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Aria BracciHow 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 yourselfDec 15, 20201Dec 15, 20201
Nia TuckerI’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 — affordNov 20, 20204Nov 20, 20204
Hanif AbdurraqibAs 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 eraOct 19, 2020Oct 19, 2020
Kao Kalia YangCountry 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 worldSep 16, 20206Sep 16, 20206
Jude Ellison S. DoyleThe Gothic Heroine’s Second ActQuarantine art is marked by dread and claustrophobia, characteristics that have always been predominantly femaleAug 7, 20203Aug 7, 20203
Drew MagaryAxl 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, 202050Jul 8, 202050
Elliot SangHow 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, 20203Jun 24, 20203
Hanif AbdurraqibThe Galvanizing Musicality of the Protest ChantAs people march against police brutality, music makes the movement more accessibleJun 10, 20205Jun 10, 20205