Culture

As a Fan, Yacht’s Misguided Sex Tape Hoax Hurts

The band pretended to be victims of a sex tape leak to get publicity. Yikes.  Read more »

Life on Mars (Hill): Faith and Feminism in a Fast-growing Megachurch

Mars Hill's blend of pop culture and strict Calvinist doctrine allowed the church to occupy a unique niche between conservative Christians and their secular liberal contemporaries. Read more »

As a Sexual Assault Survivor, It's Powerful to See Kimmy Schmidt Grapple With PTSD

The comedy “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” takes on a dark topic in its second season: the lingering impact of trauma. Read more »

Ask Bear: What If My Relationship Has An Expiration Date?

A couple gets along great, but one of them is planning to move thousands of miles away. What do you do? Read more »

Foul Play: How Colleges Screw Over Female Coaches

A new investigation reveals how NCAA schools discriminate against women in athletics. Read more »

How "Fargo" Captures the Sad Realities of Toxic Masculinity

In an era of #MasculinitySoFragile, the 20-year-old film's portrayal of repressed feelings still resonates.  Read more »

Web Series "Anarkali" Centers on Brown Love, Heartbreak, and Friendship

“We've never seen what it's like for brown girls to date in the diaspora.” Read more »

Female Bonding: The Strange History of Wonder Woman

In a world that rarely embraces even real-life feminist heroes, is there any room for Wonder Woman? Read more »

Popaganda Episode: Bathroom Panic

From Wisconsin to Washington to Wyoming, this spring Republican legislators have pushed for 50 new laws that would specifically ban transgender people from using the bathroom that matches their gender identity. Why is there all this... Read more »

Douchebag Decree: Book Clubs for Manly Men

It’s awfully hard to achieve equality when men still think they’re going to get girl cooties if they’re exposed to media that centers us. Read more »

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"Moonlight" is an Essential Work of Art for the Current Political Moment

Moonlight displays the kind of empathy and humanity that we desperately need right now. Read more »

Eat, Pray, Spend: Priv-Lit and the New, Enlightened American Dream

Even as reports on joblessness, economic recovery, and home foreclosures suggest that no one is immune to risk during this recession, the popularity of women’s wellness media has persisted and, indeed, grown stronger.  Read more »

Tina Belcher's Sexual Revolution

Tina Belcher breaks all the rules of network sitcoms. That's why she's wonderful.  Read more »

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

Photo by Phillipe Leroyer (Creative Commons). Two weeks ago, Jonathan Chait published the lengthy essay “Not a Very P.C.... Read more »