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CULTURE

Sports Illustrated Model Halima Aden Wears a Hijab for Female Empowerment

Aden made history as the first model to pose in a hijab and "burkini," but online critics should remind us that inclusivity is not considered by all to be a universal good.

MUSIC

To Achieve Gender Equality in Music, We Need More Female Producers and Musicians

When women aren't writing, producing, and playing their own instruments, when they're singing words they don't believe in, or when they're feeling uncomfortable around all-male recording and production teams, how could they be making their finest work?

MUSIC

Filipa's "I'd Rather be Single" Video is a Dose of Satire and Self-Empowerment

Filipa mocks dating game shows and delivers an anthem of self-respect.

Culture Feature

Happy International Women's Day: Ariana Grande and Starbucks Solved Sexism

Egg white foam has defeated the patriarchy.

Music Reviews

Amanda Palmer Faces The End of the World

Her new album There Will Be No Intermission wrenchingly explores womanhood, fear, and loss

Netflix's "Ted Bundy Tapes" Leaves Viewers Scared and Confused

The docuseries avoids possible pitfalls of covering America's best known serial killer by deconstructing the culture, politics, and female "groupies" that cultivated the Bundy Effect™.

Culture News

7 Ways Betty White Makes Us Smarter

She's often been called America's sweetheart, but she's more like our favorite grandpa's chill girlfriend.

TV Reviews

Sabrina Fights the (White, Straight) Patriarchy in Netflix’s “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”

While a dazzling reimagining of its source material, the show isn't as "woke" as it thinks it is.

FILM & TV

Sports Illustrated Model Halima Aden Wears a Hijab for Female Empowerment

Aden made history as the first model to pose in a hijab and "burkini," but online critics should remind us that inclusivity is not considered by all to be a universal good.

To Achieve Gender Equality in Music, We Need More Female Producers and Musicians

When women aren't writing, producing, and playing their own instruments, when they're singing words they don't believe in, or when they're feeling uncomfortable around all-male recording and production teams, how could they be making their finest work?

Filipa's "I'd Rather be Single" Video is a Dose of Satire and Self-Empowerment

Filipa mocks dating game shows and delivers an anthem of self-respect.

Amanda Palmer Faces The End of the World

Her new album There Will Be No Intermission wrenchingly explores womanhood, fear, and loss

Netflix's "Ted Bundy Tapes" Leaves Viewers Scared and Confused

The docuseries avoids possible pitfalls of covering America's best known serial killer by deconstructing the culture, politics, and female "groupies" that cultivated the Bundy Effect™.

Chris Brown Arrested for Rape

French police are investigating the crime.

7 Ways Betty White Makes Us Smarter

She's often been called America's sweetheart, but she's more like our favorite grandpa's chill girlfriend.

Jessica Simpson Calls Out Natalie Portman

Jessica Simpson posts an Instagram firing back at Natalie Portman for her comments on a 1999 bikini photo.

Sabrina Fights the (White, Straight) Patriarchy in Netflix’s “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”

While a dazzling reimagining of its source material, the show isn't as "woke" as it thinks it is.

#WomanCrushWednesday | 2Steel Girls

Mother-Daughter Duo Creates Sweet Music

#WomanCrushWednesday | Dorothy

The Band's Namesake on New Projects

#WomanCrushWednesday | Katie Jayne Earl

Is Tomb Raider the Feminist Film You've Been Waiting For?

#WomanCrushWednesday: Emmy Wildwood