In Conversation with Sex-Positive Icon Ruby Rare
On the 28th of October, I had a dream-come-true interview with sex-positive, body-positive icon Ruby Rare, who recently released a must-read book on sex education. Filled with wonderful naked people,…
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A Not-So-Screenworthy Senior Year
Senior year is supposed to be life-changing. After years of being insignificant, piddling underclassmen, we’ve finally made it. Senior year is the final hurrah—the year-long celebration of thirteen years of…
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Casual Instagram Is Anything But
One defining attribute of the stereotypical Cool Girl is that she doesn’t care. The mundane does not phase her, the opinions of others are not important, and she would never…
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The Body-Positive Movement Will Not Be Advertised
When Rihanna had her Savage X Fenty show this past October, people were enraptured by the unprecedented display of body diversity. There were your typical supermodels like Gigi Hadid and…
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Rihanna, Freud, and Mormon Porn: Religious Fetishism in Pop Culture
The 2020 Savage X Fenty Show was a huge success, receiving high praise for inclusion, style, and body positivity—until Muslim fans on social media pointed out the use of a…
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Pleasuring Myself as a Virgin
Sitting on the toilet in my small bathroom, I looked down and noticed short hairs beginning to grow. Naturally, my ten-year-old self wanted to know what they felt like, and…
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Why I Love Chick Lit
I’ll be honest—I love chick lit. Those identical pastel paperbacks, the spunky and financially successful heroines, the magical endings straight out of an R-rated Hallmark movie. Chick lit generally encompasses…
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