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MJ Brown
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MJ Brown is a 16-year-old writer from Alabama. She is a poet, novelist, and dramaturg, and she hopes to study business and writing in the future. When she’s not dreaming up stories, she’s volunteering, learning a new skill, or listening to Billie Eilish and Snail Mail. You can read more of her work here.
The Complicated Legacy of “Paris is Burning”
“If you’re going to do this, you’re going to have to be stronger than you could ever imagine.” These are the opening words of Paris Is Burning, one of the…
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How to Get Started With Skateboarding
If you’ve spent the last few months scrolling aimlessly through Instagram and TikTok like I have, you’ve probably noticed a surge in skateboarding and roller skating clips. Tattooed girls doing…
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Ocean Alley Talks “Lonely Diamond” and Tour Documentary
It’s been a bittersweet summer for Ocean Alley. The Australian surf rock band, known for their genre-fusing songs and energetic concerts, was about to embark on a massive North American…
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Here’s What Our Staff is Streaming During Quarantine
Let’s face it: we’ve been bored during quarantine. We’ve read dozens of books, baked frog-bread, and even resorted to shaving the sides of our heads. Netflix is starting to look…
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What Normal People Gets Right (and Wrong) About On-Screen Sex
At first glance, Normal People is an unassuming show. Adapted from Sally Rooney’s introspective novel, the story follows Marianne and Connell, two Irish teenagers who start a relationship in secret.…
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Open Your Wallet for Black-Owned Businesses
In the wake of protests and riots for Black Lives Matter across the U.S., you might be seeing a lot of #buyblack and #blackownedbusinesses posts on your Instagram feed. Along…
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Music, Witchcraft, and the Art of Feminine Rage
Distorted guitars ripped through the stadium, a raw voice piercing the air as the lights came up onstage. My breath caught in my lungs. I was in Atlanta to see…
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“Birds of Prey”: The Fantabulous Emancipation of Women in Film
Before February 7th, you’d be hard-pressed to find an honest-to-God all-female action movie. Once every few years, a Charlie’s Angels or an Ocean’s 8 would come along, but none of…
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