Culture

Killer Crush: Inside Tumblr’s Serial Killer Fandom Problem

Social media has made serial killer fandom more accessible. Read more »

Douchebag Decree: Hollywood is Full of Creeps

Weinstein isn’t the only powerful man in Hollywood whose patterns of predatory sexual behavior have been an open secret for years. Read more »

Backtalk: Lone Wolf Myth & Kneeling for Justice

This week, Dahlia and Amy talk about how mainstream media upholds white supremacy by continually casting white, male, mass murderers as “lone wolves.” This week marked the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history, where Stephen Paddock gunned down 58 people and injured 500 more, yet there have... Read more »

Fierce As Fuck: The Future of Poetry Is Brown and Queer

This is a moment of poetic renaissance and poets of color are paving the way. Read more »

“For the Dick” Is a Challenge to Stop Policing Black Sexuality

You are more likely to hear “these hoes ain’t loyal” preached from the pulpit of a Black church than “these rapists ain’t shit.” Read more »

Our Femininity Isn’t Artificial: Hollywood Must Stop Casting Men As Trans Women

Hollywood has a long history of excluding trans actors. Read more »

The Feminist Power of Female Ghosts

The female ghost is an enduringly fascinating figure. Read more »

Wear Your Protest: Latinx Business Owners Are Resisting Trump One Shirt At a Time

For people of color who are often stereotyped and disenfranchised, feeling empowered and visible is often an important first step. Read more »

Death Becomes Her: Caitlin Doughty Traveled the World to Find the Best Death Rituals

Thinking about death isn’t as bad as it seems. Read more »

Douchebag Decree: Ben Roethlisberger, our second Douchebag Decree All-Star

Ben Roethlisberger is our second Douchebag Decree All-Star! (Applause.) Read more »

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Saying Goodbye to Maria and the End of a Sesame Street Era

Growing up, Sesame Street's Maria was one of the best Latina role models I had. Read more »

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

Last week, I came across a very strange comic book: in 1976, Planned Parenthood teamed up with Marvel to publish a one-off comic in which... Read more »

Why You Should Pay for Porn

If you’re a progressive middle-class individual, chances are you think about where your food comes from. Maybe you try to buy shoes that are... Read more »

Know & Tell: The Literary Renaissance of Trans Women Writers

For so long, the people who wrote about us were not us. Finally, that is beginning to change. Read more »