The Feminine Urge to Not Shower
My roommate and I talk about our shits over dinner. We recount our bowel movements’ consistency, color, and the ease with which they came out of us in much the…
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Yoo Young Chun
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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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A Deep Dive Into the Darknet Drug Market
A little bit nervous, I downloaded the Tor browser. I set the privacy setting to “Safest,” disabled Javascript––whatever that means––and made a (now deleted) account for a darknet marketplace called…
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Reconciling Anti-Semitism on the Left
There is a massive degree of cognitive dissonance among self-proclaimed leftists who firmly condemn fascism, yet continue to utilize anti-Semitic rhetoric and refuse to respect Jewish people or acknowledge anti-Semitism.…
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How the Left Is Becoming Reactionary
“We need to learn, or relearn, how to build comradeship and solidarity instead of doing capital’s work for it by condemning and abusing each other. This doesn’t mean, of course,…
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Oops!… We Did It Again: Why We Get Off on Women’s Pain
On February 5, 2021, The New York Times dropped a feature-length documentary chronicling Britney Spears’ turbulent rise to pop stardom. While Britney stans well-versed in #FreeBritney discourse may not have…
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Thank You, Instagram, for Ruining My Face
The first time I ever used FaceTune, I was trying to get rid of a pimple present in an otherwise Instagram-worthy selfie with friends. In one tap, it was gone;…
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The Twitter Account Reviving Whisper, One Thirst Tweet at a Time
Up until two months ago, I’d completely forgotten about Whisper. The anonymous secret-sharing app peaked when I was in middle school circa 2014, and then proceeded to fall from grace—largely…
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