Outgrowing Brandy Melville
I remember my first Brandy Melville purchase better than any of the other milestones I reached around the same time—first kiss, first period. It was a red baby tee shirt…
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Yes, Mistress: On Being a Female Dom
Typing “BDSM and feminism” into Google predominantly yields results about women who enjoy sexual submission alongisde the age-old debate about whether or not getting spanked by your boyfriend makes you…
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Why Is Being Loved by Straight Men So Draining?
Inside Frances’ mind was a to-do list. On it was a small pile of laundry, an almost-due lab worksheet, and an internship deck still missing its final touches. Also a…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Shrooms
Let’s face it: an escape from reality doesn’t sound like such a bad thing nowadays. Even with a potential end to the pandemic in sight, recreational drugs have become an…
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The Sisters Behind Underwear Brand Siren Basics
Every bona fide Cool Girl comes equipped with a few things: layered necklaces, a mini bag, vintage denim, and now Siren Basics. 21-year-old Brenda Liang and her 16-year-old sister Clara…
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What Does It Take to Live a Private Life?
Clubhouse, the invitation-based audio chat app, was launched less than a year ago, but it already boasts 10 million users and a $10 billion valuation. Opening the app is like…
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Deux Moi, Amanda Bynes, and the Ethics of Paparazzi
Curled in bed, watching a viral YouTube documentary about the life of Amanda Bynes, I was horrified. Horrified by the entertainment industry’s unreachable standards, by the money-grabbing attitude of her…
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We Should Burn All the Kindles
Fifteen years before COVID-19, novelist Richard Powers wrote that we were living in the middle of an epidemic. The disease wasn’t physical, but it was very real. It was the…
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How the Substack Boom Is Shaping the Future of Media
Before I found out about Substack, I tended to throw newsletters in my junk mail folder upon receiving them. Cheekily referred to as the “OnlyFans” or “Tumblr” for writers, Substack…
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Before-and-After Photos Aren’t Good for Eating Disorder Advocacy
At the apex of my eating disorder, I spent hours a day on pro-ana Instagram. For those of you who have been lucky enough never to visit, that’s a community…
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