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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Yoo Young Chun
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Unpacking the Instagram Infographic Industrial Complex
Here’s what’s happening in Lebanon. Here’s a list of legal funds. Here’s a list of petitions to sign. Here’s how to be a good ally. If you’ve been on Instagram…
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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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Streetwear and Its Roots in Black Culture
Before fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012, neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman told the 911 dispatcher that the young man in “a dark hoodie, a gray hoodie” was a “suspicious…
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AI Models Are Instagram’s Dystopian Endgame
At first glance, you might think she’s real. Her street-style aesthetic, 20-something face, and millions of followers indicate influence and beauty. You might guess that she’s a YouTuber or model…
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The Politics of Queer Skate Culture
Brimming with teenage angst and rebellion, he does an ollie in a Thrasher hoodie. We watched him on grainy VHS tape montages and heard about him in Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8er…
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Maybe the Most Intimate Part of Hookups Is What Comes After
If there’s one thing I’ve gathered about casual sex, it’s that it’s supposed to be casual. No commitment, no serious feelings, none of the overthinking or attachment that come with…
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Club Quarantine and Queer Cyberspaces in the Age of COVID-19
If we can’t see each other IRL, we’ll go URL. At 9:35 PM EST I was sitting on my bed feeling just the right amount of high with only a…
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