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7 min

Culture & Entertainment

“She’s Just Like Me”: The Allure of the Writer Diary Twitter Account

A nonconsensual diary read is enough of a taboo to be considered an additional deadly sin. Yet on eBay and Etsy, the secondhand diary is a surprisingly sought-after item. Sellers…

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10 min

Life

What Sex and Healing Are Like for Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation

I first heard of female genital mutilation as a hypothetical. It served as solid evidence of how the patriarchy punishes women, perceived as something that only happens in the backward…

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6 min

Culture & Entertainment

Notes From a Crypto GF: A Mostly Serious NFT Glossary

Recently, the gaggle of online dictionaries that are still trying to appeal to a Gen-Z audience announced their words of the year. Merriam Webster, in their signature, dignified fashion, chose…

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5 min

Life

Changing and Waiting for It to Hurt: Love Letter to My Sophomore Year

Finishing sophomore year was weirdly a punch in the gut. Really, it makes no sense, considering I went through so much of the last eight months on autopilot, waiting passively…

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4 min

Life

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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6 min

Culture & Entertainment

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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8 min

Sex & Love

Sexual Empowerment or Reckless Endangerment?

Once, when I was sitting around with some friends, we were on the subject of how irredeemable men are. To give an example of one of my negative experiences with…

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5 min

Culture & Entertainment

What’s the Point of “Fake Accounts”?

One of the best sentences in Fake Accounts stands on its own, separated from the narrator’s musings on dating apps and the 2010s: “At some point you have to admit…

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6 min

Life

Foucault, Data, and Human Intimacy in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism

What is really mine anymore? On any given day, I’m letting little bits and pieces of my personal life become available to someone—or something—else. I don’t read the terms and…

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4 min

Culture & Entertainment

Rebranding Mahjong in An Offensive Display of Self-Absorption

When Kate LaGere sat down to play mahjong with friends, she was disappointed. The centuries-old designs of the traditional Chinese game seemed outdated and boring, unappealing to her aesthetic preferences.…

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Changing and Waiting for It to Hurt: Love Letter to My Sophomore Year

How the Substack Boom Is Shaping the Future of Media

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We Can Still Be Vulnerable in the Eyes of Others

Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick” Nails Sexual Awakening in the Digital Age

F*ck Your Boy Genius—He Doesn’t Exist

It’s the Perfect Time to Watch Todd Haynes’s Films

Sexual Empowerment or Reckless Endangerment?

Trending posts

We Can Still Be Vulnerable in the Eyes of Others

Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick” Nails Sexual Awakening in the Digital Age

F*ck Your Boy Genius—He Doesn’t Exist

It’s the Perfect Time to Watch Todd Haynes’s Films

Rebranding Mahjong in An Offensive Display of Self-Absorption

We Can Still Be Vulnerable in the Eyes of Others

Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick” Nails Sexual Awakening in the Digital Age

F*ck Your Boy Genius—He Doesn’t Exist

It’s the Perfect Time to Watch Todd Haynes’s Films

The Feminine Urge to Not Shower