies Feminists Should Watch this Summer
If you’re looking for a comedy about women taking over the Irish mob, a spooky follow up to “Hereditary,” or a documentary exploring the racist horrors of the criminal justice system, we’ve got you covered.
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Mother Mayhem: “Ma” Honors Black Women’s Rage
The new horror film gives us a chance to see a Black woman wreak the revenge she deserves.
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When the Chips Are Down: Anaïs Mitchell Goes Straight to Hades
In the original myth Eurydice dies without agency, but in Hadestown she chooses the underworld and deals with the repercussions.
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You Can Laugh If You Want To: “Veep,” “Shrill,” and TV’s Abortion Plotlines
Abortion no longer requires a Very Special Episode.
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The Heart of Whiteness: On Spiritual Tourism and the Colonization of Ayahuasca
Only in our current capitalist system is wellness considered a luxury.
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Thor’s “Endgame” Weight Gain Should Have Been More Than a Punch Line
There’s a longstanding assumption that fat people feel less pain or sadness than non-fat people, and that they both deserve and can handle less-than-human treatment.
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Body Freedom: Shemekka Epps Should Get to Have It Too
She’s Gotta Have It buys into the idea that self-love and body modification can’t coexist.
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(Un)smart Buddies: “Booksmart” Is an Adorably Gawky Entry into the High School Comedy Canon
If “Booksmart” endeavors to make an argument for what youthfulness can be, and for all the messy hope entangled in it, then it must unearth the muck, too.
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It’s My Party: How Conspicuous Consumption Became the Theme of Sweet Sixteens
Today’s Sweet Sixteener isn’t an exact replica of the debutante, but she reflects the same narrow view of womanhood.
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Coexisting Desires: Nola Darling Finally Gets Real with Herself in “She’s Gotta Have It”
Nola Darling understands that trauma porn is a tactic often used to beef up the work and lives of Black women for clicks and scholarships, but it is also demeaning.
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