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1. Lizzo Plays a 200-Year-Old Flute...And Racists Freak Out: (Music); Lizzo performed in Washington, D.C. on September 27th with a peculiar instrument: a crystal flute that was originally owned by President James Madison. Presented to her by the Library of Congress, Lizzo ...; Created on 30 September 2022
2. Get To The Other Side Of Loss With These 10 Biographies On Grief and The Human Experience: (Books); ... the forced sterilization of Black women to decrease the Black population. The story of this 1960s pioneer is a master class in channeling grief into game-changing activism. Mina Loy: Apology of Genius by ...; Created on 29 September 2022
3. Are you hooked yet? Here's why you shouldn't buy fast fashion croch: (Style); Crocheting and knitting have been popular among younger generations since at least the early 2000s. But lately, thanks to social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, the trend has been spreading ...; Created on 27 September 2022
4. See Murray Hill & More While Helping to Raise Money for Women’s Orgs at “Persisticon” in Brooklyn!: (Entertainment); Mark your calendars! Persisticon, a feminist organization that works to help raise money to support progressive women in politics, is hosting a new event: PERSISTICON V: IN US WE TRUST, this October ...; Created on 22 September 2022
5. Women Have Been Aiding And Abetting Abortion For Centuries. So How And When Did The Witchcraft Narrative Begin?: (Feminism); ... A witch holding a plant in one hand and a fan in the other. Woodcut, circa 1700-1720. In the popular imagination, witch trials are seen as a sudden madness that grips a small community. But in ...; Created on 19 September 2022
6. Demi Lovato’s New Album is an Unapologetic Ode to Her Rock and Roll Roots.: (Music); ... Disney channel, prepare to rejoice. Rock and roll Demi is back. HOLY FVCK is an absolute banger and a stark departure from her previously pop-dominated albums. This album delves into Demi’s most vulnerable ...; Created on 16 September 2022
7. Beth Ditto Talks Switch To Acting, and Latest Role In The Country Music Drama "Monarch." Plus, New Music From Gossip? ...: (TV); ... beats. Secondly, they were unapologetically queer in the period just before major, mainstream pop stars started blithely discussing bisexuality and nonbinary pronouns on Instagram. (“Standing in the Way ...; Created on 12 September 2022
8. Let's strip down to it: Strippers are unionizing and demanding basic work right: (Feminism); ... workers’ rights. Stripping, or exotic dancing, is no longer necessarily considered a shameful profession. It has moved into pop culture and people’s everyday life. Pole dancing is now considered a sport ...; Created on 09 September 2022
9. "Weird Al" Yankovic Gets The Celebrity Treatment With New Biopic "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" Starring Daniel Radclif: (Movies); ... appears at least a decade younger than his 62 years. The pop-culture parody artist is referring to the time he paid homage to Jimi Hendrix by playing the accordion with his teeth, then dousing it in lighter ...; Created on 08 September 2022
10. Hillary Clinton's New Podcast "Gutsy" Profiles Women Who Inspire: Our Top 10 Pop Culture Picks For Fa: (Living); 1. Don’t Worry Darling This psychological thriller directed by and featuring Olivia Wilde and starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Nick Kroll, and Chris Pine, revolves around a 1950s housewife living ...; Created on 07 September 2022
11. Kehlani Sounds Off On Latest Album "Blue Water Road," Coming Out As A Lesbian, And The Role Motherhood Plays In Their Life ...: (Music); ... a decade ago, music rooted in traditional R&B wasn’t exactly in vogue, and it certainly wasn’t the go-to sound for young pop stars. Yet, when Kehlani released their first mixtape, Cloud 19, in 2014, their ...; Created on 31 August 2022
12. Britney Spears & Elton John Just Released a Video of Their Brand-New Duet and It’s Fantastic: (Music); ... Closer - Elton John & Britney Spears According to Billboard, along with the addition of Spears’ vocals, “Hold Me Closer” “has been updated with a small clapping pop beat, accompanied by some high-octave ...; Created on 25 August 2022
13. MILCK Releases Music Video For "We Won't Go Back", Anthem of the Pro-Choice Movement ...: (Music); ... The pop singer burst onto the scene in 2017 when a video of her singing her original song “Quiet” at the first annual Women’s March in Washington D.C went viral. She wrote the lyrics, “I can’t keep quiet, ...; Created on 18 August 2022
14. Netflix Movie Purple Hearts Is A Love Story For The Apolitical and Privileged: (Movies); ... up, and this message is…not great. Purple Hearts has been sitting comfortably in Netflix’s top 10 most popular movies in the US since its release on July 29th. As the controversy around it rises, the ...; Created on 11 August 2022
15. It's On Like Chaka Khan! Test Your Knowledge Of The R&B Star With This Qui: (Music); Known for over five decades as the “Queen of Funk,” Chaka Khan has sold over 70 million albums worldwide with her irresistible vocal blend of R&B, soul, pop, and disco. Think you know why everyone’s ...; Created on 11 August 2022
16. Before Nirvana And Soundgarden, A Young Black Performer Named Tina Bell Was Making Grunge Rock But You Have Probably Never Heard Of Her.: (Music); Seattle’s alternative “grunge” rock was a punk/metal hybrid sound made famous by bands like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and Soundgarden that seized pop culture in the early ’90s. Among the musicians who came ...; Created on 10 August 2022
17. Fans Criticized Beyoncé and Lizzo For Using the Same Slur in Their New Songs So They Changed the Offensive Lyrics: (Music); ... Like all of these other pop, rock, and country artists, Beyoncé and Lizzo made changes to their chart-topping songs by removing the word “spaz.” Both singers were called out by fans, specifically those ...; Created on 09 August 2022
18. Musical Maverick Diamanda Galás Teaches Us How To Shame Our Enemies Into Submission on BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast!: (Poptarts); ... remastered and re-released in June. And her brand new album “Broken Gargoyles,” inspired by the isolation of maimed WWI veterans, is coming out August 26. In this episode of BUST’s “Poptarts” podcast, ...; Created on 09 August 2022
19. Scared With Her, Not for Her: Keke Palmer Shines in "Nope: (Movies); ... actively rewrites this narrative by creating films like Get Out, Us and now Nope that position Black people at the center. The stories unfold from their point of view—a profound contrast to other popular ...; Created on 04 August 2022
20. Issa Rae Proves She’s No One-Trick Pony With New Show "Rap Sh!t," Loosely Inspired By City Girls ...: (TV); ... Shawna and Mia’s rekindled friendship. The typical Issa Rae influence is there, as evidenced in Shawna’s awkward Black girl personality, a propensity to poke fun at current pop culture happenings. Shawna’s ...; Created on 25 July 2022

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