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Sure, ‘Spare’ is Revealing — But the Real Story is What Prince Harry’s Not Saying

‘Spare’ features juicy details, but it’s short on real reflection about the institutions Harry belongs to… and why he still believes in…

12 min readJan 13, 2023

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Sure, ‘Spare’ is Revealing — But the Real Story is What Prince Harry’s Not Saying

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Sorry to ‘The New Yorker,’ But I Don’t Care if the Woman Calling Out Their Racism is ‘Likeable’

No social niceties will change the fact that in almost 100 years, the magazine has published only four book reviews by Black women

11 min readAug 12, 2022

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Sorry to ‘The New Yorker,’ But I Don’t Care if the Woman Calling Out Their Racism is ‘Likeable’

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We Need to Talk About How We’re Talking About That Slap

This week, much of the valid analysis about Will Smith, Chris Rock and that slap was overshadowed by an increasingly racist discourse.

11 min readApr 1, 2022

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We Need to Talk About How We’re Talking About That Slap

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Looks Like the Wellness-To-White-Supremacy Pipeline Is Alive and Well

Proof: Last week, Angela Liddon of Oh She Glows posted an ‘emotional’ Instagram Story about how much she loves the trucker convoy…

10 min readFeb 4, 2022

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Looks Like the Wellness-To-White-Supremacy Pipeline Is Alive and Well

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Kris Jenner is Succession Planning, I See

North West and Penelope Disick are venturing into social media content creation, and I’m sure that it’s all part of Kris Jenner’s strategy

7 min readDec 3, 2021

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Kris Jenner is Succession Planning, I See

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I Don’t Want to Read Any More Articles About Missing White Woman Syndrome

Gabby Petito’s disappearance inspired approximately a million op-eds about “Missing White Woman Syndrome.” But will media actually change?

10 min readSep 24, 2021

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I Don’t Want to Read Any More Articles About Missing White Woman Syndrome

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An (Almost) Unified Theory of Britney Spears

To put recent Britney-related revelations in context, I chatted with Russ Martin, a writer, pop culture expert and long-time Britney fan.

10 min readJun 25, 2021

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An (Almost) Unified Theory of Britney Spears

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7 Complicated (And Maybe Contradictory) Thoughts About Billie Eilish’s British Vogue Cover

This cover raises an important question: in an industry notorious for hypersexualizing young women, how much agency does she really have?

11 min readMay 7, 2021

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7 Complicated (And Maybe Contradictory) Thoughts About Billie Eilish’s British Vogue Cover

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You Know What’s Weird About Khloé Kardashian’s Emotional IG Post?

The part where she didn’t acknowledge that her family has played a huge role in perpetuating unrealistic beauty standards for young women

8 min readApr 9, 2021

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You Know What’s Weird About Khloé Kardashian’s Emotional IG Post?

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What Your Asian Friends Need Now Is Solidarity

This week’s mass shooting in Atlanta was clearly motivated by anti-Asian hate. Here’s what needs to happen next.

10 min readMar 19, 2021

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What Your Asian Friends Need Now Is Solidarity

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