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    4 Sep 2017

    wrote about the inimitable carol rama, who examined the female body & its social context for six prolific decades:

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  2. Aug 28

    the mechanics of the comebacks "hew uncomfortably to the logic that made the comebacks necessary in the first place." :

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    Aug 28

    so frustrating to see talk of Louis C.K. and men like him having "served time," but a brief stint away from the limelight neither compares to incarceration nor suggests transformation

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    Aug 27

    The icon’s beloved 'Respect' did more than just give the world a feel-good classic—it changed the English language, writes

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    Aug 22

    A typically smart and profound piece from on how 'Queen Sugar' Season 3 has used a storyline about pies to argue for the importance of giving black women—of all ages—the space to dream big.

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    Aug 22

    Twenty-five years ago today, 'Living Single' premiered and invited us into the '90s kinda world of Khadijah, Synclaire, Maxine, and Regine. I caught up with the cast and crew to write this oral history of the show:

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  7. Aug 22

    lots of sharp insights in our Crazy Rich Asians roundtable, courtesy of &

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    Aug 21

    Two years into the Trump administration -- a master class in the construction and destruction of norms -- folks still talk in terms of binaries and rules. Would it "matter" if a tape were to emerge of the president using the n-word? Wrong question:

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  9. Aug 21

    i watched crazy rich asians, and then wrote about better luck tomorrow, which was *that* film for me

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    Aug 21

    Forgot to tweet this, but not because I was too busy sleeping with sources and passing out in karaoke bars and gin-crying in the bath

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    Aug 17

    "Here his first instinct is to turn one of the greatest icons in American musical history into the help." on the four words that stuck out in Trump's otherwise respectful tribute to Aretha Franklin

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    Aug 10

    great piece from on INSATIABLE and DIETLAND and fat-shaming culture in media.

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    Aug 16

    icymi, my story on Trump’s attacks on the press and how they seem to be fueling young people’s interest in the profession—a phenomenon also seen at other turbulent times in U.S history.

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    Aug 16

    I know there are a lot of worthy words and obits already, but I wrote a little bit on Aretha’s revolution, and how Soul music breathed life into America

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    Aug 16

    wrote about the song that brought the women in my family closest to the queen, to each other, and to ourselves

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    Aug 16

    There are so many things to say about Aretha Franklin’s galactic legacy and genius. Most of all, though, I want to respect the story she told about herself:

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    Aug 16

    Aretha Franklin's most world-shaking statement was one of authorship through vocals, writes

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  18. Aug 15

    "The press is neither the enemy of the people nor its ally, but rather its possession."

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    Aug 3

    Grimes + Elon Musk got me thinking about the politics-related scrutiny relationships of all kinds are under lately

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    Aug 3

    Now is the summer of our disinformation

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    Jul 27

    Over 400 children are in US custody while their parents have been deported--a problem of America's creation. Yet the administration intends to do nothing about it, or them—leaving dangerous, complex work to a few brave advocates. My latest for

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