- 1. Get To The Other Side Of Loss With These 10 Biographies On Grief and The Human Experience
- (Books)
- ... offers the opportunity to learn from her journey and be inspired. This type of uplift and validation is often associated with non-fiction, memoir, self-help, and poetry. But biography has transformative ...
- Created on 29 September 2022
- 2. 1960s Chicago Abortion Activists "The Jane Collective" Inspires New Movie, "Call Jane" Starring Elizabeth Banks ...
- (Feminism)
- ... by Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes, the documentary features testimonials from founding members including Heather Booth, Laura Kaplan, and Eleanor Oliver. Call Jane, a fictionalized story inspired by The Jane ...
- Created on 20 September 2022
- 3. Why Audio Erotica Is Giving Women An Aural Fixation. Plus, 3 Places You Can Listen To It
- (Sex)
- ... makes it a bummer to watch). Enter audio erotica, a genre that straddles the zone between bedtime story and phone sex, in which voice actors narrate red-hot fiction without the visuals. Thanks to a slew ...
- Created on 24 August 2022
- 4. Scared With Her, Not for Her: Keke Palmer Shines in "Nope
- (Movies)
- Director Jordan Peele’s new science fiction thriller, Nope, tells the story of two siblings, Emerald (Keke Palmer) and Otis “OJ” Haywood (Daniel Kaluuya), continuing their father’s legacy of handling ...
- Created on 04 August 2022
- 5. 5 Times Pretty Little Liars Was Problematic As Hell
- (TV)
- ... be launching on the streaming platform on July 28. Original Sin will feature a new generation of liars growing up in a new Pennsylvania town, trading out the fictional Rosewood for a real-life coal town. ...
- Created on 12 July 2022
- 6. 3 Intriguing New Novels By Women Tackle Family Secrets and Childhood Trauma: Reviews
- (Books)
- ... years ago, reaches out, Mika believes that the only path forward is a semi-fictionalized one, giving the facade of her life a facelift while keeping her hopes, dreams, and heritage intact. But it doesn’t ...
- Created on 30 June 2022
- 7. LA-Novelist Ottessa Moshfegh's Latest, "Lapvona" is Out Now. Plus, A Peek At Her Fiction Practice ...
- (Books)
- L.A.-based novelist Ottessa Moshfegh made a grand entrance into the literary world in 2015 when her debut, Eileen, won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and ...
- Created on 23 June 2022
- 8. From Cabaret Shows to Premium Cable, Performer and MC Murray Hill is Everywhere—and That’s Just The Way He Likes It
- (Entertainment)
- ... the City writer Jenny Bicks. The documentary-style show follows the quirky residents of the fictional Midwestern town of Flatch. Hill is one such resident—a local magic shop owner who peddles vapes on ...
- Created on 16 June 2022
- 9. Alison Bechdel Just Updated the Rules to the Bechdel Test for a Very Specific Reason
- (Movies)
- ... in fiction. For example, the array of lesbian movies with tragic endings may pass the Bechdel Test, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t stereotype lesbian relationships as overly dramatic and scandalous. ...
- Created on 08 June 2022
- 10. Amber Heard and the Limits of #MeToo: The Best Feminist Takes on the Depp v. Heard Verdict
- (Feminism)
- If you’ve been on the Internet at all in the past few weeks, you’ve probably been exposed, maybe unwillingly, to the Depp v. Heard trial. It was more intoxicating than fiction, and streaming free on ...
- Created on 03 June 2022
- 11. French Abortion Drama "Happening" Shows a Realistic Look At The Consequences of Repealing Roe v. Wad
- (Music)
- ... While the film is a fictionalized version of abortion access as it existed nearly 60 years ago, it serves as a powerful reminder of what’s still on the line. Photo by Anamaria Vartolomei This ...
- Created on 03 May 2022
- 12. These 3 New Non-Fiction Titles Explore Women's Relationship to Money, The Personal Narrative, and Feminism in Myanma
- (Books)
- ... after a section on how to pronounce her name, Pyae with a soft P, she delves into how she chose to pursue nonfiction writing because of her nosiness. There should be way more books by relatable people ...
- Created on 26 April 2022
- 13. Janelle Monae's "The Memory Librarian" Tackles Afrofuturism, Plus a Deep Dive Into Witchcraft, and a Memoir From an Indigenous Pu
- (Books)
- ... science fiction genre, The Memory Librarian is an assemblage of hope; liberation emerges when our memories and histories are used as educators. This one is sure to leave an impression. –Samantha Ladwig ...
- Created on 10 March 2022
- 14. We’d Like to Get Down Under Aussie Singer/Songwriter Alex Cameron—aka Mr. Jemima Kirke
- (Music)
- ... his wife, actor Jemima Kirke. Now the personal thread continues, but Cameron’s knack for the controversial and his fixation on fictional characters hasn’t waned. “I think the way people respond to my music ...
- Created on 08 March 2022
- 15. K. Michelle's New Series "My Killer Body With K. Michelle" Explores The Darker Side of Plastic Surge
- (TV)
- ... separate fact from fiction. “[This is why] I talk to women and let them know that the girls you see are sick,” K. Michelle said in an interview with Atlanta Black Star. Sung is a 29-year-old married ...
- Created on 18 February 2022
- 16. Ava DuVernay, Taraji P Henson, Cynthia Erivo And More: 9 Movies & Shows Featuring Black Women You Need to Stream This Black History Month
- (Entertainment)
- ... at the hands of the police, she attempts to reconcile her two worlds and ends up finding her voice. Though it is fiction, it highlights and chronicles a common story for Black girls and women across the ...
- Created on 16 February 2022
- 17. Galentine's Day Was Ours: Remembering How The Fake Holiday Became Something Special For Me and My Mo
- (Living)
- ... our latest romantic endeavors. Galentine’s Day, which began as a fictional holiday in an episode of the TV sitcom Parks and Recreation, is now widely recognized as a day to celebrate platonic love and ...
- Created on 10 February 2022
- 18. "You Truly Assumed" Is a YA Novel That Focuses On The Lives of 3 Young, Black, Muslim Girls In The Aftermath of a Terrorist Attack in Washington D.C. ...
- (Books)
- You Truly Assumed By Laila Sabreen (Inkyard Press) In this gripping YA novel by up-and-coming author Laila Sabreen, a terrorist attack rocks Washington, D.C., causing three Black Muslim girls—ballerina ...
- Created on 08 February 2022
- 19. 10 Must-Watch TV Shows To Get Your Cathartic Coming-Of-Age Fix Now That ‘PEN15’ Is Over
- (TV)
- ... early thirties, play 13-year-old fictionalized versions of themselves. Witnessing and (often reliving) the trials and tribulations of 7th grade through the eyes of two adults was hilarious, heartbreaking, ...
- Created on 19 January 2022
- 20. Hey Zaddy: "Law & Order" Heartthrob Christopher Meloni is TVs Hottest Cop
- (TV)
- In the aftermath of America’s reckoning over police brutality, TV cops aren’t quite the uncomplicated heroes they used to be. There is one fictional officer, however, who remains unscathed: Elliot Stabler, ...
- Created on 10 January 2022
