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Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Marilyn Manson Told Us Who He WasThe rock star abused women for years—but we were so used to pop-culture misogyny that we didn’t notice
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Feb 3, 2021
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The Year Everyone Got HornyLeave it to months of social isolation to bring out peoples’ kinkier sides online
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Dec 22, 2020
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Aria Bracci
How the Covid Shutdowns Launched a New Wave of Queer CommunitySocial isolation, pandemic threats, and the last year of Trump put a new emphasis on being authentically yourself
Dec 15, 2020
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Dec 15, 2020
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Nia Tucker
I’m Not Rich Enough for K-Pop FandomStan culture exposed how my loyalty to bands was measured by how much merch I could — or couldn’t — afford
Nov 20, 2020
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Nov 20, 2020
4
Hanif Abdurraqib
As Always, Hip-Hop Will Get Us Through This Political ChaosFrom Lil Baby to Megan Thee Stallion, rap has defined the activism — and uncertainty — of the Trump era
Oct 19, 2020
Oct 19, 2020
Kao Kalia Yang
Country Music Was the Soundtrack of My Hmong UpbringingFor a refugee family in St. Paul, Billy Ray Cyrus and Tanya Tucker provided a window to a different, more Americanized world
Sep 16, 2020
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Sep 16, 2020
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Jude Ellison S. Doyle
The Gothic Heroine’s Second ActQuarantine art is marked by dread and claustrophobia, characteristics that have always been predominantly female
Aug 7, 2020
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Aug 7, 2020
3
Drew Magary
Axl Rose Is a Voice of Reason and I Have No Clue What to Make of ItNot too long ago, he would have been voted Most Likely to Go Full Wingnut. And yet.
Jul 8, 2020
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Jul 8, 2020
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Elliot Sang
How to Cover K-Pop Fandom With the Seriousness It DeservesPeople want to understand K-Pop Stans after their contributions to the Black Lives Matter movement. The first rule: They are not a…
Jun 24, 2020
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Jun 24, 2020
3
Hanif Abdurraqib
The Galvanizing Musicality of the Protest ChantAs people march against police brutality, music makes the movement more accessible
Jun 10, 2020
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Jun 10, 2020
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Marilyn Manson Told Us Who He Was

The rock star abused women for years—but we were so used to pop-culture misogyny that we didn’t notice

The Year Everyone Got Horny

Leave it to months of social isolation to bring out peoples’ kinkier sides online

How the Covid Shutdowns Launched a New Wave of Queer Community

Social isolation, pandemic threats, and the last year of Trump put a new emphasis on being authentically yourself

I’m Not Rich Enough for K-Pop Fandom

Stan culture exposed how my loyalty to bands was measured by how much merch I could — or couldn’t — afford

As Always, Hip-Hop Will Get Us Through This Political Chaos

From Lil Baby to Megan Thee Stallion, rap has defined the activism — and uncertainty — of the Trump era

Country Music Was the Soundtrack of My Hmong Upbringing

For a refugee family in St. Paul, Billy Ray Cyrus and Tanya Tucker provided a window to a different, more Americanized world

The Gothic Heroine’s Second Act

Quarantine art is marked by dread and claustrophobia, characteristics that have always been predominantly female

Axl Rose Is a Voice of Reason and I Have No Clue What to Make of It

Not too long ago, he would have been voted Most Likely to Go Full Wingnut. And yet.

How to Cover K-Pop Fandom With the Seriousness It Deserves

People want to understand K-Pop Stans after their contributions to the Black Lives Matter movement. The first rule: They are not a…

The Galvanizing Musicality of the Protest Chant

As people march against police brutality, music makes the movement more accessible

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