Actually, we’re going to talk about the true crime-ification of internet culture and how that benefits platforms like TikTok, but Hailey and Selena *are* our entry point!
Read MoreIncluding how she’s like Lucille Ball when it comes to the public performance of pregnancy, why her fashion choices matter and what the internet’s reaction says about our approach to productivity.
Read MoreThis week, it seemed like the entire internet had jokes about the actor allegedly dating a 19-year-old. But… it’s not really funny?
Read MoreMindy Kaling's shows *do* tend to include lots of examples of racism and misogyny. But this week's backlash against her was still kind of weird.
Read More‘Spare’ features plenty of juicy details, but it’s short on real reflection about the institutions Harry belongs to… and why he still believes in them.
Read MoreIt’s year-end round-up szn! Here’s my contribution to the genre.
Read MoreWhen Kelly Rowland shushed the crowd at the AMAs, it restarted an old conversation about Brown, whose talent is only outshone by his long history of abusive behaviour.
Read MoreIt’s impossible to think about Aaron Carter without considering the role childhood fame played in his tragic life and too-early death.
Read MoreWest has faced serious consequences for his antisemitism, and rightly so. But we need to talk about why it took so long for companies to respond to his problematic behaviour.
Read MoreI also thought Jason Sudeikis being upset about salad dressing was hilarious—until I realized that this story is actually about labour issues and emotional abuse.
Read MoreOver the past couple of weeks, Singh posted a slew of TiKToks celebrating Caribbean culture, and especially chutney music. Here's why that's a problem.
Read MoreKim Kardashian looks pretty different these days—lighter skin, blonde hair, noticeably thinner. But while I’ve been thinking about this new aesthetic as a return to whiteness, it might actually be more complicated than that.
Read MoreBetween Bette Midler and E. Jean Carroll, I am all out of patience for privileged white women who don’t understand the concept of intersectionality.
Read MoreFive years ago, #MeToo, Tarana Burke’s feminist movement went viral, ushering in an era of accountability for predatory men. The Depp/Heard verdict proves just how short-lived that era was.
Read MoreLeaked footage of Jesse Williams performing a nude scene on Broadway was received *very* differently from Britney Spears’ latest photo dump of nude photos on Instagram—which perfectly illustrates the gendered ways we think about nudity, desirability and privacy.
Read MoreIt's not just misogynistic and inaccurate to believe people who care about 'superficial' things like fashion don't also care about reproductive rights. It's also short-sighted
Read MoreThere's no simple, tidy narrative here—but that's not stopping the internet from trying to create one.
Read MoreThe pop star recently posted photos where she literally looked Asian. It wasn't the first time she's taken aesthetic inspiration from another ethnicity’s physical features.
Read MoreThis week, much of the valid analysis about Will Smith, Chris Rock and that slap was overshadowed by an increasingly racist discourse. We should probably talk about it, huh?
Read MorePrince William and Kate Middleton’s beleaguered Caribbean tour should be a sign that this era of the monarchy is over.
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