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Culture & Entertainment

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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Culture & Entertainment

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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Fashion & Beauty

From the Lithium Team: Our 2020 Fashion and Beauty Resolutions

While we’re constantly improving our lifestyles, a new year (and a new decade!) always calls for resolutions. What 2020 goals does the Lithium team have for improving our fashion and…

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Culture & Entertainment

“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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Culture & Entertainment

Writer Ocean Vuong and the Nature of Brokenness

Ocean Vuong’s debut novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a meticulous portrait of brokenness. I’ve found few novels so willing to embrace that brokenness for what it is, to…

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Sex & Love

A Love Letter to Life Partners

I am in love with my best friend. You might think you’ve heard this story before, but it’s not romantic—we did try dating, but after we realized it wasn’t working,…

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Life

Growing Up Queer in the South

I will never forget the first time I went to New York City. It was June, which meant the whole city was draped in pride flags. No one claimed that…

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Life

Learning to Put Myself First

I used to think empathy was the only thing I needed to be a good person. As long as I put everyone else first, I could be pure, kind, understanding—all…

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Culture & Entertainment

The Seven Deadly Sins, Playlist Style

It’s time to rethink the seven deadly sins. Wrath, pride, lust, greed—all valid human emotions, too broad and expansive to be defined as “good” or “evil”. Society teaches us to…

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What Normal People Gets Right (and Wrong) About On-Screen Sex

Music, Witchcraft, and the Art of Feminine Rage

From the Lithium Team: Our 2020 Fashion and Beauty Resolutions

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K.O. Talks Asian Representation and Her New Single

What Normal People Gets Right (and Wrong) About On-Screen Sex

“Birds of Prey”: The Fantabulous Emancipation of Women in Film

Writer Ocean Vuong and the Nature of Brokenness

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K.O. Talks Asian Representation and Her New Single

What Normal People Gets Right (and Wrong) About On-Screen Sex

A Love Letter to Life Partners

Growing Up Queer in the South

Learning to Put Myself First

Trending posts

K.O. Talks Asian Representation and Her New Single

What Normal People Gets Right (and Wrong) About On-Screen Sex

The Seven Deadly Sins, Playlist Style

K.O. Talks Asian Representation and Her New Single

What Normal People Gets Right (and Wrong) About On-Screen Sex

The Price of Being a Grimes Fan

When Celebrities Become People, Too

The Micro-Trends of Quarantine, Ranked

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