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Sex & Love

To Peg or Not to Peg—That is the Question

Pegging. It’s seemingly everywhere these days—podcasts, TikToks, and even mainstream sex and love magazines like Cosmopolitan and GQ. Historically, however, the term is fairly recent, and only just beginning to…

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Activism, News, & Politics

Virtual School Is Bringing the Carceral State Into Students’ Homes

Last August, a Black seventh-grader in Colorado had the police called to his home for showing a toy gun to his virtual art class. His parents weren’t notified until the…

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Life

Why Motherhood Scares Me Shitless

In kindergarten, my friends and I played a lot of house. We officiated weddings attended by tissue paper-veiled brides, made plastic sandwiches, and, most of all, cradled baby dolls. We…

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Sex & Love

Writers Dating Writers: (Not) A How-To

A quick Google search of “dating a writer” will yield dozens of listicles on how to handle the blue-lit troglodytism of a modern wordsmith. Most of this advice is geared…

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Life

It’s Deeper Than Daisies: Marxism, Cottagecore, and Aesthetic Resistance

Sunlight streaming through the treetops, fresh bread baking, baby animals frolicking in fields—these are just a few of the images that characterize cottagecore, an emerging internet subculture dedicated to a…

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Life

Trying to Navigate Elite College Culture When You’re Not Elite

As a low-income student at a top-tier university flooded with wealth and status, I faced a certain amount of financial insecurity throughout my undergraduate experience. My freshman year signified my…

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Sex & Love

What It Means to Be a Slut in 2020

I often refer to myself as a self-proclaimed slut—be it in applications for writing jobs, my subsequent articles, or simply in the pleasantries exchanged during first and second dates. The…

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Sex & Love

Things to Keep in Mind When Having Sex with Someone with Herpes

He drove us to his place after two vodka sodas and a dirty martini. Our first date had gone better than I could have ever expected. I don’t know if…

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Culture & Entertainment

The Rise (and Fall?) of OnlyFans

“Would you still be my boyfriend if I had an OnlyFans?” I asked innocently. “Only if I got early access,” my boyfriend joked. His nonchalance was jarring and disappointing. What…

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Sex & Love

Six Sex-Positive Accounts to Spice Up Your Feed

If quarantine is making you horny, you’re not alone. Despite continued stigma around female sexuality, loving sex is nothing to be ashamed of (especially if it’s been months since your…

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Virtual School Is Bringing the Carceral State Into Students’ Homes

Why Motherhood Scares Me Shitless

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Trying to Navigate Elite College Culture When You’re Not Elite

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10 WLW Films That Aren’t White Period Dramas

2020 Is My Year of Online Vanity

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The Rise (and Fall?) of OnlyFans

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To Peg or Not to Peg—That is the Question

Why I’m Still Dressing Up for Zoom School

Six Sex-Positive Accounts to Spice Up Your Feed

10 WLW Films That Aren’t White Period Dramas

2020 Is My Year of Online Vanity

To Peg or Not to Peg—That is the Question

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