Five years ago, #MeToo, Tarana Burke’s feminist movement went viral, ushering in an era of accountability for predatory men. The Depp/Heard verdict proves just how short-lived that era was.
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Leaked footage of Jesse Williams performing a nude scene on Broadway was received *very* differently from Britney Spears’ latest photo dump of nude photos on Instagram—which perfectly illustrates the gendered ways we think about nudity, desirability and privacy.
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It's not just misogynistic and inaccurate to believe people who care about 'superficial' things like fashion don't also care about reproductive rights. It's also short-sighted
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There's no simple, tidy narrative here—but that's not stopping the internet from trying to create one.
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The pop star recently posted photos where she literally looked Asian. It wasn't the first time she's taken aesthetic inspiration from another ethnicity’s physical features.
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This week, much of the valid analysis about Will Smith, Chris Rock and that slap was overshadowed by an increasingly racist discourse. We should probably talk about it, huh?
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Prince William and Kate Middleton’s beleaguered Caribbean tour should be a sign that this era of the monarchy is over.
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All week, entertainment publications have been downplaying, if not outright romanticizing, Kanye West’s abusive behaviour in the name of news. It needs to stop.
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When Awkwafina posted a Notes app statement about her use of a "blaccent," lots of non-Black POC jumped to her defence. That's... not great.
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From accusing Kim Kardashian of keeping him from his kids to threatening Pete Davidson via song lyrics, Kanye West is still trying to exert control over his ex-wife. (And moving in across the street wasn’t cool either.)
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And it’s not just Witherspoon; Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon and Kim Kardashian have all promoted crypto in recent months. Here’s why A-listers are trying to get you to buy bitcoin and NFTs right now—and why you probably shouldn’t listen
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In a new 'New Yorker' profile, celebrity food writer Alison Roman proves she still doesn't understand what she did wrong last May—and she doesn't really care to
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A New Yorker profile of Succession star Jeremy Strong went viral because it was honest, nuanced and highly revealing—a rarity these days.
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North West and Penelope Disick are venturing into social media content creation, and I'm positive that it’s all part of Kris Jenner's strategy.
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It impossible to think about Marilyn Manson’s recent Grammy nomination without also considering Janet Jackson’s post-Nipplegate shaming—and Justin Timberlake’s career triumphs.
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Taylor Swift knew her strategy for getting revenge on Scooter Braun—and selling *so many* albums—would work. Was it right, though?
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Travis Scott has a professional responsibility to ensure his fans' safety and security at his events—but he's been abdicating it for years.
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Women are the target audience for most of the wellness industry’s pseudoscientific cash grabs, and when it comes to healthcare, they’re the primary decision-makers in households across North America. So yes, we actually should be talking about Shailene Woodley when we talk about Aaron Rodgers’ COVID diagnosis.
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From Dave Chappelle to David Zucker, the writer and director of Airplane!, there’s been a lot of mansplaining about comedy this week, and I’m just going to spend this newsletter shutting it down, if that’s okay.
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It’s not surprising that the literary icon is amplifying TERF-adjacent opinions—or doubling down when criticized. To understand why, we just have to look at her past behaviour.
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