Until they deal with the sexism in their music, Kanye and Kendrick will never be as innovative as they think they are.
In discovering the secret world of cruising for sex, I became a poet.
Reuniting with a friend from high school helped me see how I'd become a bit of a stranger to myself.
After my brother died and my father was partially paralyzed, my family traveled 7,000 miles in search of an old home, a new house, and the things we’d lost on the road in between.
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My “Straight” Clothes Don’t Fit Me Anymore
I didn’t expect to start dressing differently when I started dating a woman. But I’ve realized that I’m not the same, and my clothes don’t need to be either.
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How A Friend From My Past Inspired My Future
Reuniting with a friend from high school helped me see how I'd become a bit of a stranger to myself.
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What Do Kendrick And Kanye Owe Women Listeners?
Until they deal with the sexism in their music, Kanye and Kendrick will never be as innovative as they think they are.
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How I Fell In Love With The Beautiful Art Of Cruising
In discovering the secret world of cruising for sex, I became a poet.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates' "Black Panther" Is Ushering Us Into The Age Of T'Challa
Bow down to T'Challa, because he's not going anywhere. We spoke to Ta-Nehisi Coates about the daunting, thrilling task of bringing Black Panther to life.
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Learning To Mourn In My Father's Country
After my brother died and my father was partially paralyzed, my family traveled 7,000 miles in search of an old home, a new house, and the things we’d lost on the road in between.
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How My Special Ed Teacher Turned Me Into A Lifelong Writer
Ms. Pennington didn't just prevent me from slipping through the cracks — she made me the writer I am today.
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Poem: "Service" By Ada Limón
A poem from Ada Limón's collection Bright Dead Things.
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In Defense Of Ghosting
In the low-expectation world of online dating, do we really owe anyone more than just a swipe?
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What Women Don't Talk About When We Talk About Running
Running is opposed to every single rule of being a Good Indian Woman.
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The Unbearable Sadness Of Ben Affleck
The Ben Affleck of the late ‘90s was a charm machine: goofy, self-effacing, and deep in a highly public bromance with the equally winning Matt Damon. Within five years, he was a punchline. It took a decade for his career to recover. Today, he's once again at war with his image. So what's Affleck so ashamed of?
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Looking Back On The First Major Lesbian Movie With A Happy Ending
Thirty years before Carol, there was Donna Deitch's genre-defying Desert Hearts. BuzzFeed News caught up with Deitch in London to revisit the director's classic lesbian love story.
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To Love Your Sister Is To Grieve Your Twin
It’s impossible to explain what having a twin is like to someone who asks, but I am going to try.
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A 50-Step Guide To Your First Unimaginable Tragedy
A year ago, my roommate — a friend and ex-boyfriend I'd known for 12 years — died in his sleep. I made it through that day one awful, essential step at a time.
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I Hope The Ghomeshi Verdict Makes You Fucking Furious
The Jian Ghomeshi verdict was hardly unpredictable, but it was infuriating for anyone hoping for some good news.
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Poem: "Trevor" By Ocean Vuong
A new prose poem by 2016 Whiting Award Winner Ocean Vuong about the young, confused loves that haunt us. "Please tell me I am not, he said, I am not / a faggot. Am I?"
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I Don't Want My Grandmother To See Me Seeing Her Get Old
Neither of us has to speak for her to say "I'm tired" and for me to say "I'm scared."
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How Jennifer Garner Went Full "Minivan Majority"
Twelve years ago, Jennifer Garner was named the Sexiest Woman on Earth. Now she’s wearing modest dresses in Christian movies. What happened?
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I Pay My Own Wages For Housework
Taking care of my home doesn’t feel like drudgery. It feels like taking care of myself.
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Two College Degrees Later, I Was Still Picking Kale For Rich People
While buying groceries for rich people, I realized upward mobility in America is largely a myth.
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Poem: "Bullet Points" By Jericho Brown
Using visceral imagery drawn from recent news about police brutality in America, award-winning poet Jericho Brown dares readers to stare directly into the smoking barrel of what has become a nightmarish reality for far too many people.
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My Impostor Syndrome Has Impostor Syndrome
Sometimes the best self-help is accepting yourself as a fraud.
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The Weight Of James Arthur Baldwin
Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah travels to James Baldwin's home in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, and examines the impact of a writer whose legacy cannot be erased.
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I Found My Father's Eulogy In Junk Food
It wasn't until I gained 40 pounds that I realized I was eating to fill the void left by a father who was never truly there.
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Prepping For My First Marathon Meant Running Through India's Rape Culture
Training for a marathon changed my body, and changed my relationship with it, too. Just not in the way I expected.
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Watching And Reading About White People Having Sex Is My Escape
In romance novels and porn, white people are free to fall in love and have sex without worrying about racial representation.
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The Radical Christianity Of Kendrick Lamar
To understand who Kendrick is, you have to understand what he believes. Parsing prominent religious themes in the life and music of hip-hop's most unconventional new superstar.
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Hillary Clinton: The Leader You Want When The World Ends
Eileen Myles, poet and 1992 write-in presidential candidate, explains why she believes Hillary Clinton is the most reasonable choice for president under the most unreasonable of circumstances. This piece is the first in an ongoing series of essays by women about Hillary Clinton.
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A User's Guide To My Stupid Name
On a trip to India, I learned that everyone had been pronouncing my name incorrectly. Maybe we're all trying to navigate the gray area between who you are and who everyone says you are.
