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an illustration of a Black woman in pink sitting on the floor with jellies in her hand

Ready For Those Jellies: The Shoe That Became Both Cheap Luxury and Status Symbol

by Brooklyn White
July 26, 2021 at 12:10pm
It’s disheartening to watch the young folks who popularize apparel being excluded from the very trends they helped start. Read more »
Amy Winehouse, a thin, white woman with black hair combed up in a beehive and a white t-shirt, is surrounded by paparazzi

Chasing Amy: Amy Winehouse’s Life—and Death—in the Media Glare

by Christine Estima
July 23, 2021 at 11:47am
Not much has changed in the decade since Winehouse passed. Read more »
Doja Cat, a light-skinned and thin musician, is wearing a gold costume in a pink prism

“Planet Her” Cements Doja Cat’s Pop Reign

by DeAsia Paige
July 23, 2021 at 11:20am
“Planet Her” is a thrilling ride into Doja Cat’s mesmerizingly eccentric world. Read more »
Eleanor Wong, an Asian American teenager wearing an orange outfit, Fabiola Torres, a mixed-race teenager with an afro, and Devi Vishwakumar, an Indian American teenager, stand next to each other looking appalled in Never Have I Ever

Big Time Crush: “Never Have I Ever” Loses Itself In a Teenage Love Triangle

by Mansee Khurana
July 22, 2021 at 11:44am
Never Have I Ever is like a teenager: It wants to be popular, relatable to everyone, and alienating to no one. Read more »
Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso, an aging white man with short, brown hair and a blue sweater, in Ted Lasso

Ones You Can Depend On: “Ted Lasso” Offers Up an Ode to the Power of Friendship

by Leah Johnson
July 20, 2021 at 3:06pm
Recently, Ted Lasso racked up a historic 20 Emmy nominations, more than any freshman comedy in history. Read more »
a collage of two books: The Upstairs House by Julia Fine and Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

Mother Monsters: Two New Books Get Raw about Mothering as a “Natural” Role

by Scarlett Harris
July 20, 2021 at 12:42pm
“Maybe this was what happened to all moms and no one had told her.” Read more »
an illustration of a child laying in front of a computer with a red light overlaying their body

Who’s Spying On Your Kids? Everyone.

by Heidi Boghosian
July 19, 2021 at 1:18pm
 TikTok, just like McDonald’s, is a flagrant collector of kids’ data. Read more »
One Black Barbie doll in a red swimsuit and black hair, one white Barbie doll in a turquoise swimsuit and blond hair, and another white Barbie doll in a pink swimsuit and blond hair stand on a sandy beach background holding towels.

Revisiting Malibu Barbie’s Sinister History On Her 50th Anniversary

by Addissyn House
July 16, 2021 at 11:52am
Malibu Barbie and ’60s actor Sharon Tate have a lot in common. Read more »
Anjana Vasan as Amina, a brown-skinned, thin woman with a hijab, who is playing the guitar in We Are Lady Parts

Bring the Noise: “We Are Lady Parts” Chooses Joy Over Judgement

by Aaliyah Dasoo
July 16, 2021 at 11:44am
No trauma porn, no white saviors. Read more »
Illustration of Billy Porter, a thin, Black man, against a marble swirled background wearing a tiara with jewels around his eyes

Godmothers of Invention: The Enduring Power of the Cinderella Story

by Noa Azulai
July 16, 2021 at 9:00am
There is no tale of Cinderella without her Fairy Godmother. Read more »

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by Victoria Law
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by Nijla Mu'min
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by Sara Century
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No Disrespect: Black Women and the Burden of Respectability

an illustration of Black women standing around together in a circle
by Tamara Winfrey-Harris
Summer 2012 • Fame + Fortune
Hollywood still filters (and distorts) the lives and histories of minorities through the eyes of the majority. Read more »