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On the Unattainable Myth of Feminine Beauty Ideals and Our Culture of Fat Phobia

On the Unattainable Myth of Feminine Beauty Ideals and Our Culture of Fat Phobia

Sesali Bowen Considers What It Means to Be a "Bad Bitch" and the Politicization of Attractiveness

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Why America Needs a New Vocabulary to Describe Its Shortcomings

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Barrett Holmes Pitner on the Insufficiencies of Language

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Dorottya Rédai on the Importance of LGBTQ Fairy Tales

Dorottya Rédai on the Importance of LGBTQ Fairy Tales

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This lady is trying to ban Toni Morrison’s books from schools for being “pornographic.”

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By Walker Caplan | October 14, 2021

“You Only Write if You Have To.“ On W.G. Sebald’s Life and Work

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Dorland v. Larson: On the Legal Disputes at the Heart of “Bad Art Friend”

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