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Racialized Credibility
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Racialized Credibility

Why are white women’s scams fascinating, but Black women’s successes suspicious?

Alexis M. Wright
Alexis M. Wright
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Hate-Reading Wirecutter in the Nascent Era of AI Slop
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Hate-Reading Wirecutter in the Nascent Era of AI Slop

I love the feeling of being recommended to, rather than recommended at. So-called “AI” is making that harder than ever.

Andrea Grimes
Andrea Grimes
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Upending the Male (Film) Gaze
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Upending the Male (Film) Gaze

The Flytrap spoke to the community organizers diversifying film culture away from the whims of film bros.

Jannat Suleman
Jannat Suleman
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If We Valued Sex Workers, the Outcome of the Diddy Trial Would Have Been Different

If We Valued Sex Workers, the Outcome of the Diddy Trial Would Have Been Different

What if Diddy’s victims were protected by labor laws instead of relying on the lack of justice of a sexist trial?

Evette Dionne
Evette Dionne
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Does It Really Matter if ASMR Is a Sex Thing?
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Does It Really Matter if ASMR Is a Sex Thing?

The debate over whether ASMR is a fetish opens a can of worms about human sexuality — and workplace safety.

s.e. smith
s.e. smith
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Dad Rock Is Our Daddy Now
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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
Nicole Froio
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'Sinners' Celebrates the Decadent Intimacy of the Black South

'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
Evette Dionne
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The Case for Magical Boys

The Case for Magical Boys

If anime can subvert and complicate femininity in magical girl shows, it can do the same for masculinity with magical boys.

Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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You’ve heard of Pink Money, but have you heard of Brazil Money?

You’ve heard of Pink Money, but have you heard of Brazil Money?

Will the global north ever love Brazilian culture as much as it loves our money?

Nicole Froio
Nicole Froio
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Virginity is Fake, So Why is it Still a Rite of Passage?
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Virginity is Fake, So Why is it Still a Rite of Passage?

Despite its reputation as a sexist film, I rewatched “American Pie” and some parts still hold up for me, more than 25 years later.

Katelyn Burns
Katelyn Burns
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“DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” is Bad Bunny’s Latest Decolonial Text

“DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” is Bad Bunny’s Latest Decolonial Text

Bad Bunny’s new album places loss at the center of tropical paradise, elucidating vacation spots as colonial constructs.

Nicole Froio
Nicole Froio
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The Substance Asks the Question: Can Hollywood Escape Its Own Beauty Standards?
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The Substance Asks the Question: Can Hollywood Escape Its Own Beauty Standards?

The latest feminist film about society’s obsession with youth never answers its own question.

Nicole Froio
Nicole Froio