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Doctor Strange separates Peter Parker's astral form from his physical form in Spider-Man: No Way Home

Web of Cries: “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Opens up the Multiverse to Explore Grief

by Olivia Zayas Ryan
December 22, 2021 at 2:48pm
Spider-Man: No Way Home shows that—no matter what magic or powers you have—grief impacts us all. Read more »
Jerrie Johnson as Tye, Meagan Good as Camille, Grace Byers as Quinn, and Shoniqua Shandai as Angie in Harlem. The four women sit around a circular table in a vibrant, crowded restaurant, some dancing in their seats.

“Harlem” Could’ve Offered Escapism. Instead, its Black Characters Are Woefully Unoriginal

by Nylah Burton
December 22, 2021 at 11:20am
The new show makes confusing choices that deliver woefully unoriginal Black characters.  Read more »
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Very Online: The Terrifying Scale of the Online Gossip Economy

by Jenna Mahale
December 17, 2021 at 11:21am
Our human instinct to discuss—and judge—others is increasingly warped by social platforms. Read more »
A black-and-white photograph of bell hooks, a Black woman wearing a scarf and earrings, looking directly into the camera with a soft smile.

Remembering bell hooks in Her Own Words

by Bitch HQ
December 15, 2021 at 2:36pm
Bitch interviewed the legendary feminist scholar bell hooks in our Winter 2000 issue. Read more »
A black and white portrait of Stephen Sondheim overlaying a collage of his playbills, including “Company,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Sunday in the Park with George” and more

Being Alive: How Sondheim Made Space for Queer and Trans People

by Elly Belle
December 13, 2021 at 3:53pm
Stephen Sondheim reminded queer and trans people that they can be complicated and messy, but still worthy of love. Read more »
An illustration of three people with blue, pink, and orange skin and colorful hair wearing masks with bull horns, a unicorn horn, and cat ears in front of a rainbow background.

Mane Character: How the Unicorn Became Everything to Everyone

by s.e. smith
December 13, 2021 at 3:28pm
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Author Juhea Kim in a bright red shirt in front of an orange background. To her right is a picture of the cover for Beasts of a Little Land

Juhea Kim Talks Korean History and Why Books Should Break Us Open

by Edi Kim
December 13, 2021 at 2:34pm
A new book explores the power of artistic imagery from Venus to Beyoncé. Read more »
A miniature woman in a yellow dress stands on a bookshelf and approaches the massive books with a flashlight.

Reblazing Saddles: Who Shapes the Wild West Lit Canon?

by Nylah Burton
December 10, 2021 at 2:50pm
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An image of the book cover of A Snake Falls to Earth. On the cover, a Native American femme wears a yellow shirt and headphones. Her red clay colored skirt turns into a snake at the bottom.

“A Snake Falls to Earth” Gives YA Readers a Vivid Coming-of-Age Story

by Amanda Gokee
December 8, 2021 at 12:11pm
Darcie Little Badger’s second novel follows an unlikely pair: Nina, a young Lipan Apache girl, and Oli, a cottonmouth snake. Read more »
Lady Gaga, as Patrizia Reggiani, in a red dress at a masquerade event in House of Gucci.

Femme Fatale: The Allure of the “House of Gucci” Antiheroine

by Vanessa Willoughby
December 7, 2021 at 10:04am
This story is not about the downfall of magnificent men, it’s about the tragedy of a woman who flew too close to the sun. Read more »

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In a Bizarre 1976 Comic Book, Spider-Man Fought the Villain of Misleading Sex Education

by Sarah Mirk
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It's Time to End the Long History of Feminism Failing Transgender Women

by Tina Vasquez
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One-Sentence Reviews of the Lesbian Netflix Canon

by Sara Century
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Lez face it: when you’re a ladygay like myself, cruising the internet for something to watch, you realize very quickly that there are a whole... Read more »

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

by Leela Ginelle
February 10, 2015 at 12:23pm
Photo by Phillipe Leroyer (Creative Commons). Two weeks ago, Jonathan Chait published the lengthy essay “Not a Very P.C.... Read more »