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·Feb 10, 2020

The Oscar Acceptance Speeches You Wish You Heard

The 2020 Academy Awards looked a little too white and a little too male. Here’s what really should have gone down. — At an awards ceremony honoring the film industry’s liberal elite, one might think there would be an effort to include a heterogeneous mix of groundbreaking stories and performances that reflect the times in which we live — you know, stories about race, immigration, gentrification, or the post #MeToo movement. …

Movies

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The Oscar Acceptance Speeches You Wish You Heard
The Oscar Acceptance Speeches You Wish You Heard
Movies

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GEN

·Sep 24, 2019

My Fanny Pack Fetish

The nonbinary bag that’s no passing fad — My six-year-old self stans the chunky white Fila sneakers, titty-high mom jeans, and corduroy train conductor hats all you fashion-forward Gen Zers are sporting these days. But I’m not six anymore. I’m a grown-ass human, and this isn’t fashion-forward — it’s #FallbackFriday. Your community-theater-level Salt-N-Pepa impersonation triggers my PTSD, related…

Fashion

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A Love Letter to Fanny Packs
A Love Letter to Fanny Packs
Fashion

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Humungus

·Aug 27, 2019

On Being Naked In A Locker Room

How HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ tackled a fear that many men have — In the second episode of Euphoria, HBO’s new drama about naughty teenagers, hunky football player Nate, played by Jacob Elordi, is shown fully clothed in the middle of a boisterous locker room filled with his naked teammates and their exposed penises. While the other bros wag their dicks about in…

Nudity

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Locker Room Nudity in America
Locker Room Nudity in America
Nudity

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Tenderly

·Aug 8, 2019

Fine Dining at a Croatian Farmers’ Market

How I experience travel on my tastebuds as a vegetarian — Cherry red umbrellas open toward the sky’s golden yolk and shade farmers who shout “Izvolite!” to the swarms shopping at Dolac Market. …

Vegan

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Fine Dining at a Croatian Farmers’ Market
Fine Dining at a Croatian Farmers’ Market
Vegan

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The Bold Italic

·Jun 6, 2019

The Last Gay Bar in the Tenderloin

Disco night at Aunt Charlie’s Lounge — Along Turk Street in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, homeless people form shanty towns from dirt-caked tents, busted shopping carts and miscellaneous trash. The smell of week-old piss permeates the crowded sidewalks they’ve conquered for the night, though their struggle to live in America’s tech mecca is far from over. Each…

San Francisco

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The Last Gay Bar in the Tenderloin
The Last Gay Bar in the Tenderloin
San Francisco

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Human Parts

·Jun 1, 2019

Coming Out of the Closet in a Speedo

How a simple swimsuit helped me embrace my sexuality — “Well, that’s one way to get a suntan!” This is what a woman sniggered just after passing me on the hiking trail to Secret Falls in Kauai. I was wearing a bright blue Speedo. No embellishments, no fancy designs, no eggplant emoji plastered over my dick or banana hammock pushing…

Masculinity

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Coming Out of the Closet in a Speedo
Coming Out of the Closet in a Speedo
Masculinity

12 min read

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Writer, teacher, and performer based in NYC.

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