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Headhunters: Are Psychedelics Capitalism's New Productivity Hack?

by Nora Salem
January 21, 2022 at 10:05am
What underlies the use and abuse of performance-enhancing drugs is an American obsession with self-improvement that will always find new targets and tools. And most recently, “plasticity”—another term for cognitive flexibility or the brain’s ability to adapt and change—has become a signifier of success in a time when constant productivity is an expectation. 

Owe Really: Financial Advice Ignores the Shared Reality of Debt

by Katherine Morgan
January 5, 2022 at 9:37am
When financial advice doesn’t openly acknowledge that people live with debt, it only reinforces shame and guilt. Read more »

Refresh and Rebuild: Plotting the Future of New York’s Most Conservative Borough

by Andrea Ruggirello
December 17, 2021 at 1:32pm
“We get a bad narrative that it’s Trumpville, that it’s racist,” Jasmine Robinson, who moved to Staten Island from the Bronx when she was 17, tells Bitch. “That’s not all of Staten Island.”  Read more »
Made in China, a yellow book cover that features a photo of rusty scissors, is cropped against a photo of Anna Qu, a thin, Chinese woman with a black bob

Loose Threads: Anna Qu Wants Us to Know the Truth About Garment Factories

by Hannah Bae
August 26, 2021 at 1:20pm
Anna Qu relied on her powers of observation to survive a punishing home environment. Read more »
Frances McDormand plays Fern, a white woman with short, brown hair stares off in the distance while smoking a cigarette in Nomadland

Great American Nowhere: “Nomadland” Is the Movie “Hillbilly Elegy” Wants to Be

by Alison Lanier
February 18, 2021 at 10:37am
Nomadland actively rejects poverty porn tropes. Read more »
Two women have a heated discussion while standing in a grassy field.

Ceaseless Caricature: “Hillbilly Elegy” is a Spectacular Failure

by Alana Anton
December 10, 2020 at 10:10am
Despite critical acclaim, the book exasperated those of us who are of this place. Read more »
Three rich looking white women wearing fancy dresses who all have blond hair and are arguing and looking stressed.

Polish and Privilege: “RHONY” Illuminates the Class Divide in America

by Rebecca Long
September 29, 2020 at 10:02am
Extreme economic disparity in America is the problem. RHONY just makes it visible. Read more »
A mom holds her child, both of their faces obscured. The sky is bright blue behind them.

“Impersonation” Explores a Power Struggle Between Two Feminist Moms

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
August 25, 2020 at 10:28am
What can a woman and a mother with no money afford to say no to? Read more »
Lil Nas X, a Black man, wears a blue snakeskin jacket, a long earring, and vintage sunglasses.

You Can’t Map White Guilt onto Black Celebrities

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
June 2, 2020 at 1:18pm
I’m uncomfortable with white people asking Black celebrities to respond to police brutality every time it occurs. Read more »
A grayscale collage of Beanie Feldstein, Ben Platt and Virgil Abloh. Blue Twitter dots spot the page.

Open Your Purse: On Twitter, Users Demand Celebrities Distribute Wealth to Fight Police Brutality

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
June 2, 2020 at 1:09pm
As everyday Twitter users discuss where to donate their one-time government stipend of $1,200, it can feel like the rich live on another planet where sharing wealth is a non-issue. Read more »
An IV bag hangs on a metal pole. There is an eerie blue cast to the photo.

Staying Soft: Megan Giddings Explores the Hypervigilance of Black Women in “Lakewood”

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
April 3, 2020 at 10:26am
The participants—nearly all people of color—break bones and lose teeth to help advance the future of science and healthcare. Read more »

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