My Life in a Female Supremacy

I was 15 when I first learned about Female Genital Mutilation and Riot Grrrl and declared myself, officially, a feminist. That was also the year when I had a growth spurt and went on an Atkins diet, and first started to receive a new form of attention. It expressed itself in…

Can TV be Polycentric? Or what it’s like to watch The Americans as a Russian

Alexei Morozov: “In Soviet…

‘Atypical’ Updates Our Stereotypes about Neurodiversity. You Should Too!

Non-pregnancy, parenting, and what I learned from Jane the Virgin

Our Obsessive Fear That The Future Is Female

Gentlemen, Countrymen, All My Homies:

I Cannot Pronounce My Own Name

Say My Name — Pt. 3

this is an article about the time i rode in an uber and learned a life changing lesson from the driver: i cannot pronounce my own name. but before i get into that story i need you to understand something about me…

I Thought All Christians Were Terrorists

I made up my mind to take the communion. About 10 rows of wedding guests sat in the pews…

A Cultural Compromise

Say My Name — Pt 1

No, but my name is neither mine, nor a learning opportunity. My name is a cultural compromise, a reminder of my assimilation.

When we came here, my father said, in America everyone in the family has the same…

It’s Impolite to Stare and Twice as Rude to Care:

Why We Ignore People in Public Places

Chapter 1. PUBLIC TRANSIT PORN

there is a genre of japanese pornography where two people make love on public transit. the films…

Soviet Atheist Fasting For God

In my childhood, the date of January 7th meant two things: first, it heralded the end of winter break…