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Dear SCOTUS, What Horrors Have These Children Fled?

Dear SCOTUS, What Horrors Have These Children Fled?

If your child were facing violence, kidnapping, or death, you'd run too.
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The Establishment
Even In Art, ‘Free Speech’ Can’t Override Consent

Even In Art, ‘Free Speech’ Can’t Override Consent

Michael E. Northrup’s ‘Dream Away’ turns consent into an illusion.
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Erin MacLeod
'Hereditary,' Mad Horror, And Representation Of Mental Illness

'Hereditary,' Mad Horror, And Representation Of Mental Illness

Cognitive disability is typically decorative in the horror genre-a surface on which to project our fears-but 'Hereditary' is changing that.
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Eleven Groothuis
Sex, Periods, Body Hair: No Topic Is Too Taboo For These Indian Female Comedians

Sex, Periods, Body Hair: No Topic Is Too Taboo For These Indian Fem...

How the internet is bringing honest, provocative content to women in India.
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Yasaswini Sampathkumar
The Surprising Power Of Celebrity Adoption-Fantasy Fanfiction

The Surprising Power Of Celebrity Adoption-Fantasy Fanfiction

Fanfic lets teens in particular imagine a world in which their parents are loving…and famous.
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Annie Lord
'Handmaid's Tale' Costume Designer Fuels The Fire With Visuals

'Handmaid's Tale' Costume Designer Fuels The Fire With Visuals

The Establishment speaks with award-winning designer Ane Crabtree about symbolism, feminism, witches, and Handmaids.
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Peg Aloi
How ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Upends The Asian BFF Trope

How ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Upends The Asian BFF Trope

Jessica Huang’s friendship with a white neighbor centers the Asian-American experience in a way I’d never seen before on TV.
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Andrea Ruggirello
Filmmakers Highlight The Complexity Of Modern Marriage For Women In India

Filmmakers Highlight The Complexity Of Modern Marriage For Women In India

In ‘A Suitable Girl,’ an all-women-of-color team shines a light on the invisible lives of women in India.
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Madhvi Ramani
New Book Highlights Women & Nonbinary People Rewriting ‘HERStory’

New Book Highlights Women & Nonbinary People Rewriting ‘HERStory’

The activist ethos of the current collection of young people of color may end up being the lasting impression of their generation.
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Katelyn Burns
Why I Don’t Trust The ‘Roseanne’ Reboot

Why I Don’t Trust The ‘Roseanne’ Reboot

When I was a kid, Roseanne was a person who challenged the order of things. Now, it feels like she’s upholding it.
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David Minerva Clover
Stop Playing Terrorists — And Other Ways For Brown (And White) Actors To Be A Part Of The Solution

Stop Playing Terrorists — And Other Ways For Brown (And White) Actors To Be A Part Of The Solution

Our choices as storytellers are having real-world effects, so we need to be smarter about the types of stories we help to tell.
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Amir Talai
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