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Dec 03, 2024

Young, Fat, and Gifted

Two new streaming comedies show viewers are eager for stories about fat Black women that don’t just rewrite old, damaging scripts about our lives.

Evette Dionne

pop culturepop culture

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Nov 26, 2024

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Housewife Luxury Will Never Be Quiet

Get your half-baked class analysis out of my face

Aria Velasquez

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Nov 19, 2024

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The Red Mass Went Up My Ass

My colonoscopy was a microcosm of what’s about to come to the U.S.

Christine Grimaldi

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Nov 12, 2024

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Think Outside the Glove(box)

Car dependency doesn’t have to be the end of the road.

s.e. smith

politicspolitics

Nov 05, 2024

The U.S. Election Cycle Is Too Damn Long

American elections are increasingly leading us to feel depressed, anxious, and stressed. One potential solution: Putting an end to constant electioneering.

Katelyn Burns

religionreligion

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Oct 31, 2024

Why Evangelicals Are So Weird About Halloween

Demons, domination, and a truly terrifying election season.

Chrissy Stroop

Alf Hog and the Bluesky X-odus (ft. Faine Greenewood)

The "Cancel Me, Daddy" podcast transcript and show notes for 5 December 2024.

Cancel Me, Daddy

politicspolitics

Dec 04, 2024

The Loser Election (ft. Michael Hobbes)

The "Cancel Me, Daddy" podcast transcript and show notes for 14 November 2024.

Cancel Me, Daddy

pop culturepop culture

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Dec 03, 2024

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Young, Fat, and Gifted

Two new streaming comedies show viewers are eager for stories about fat Black women that don’t just rewrite old, damaging scripts about our lives.

Evette Dionne

pop culturepop culture

+2+2

Nov 26, 2024

Premium

Housewife Luxury Will Never Be Quiet

Get your half-baked class analysis out of my face

Aria Velasquez

religionreligion

+1+1

Nov 19, 2024

Premium

The Red Mass Went Up My Ass

My colonoscopy was a microcosm of what’s about to come to the U.S.

Christine Grimaldi

urban planningurban planning

+1+1

Nov 12, 2024

Premium

Think Outside the Glove(box)

Car dependency doesn’t have to be the end of the road.

s.e. smith

politicspolitics

Nov 05, 2024

The U.S. Election Cycle Is Too Damn Long

American elections are increasingly leading us to feel depressed, anxious, and stressed. One potential solution: Putting an end to constant electioneering.

Katelyn Burns

televisiontelevision

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Oct 31, 2024

The Freaky Feminism of 'Evil,' TV's Weirdest Horror Hit

Showrunners Michelle and Robert King surrounded their demons-of-the-week with feminist signifiers, but ultimately stopped short of really condemning the patriarchy.

Andrea Grimes

religionreligion

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Oct 31, 2024

Why Evangelicals Are So Weird About Halloween

Demons, domination, and a truly terrifying election season.

Chrissy Stroop

politicspolitics

Oct 25, 2024

The (Feminist) Empire Strikes Back

Setting boundaries doesn’t make a woman a villain in a man’s story, or a feminist hero in her own. But the pinkwashing of feminism tells us women should do whatever they want to do—even if that means aiding and abetting genocide.