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Anatomy of the Mask: A Reading List on Superhero Comics

by Joshua Miller October 20, 2022October 20, 2022

The adventures of superheroes reveal a lot about the people who created them — and the marginalized communities they represent.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Untold Stories of Wes Studi

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands July 23, 2021October 19, 2022

“Wes starring in films that have nothing to do with Native American heritage is something we acutely desire: to be allowed to play parts without having to authenticate our realness as Indians.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story

Regarding the Pain of Oprah

by Soraya Roberts February 5, 2020December 16, 2022

She gets a mansion and she gets a boat and she gets a jet! And you get to suffer and then maybe pull yourself up by your bootstraps, if you’re lucky enough and bare enough of your private pain.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

In Defense of Boris the Russki

by Ayşegül Savaş January 22, 2020December 30, 2022

Ayşegül Savaş calls into question a kind of racism in Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch, and laments the liberal reluctance to rebuke discrimination outright, regardless of its targets.

Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Story

Every One of Us Is Other: Looking Back on Representation in “Heavenly Creatures” 25 Years Later

by Alex Difrancesco November 15, 2019January 13, 2023

Alex DiFrancesco reflects on Peter Jackson’s nuanced approach to representation in the critically acclaimed film.

Posted inFeatured, Reading List

On Representations of Disability: A Reading List

by Jacqueline Alnes August 19, 2019October 19, 2022

“How does pervasive ableism affect the way our society continues to be architected?”

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

The 19th Century Lesbian Made for 21st Century Consumption

by Jeanna Kadlec June 6, 2019October 19, 2022

Jeanna Kadlec considers Anne Lister, the historical figure at the center of HBO’s Gentleman Jack, and the influence of other queer women who preceded her.

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

The Others: Why Women Are Shut Out of Horror

by Soraya Roberts October 25, 2018October 19, 2022

Horror movies give more screen time to strong female characters and attract a large female audience. But few female filmmakers get to work on them.

Posted inUncategorized

Running!

by Sari Botton May 17, 2018October 19, 2022

This excellent ongoing series on the Teen Vogue website features a mix of essays and reporting on non-politicians stepping up and getting involved in government to make a difference.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Why Reading Sherman Alexie was Never Enough

by Sari Botton March 15, 2018October 19, 2022

In the wake of several women speaking out about being sexually harassed by Native American author Sherman Alexie, and/or having their careers derailed by him, writer Jacqueline Keeler interrogates the tokenism and minimal representation in publishing that gave Alexie so much power.

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