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Book Review: “We Believe You”
April 16, 2016
Book Review: “We Believe You”
By telling accounts of their assault and their recovery, these survivors create the possibility of educating others, as well as…
Films We Love That Pass the Bechdel Test
March 4, 2016
Films We Love That Pass the Bechdel Test
Note: none of these films are guaranteed to be unproblematic—this is simply a list of films that pass the Bechdel…
Five Films Feminists Should Watch Instead of The Best Picture Nominees
February 25, 2016
Five Films Feminists Should Watch Instead of The Best Picture Nominees
Why are a group of white guys the metric we most use to establish which films are the highest quality?…
Why Coldplay’s “Hymn for the Weekend” is Not a “Celebration” of Indian Culture
February 20, 2016
Why Coldplay’s “Hymn for the Weekend” is Not a “Celebration” of Indian Culture
I am unbelievably exhausted with people equating the “festival of colours” with our entire existence as a nation. The problem…
“Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the Politics of Making History
February 14, 2016
“Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the Politics of Making History
I never thought that I would be begging my friends to listen to a rap battle between Alexander Hamilton and…
Brittany Howard, Alabama Shakes, and Diversity in Music
February 14, 2016
Brittany Howard, Alabama Shakes, and Diversity in Music
With Beyoncé’s radical Super Bowl 50 statement and the comeback of icon Missy Elliot, Black History Month this year seems…
Book Recommendation: Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen: An American Lyric”
February 8, 2016
Book Recommendation: Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen: An American Lyric”
“Because white men can’t police their imagination, black men are dying.”
Norway’s KOSO is a Badass Girl’s Club
January 28, 2016
Norway’s KOSO is a Badass Girl’s Club
The ugly truth: less than 5% of music producers and sound engineers are women. This shocking statistic is true even…
It’s 2016. Will Bollywood Change its Ways?
January 28, 2016
It’s 2016. Will Bollywood Change its Ways?
It’s 2016. Why on earth is India’s film industry so adamant about reflecting their long-standing sexist attitudes in their new…
“This Will Begin to Make Things Right”: The Progress in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
January 26, 2016
“This Will Begin to Make Things Right”: The Progress in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" felt like a beautiful combination of the old and the new, setting the stage for…