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About the Art: The Invisibility Issue
In this time of ahistoricism, where so much is based on “right now,” we wanted to reference the history of violence on which the U.S. has been—and continues to be—built, from slavery and colonialism to devastating environmental practices, to the destruction of sacred lands and resources that were... Read more »
The Anti-Blackness Is Real: A Review of "Too Black To Be French?"
Isabelle Boni-Claverie’s documentary looks at the role anti-Blackness plays in France.
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The Navigator: Hurray for the Riff Raff
Hurray for the Riff Raff’s new record, The Navigator, arrives ready to take its place in the American protest-folk canon, as it reshapes the genre around the nation’s changing demographics.
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Director’s Cut: A New Wave of Body-Horror Films Focuses on Women
A wave of body-horror films produced in the past five years subject women to a bevy of stomach-turning torments, and not just for shock value.
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Bulletproof: Artist Nao Bustamante Bridges Past and Present in Soldadera
For more than two decades, Nao Bustamante has performed daring, playful, and often uncomfortable work addressing the body, pop culture, and global politics for audiences across the world.
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Iced Out: Blair Braverman on Gender, Trauma, and the Dual Realities of Life in the Arctic
When I began reading Blair Braverman’s memoir, Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube, I knew I would love it because it chronicled her life as a dog musher and her adventures in the Arctic.
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Sages, Villains, and Seers: Mapping Disability in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Bodies and minds will always be rooted in a sociopolitical context, and it is that context that privileges one type of body and one type of mind over all others.
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Meet the Martians: Five women from the Mars One space program share their thoughts on leaving earth forever
When we look beyond space tourism to a permanent settlement on another planet, who do we see there?
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Body by Kardashian?: Khloé’s Revenge Body and the Strict Demands of the Family Business
Khloé might talk euphemistically about the “transformational journey” of Revenge Body, but it’s hard to find anything inspirational or transformative in a show that inextricably ties happiness to thinness.
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Mallory Ortberg: Q&A
Since becoming the latest arbiter of life decisions at Slate’s Dear Prudence column about a year ago, hilarious writer, founder of the beloved and now-defunct feminist humor website The Toast, and unbelievably empathetic human Mallory Ortberg has been providing sensible,... Read more »
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