Shockingly, the former reality TV villain—a Republican in a Democratic stronghold who has never held a ‘real’ job and has zero political experience—won’t be facing current L.A. mayor Karen Bass in this year’s mayoral election. But I don’t think this is the last we’ll see of him, or the new breed of celebrity politicians he represents
Read MoreThe NYC mayor's reaction to questions about his wife's social media activity—and the internet's response to that reaction—illustrates the tense relationship between politics and fandom
Read MoreIn 2016, unfounded claims of a child sex trafficking ring run by prominent Democrats ran rampant online. Today, similar allegations against a bipartisan group of global elite are back in the news cycle—only this time, it’s real.
Read MoreThere's a disturbing throughline between the influencers who are doing their best to bring back body checking and the politicians and oppressors who use starvation as a weapon.
Read MoreThis week marks the second anniversary of Israel's escalating genocide and ethnic cleansing in Palestine. As a ceasefire deal comes into effect, I'm looking at what the past two years have shown me about the world—and myself
Read MoreEmma Watson's appearance on Jay Shetty's podcast went viral for her comments on J.K. Rowling—and Rowling's catty response. Yes, this is an argument for not offering bigots civility.
Read MoreMy news feeds are full of panicked posts about the death of free speech, and for good reason. But, I have some bad news: we are not in the canary phase anymore, and haven’t been for quite some time.
Read MoreI mean, we all know the answer to that question: yes. Bey's Buffalo Soldiers tee illuminates not just the limits of celebrity radicalism, but also the existence of elite capture.
Read MorePeople keep comparing Adriana Smith, who died in February and whose body is being kept on life support while her fetus develops, to The Handmaid’s Tale. But the pop culture reference pales in comparison to what this actually resembles: the reproductive coercion faced by enslaved women
Read MoreI know everyone loves a slogan, but at the same time, we should probably consider the implications of unfettered pro-Canada rhetoric at this particular social and political moment
Read MoreBig companies like Meta and Target cancelling their DEI programs and pre-emptively capitulating to fascist worldviews is bad, but individuals doing the same thing is definitely worse.
Read MoreOver the past few weeks, one strain of online discourse has positioned Black liberation and Palestinian liberation as competing goals. Here's why that makes no sense.
Read MoreKamala Harris’ super vocal fanbase celebrated her sassy clapback against protesters calling for action on Israel’s genocide in Palestine and it was really quite weird.
Read MoreWe might be paying a little *too* much attention to the memeification of Kamala Harris, tbh
Read MoreBlack and racialized women have been calling out Drizzy’s misogyny for years. Is Kendrick calling out Drake’s sexism finally a sign that hip-hop is taking notice? Kind of!
Read MoreThe pro-Palestine protests on U.S. college campuses are a reason to feel hopeful—even if they also illuminate just how rotten Western systems actually are
Read MoreA sociopolitical theory developed by Cameroonian philosopher Achille Mbembe, necropolitics describes a society where governments mostly express their power by deciding who lives and who dies. It is a very fitting framework for thinking about Palestine and Western politicians.
Read MoreThere is an overwhelming amount of misinformation and disinformation circulating about this ongoing conflict—especially in my IG comment section.
Read MoreIt's really easy to get overwhelmed by what's wrong with the world. This is a case for rejecting nihilism.
Read MoreNot the most fun topic for a listicle, I know. But it’s necessary to reflect on the ways media outlets are failing not only audiences, but themselves, in their coverage of Israel’s ongoing occupation of Gaza.
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