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The Quiet Provocation of Flying the Mexican Flag

As more Mexican flags sprouted up in my North Carolina neighborhood, I could not figure out if my neighbors wanted to symbolize immigrant pride or their fatigue over Trump’s shit.

Tina Vasquez

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May 27, 2025

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Maps Have Always Been A Colonial Tool of Expansion—Techno-Fascism Is Making It Worse

How are the colonial applications of cartography, mixed with growing techno-fascism, helping Donald Trump's expansionist agenda?

Emma Bainbridge

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May 20, 2025

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Dad Rock Is Our Daddy Now

Queer and trans people may seem like unlikely fans of the genre. But its essential earnestness may explain its appeal.

Nicole Froio

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May 13, 2025

'Sinners' Celebrates the Decadent Intimacy of the Black South

Ryan Coogler's latest film threads Black intimacies through time and space, all in one spiritually stirring night at Club Juke.

Evette Dionne

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May 08, 2025

State of the B(l)og

Join us for a peek under the peat.

The Flytrap Media

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May 06, 2025

Celebrating Six Months of The Flytrap

Hot Flytrap deals in your area! Feminist media creators want to connect with you now!

The Flytrap Media

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May 06, 2025

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Can the American Secular Movement Listen to Its Better Angels?

More Americans are secular than ever. Can the institutions meant to represent them keep up?

Chrissy Stroop

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Apr 29, 2025

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The Robin Hood of For-Profit Education

Matriculating into the University of Phoenix under my dad’s name was a way to repay him for all of his hard work, but in the end I could only take him so far.

Christine Grimaldi

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