Culture
Disney’s “Mulan” Remake Doesn’t Challenge the Patriarchy. It Reinforces It
In the apocalyptic hellscape that is today’s political climate, we deserved a Mulan with humanity.
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On the Mend: The Future of Fashion Is Sustainable
While “sustainability” might sound like a trendy buzzword, it is actually a movement that brings together people committed to honoring what we love about clothes.
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Jumping Boundaries: “The Bachelor” Rewards Red Flags in Relationships
In The Bachelor universe, men are encouraged to fight for love and to never give up.
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Face Value: How K-Beauty Repackaged Skincare as Self-Care
K-Beauty ritualizes self-discipline, rather than effortlessness, as a moral value.
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Capturing Worlds: Kihmberlie Breaks down Photography’s Exclusive Boundaries
Black women can be dainty, too.
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“Who I Was With Her” Explores Queer Grief and Loneliness
Nita Tyndall surveys what it’s like to grieve in silence.
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Queer Pressure: #OwnVoices and What We Demand of Queer Authors
Reading is about learning and reflecting, not reaching out and making demands.
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Conjuring Possibilities: Remembering Chadwick Boseman, a Champion of Black Stories
Popular media is a feedback loop that both tells us how to exist in the world and reinforces what we believe is possible.
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Very Online: Inside the Endless Post-Police Brutality Loop
We continue treading the same digital footsteps, hoping that, maybe, this time, it’ll make a difference.
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Wildcat Strike: Sports Show the Possibilities of Collective Action
While a boycott is a consumptive act of resistance, a strike is an action grounded in labor resistance.
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