CULTURE

In the music industry, there’s an incredibly thin line between feminist pride and sexist objectification. Cardi B has walked that line for a while.

That fleshy bit of tissue is more mythical than Sisyphus’ rock (although many men have blamed both for their feelings of deep-seated failure).

Celebrity activists collaborate closely with big businesses to promote their image, cultivate their brand, and make money— is Lady Gaga one of the latest?

Right Now is Aziz Ansari’s reckoning with himself.

During a St. Tropez vacation, Ashley Benson and Cara Delevingne apparently cemented their entirely platonic love for each other with matching rings.

Saudi Arabia is a giant human rights violation masquerading as a country.

The soccer champion has become a beloved icon on and off the field.

Even overpaid, privileged people who lie for a living have a problem with overpaid, privileged people being monsters to immigrants.

How is a sportswear company a useful (or even relevant) arbiter of what a deeply fraught political symbol means?

It’s the perfect statement to once again make the music industry squirm and confront its arbitrary gate-keeping of what’s accepted within certain genres and their typical lack of diversity.