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Emily Ratajkowski On Her Essay Collection "My Body," Her Journey to Feminism, and Why Using Your Sexuality to Get Ahead Isn't a Bad Thing ...
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(Books)
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... trying to hustle her way through this system, because one of the truths of my life and of the book is that people wouldn’t necessarily read my words and [care about] my experience had I not commodified ...
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Created on 14 December 2021
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Real Clothes' Experimental Album, "Precaution," Is Perfect For Quarantine Blues and Escapism: BUST Intervie
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(Music)
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... as a monolith within the music industry.
“Blackness commodified as culture by pop media, U.S. culture and it is a global issue. You can only be marketed and seen as one thing,” Fox explains. “Look at ...
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Created on 04 September 2020
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COVID-19 Becomes The No. 3 Killer In U.S.
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(Living)
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... were eight times more likely than Europeans to die of COVID-19.
This all comes around the time school is starting back up again. Although many schools have been striving for a return to modified in-person ...
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Created on 19 August 2020
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Dance The Night Away With This Disco Hair DIY
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(Style)
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... can create cool waves when undone. It’s a technique that can be easily modified to fit your individual style and texture—prepping with the right type and amount of product for your hair is key. You’ll ...
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Created on 07 February 2020
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Mattel Releases A Gender-Inclusive Line Of Dolls
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(Feminism)
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... this today on Twitter. Went to my local Mastermind toy store and got one. Nearly cried in the store. I am 54 years old. Remembering how as a child I always 'modified' my barbies to fit into my view of myself ...
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Created on 25 September 2019
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How Plus-Size Yogis Can Modify Poses To Nama-stay Comfortable
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(Living)
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Big Grrrl, Small Yoga World
YOGA IS INTIMIDATING for new practitioners, but it’s even more intimidating for anyone who doesn’t have a lithe “yoga” physique. We don’t see it as much as we should, ...
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Created on 30 July 2019
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At 16, Cyntoia Brown Was Sentenced To Life In Prison For Killing The Man Who Bought Her For Sex. 15 Years Later, She'll Finally Be Set Free
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(Feminism)
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... social media and called for Brown’s clemency. Since her conviction, Tennessee’s juvenile sentencing guidelines have been modified. Anchor Stacy Case, who had been investigating reports of sex trafficking ...
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Created on 07 January 2019
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Join The "Resistance Witches" In Hexing The Trump Administration This Halloween Season (And Beyond
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(Living)
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... immortal."
Treehouse of Horror XIX, s. 20 ep.4
The symbol of the witch has been commodified through pop culture and with pins, patches, and t-shirts. Penny writes, “Commodification is usually a poisoned ...
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Created on 03 October 2018
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Writing the Body And Missing The Point: Mara Altman’s "Gross Anatomy
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(Books)
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... isn’t a precept she particularly believes in. If that’s the case, I’m confused about why she wrote this book. She moves toward understanding how women’s bodies are commodified and reshaped by the oppressive ...
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Created on 16 July 2018
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11 New Books By Women To Read This Summer
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(Books)
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... is nestled at the end. In “Pleiades,” a genetically modified septuplet outlives her identical sisters, who die tragically one by one. Though the stories span eras and continents, Sachdeva creates a small ...
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Created on 25 June 2018
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This Art Exhibit Celebrates Female Eroticism And Same-Sex Intimacy
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(Arts)
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... but examines notions of sensuality and desire without self-censorship."
“I’m acutely aware, as a feminist, of the restrictive and commodified depiction of women’s bodies in both advertising and pornography,” ...
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Created on 30 May 2018
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Uranus Is Entering Taurus. Here's What To Expec
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(Living)
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... overwhelming pollution. Rampant use of pesticides may change the way we grow food, forcing us to take more widespread notice of genetically modified foods (GMOs), practices like fracking and tar sands ...
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Created on 15 May 2018
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This Teenage Girl Says Two Police Officers Handcuffed Her, Then Raped Her
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(Feminism)
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... Martins and Detective Richard Hall (both of whom were promoted to Detective within the last year). The two detectives, and their direct supervisor Sargent John Espey, have been put on “modified duty,” ...
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Created on 02 October 2017
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14.
Before Millennial Pink, There Was Victorian Yellow
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(Style)
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... approaching to light.” As such, he advises that true, brilliant yellow should be used quite sparingly in dress lest it overpower its wearer. Instead, he recommends that Victorian ladies wear a modified ...
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Created on 06 May 2017
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Jill Filipovic's 'The H-Spot' Explores 'A Feminist Pursuit Of Happiness': BUST Rev
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(Books)
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... as universal; the idea that there is a limited definition of success; the distorted view of female sexuality that is commodified and punished in equal measure; institutions that rely on free or undervalued ...
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Created on 27 April 2017
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Witches Around The World Are Casting A Spell On Trump, And You Can Join
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(Feminism)
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... moon at midnight until Trump leaves office.
“This binding spell is open source, and may be modified to fit your preferred spiritual practice or magical system — the critical elements are the simultaneity ...
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Created on 24 February 2017
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British Witch Invents Magical Color Changing Hair Dye
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(Style)
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... changing hair dye, FIRE
Like a mood ring for your hair, this new hair dye uses a scientifically modified version of thermochromic ink (the one found in Global Hypercolor t-shirts in the 80's and 90's ...
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Created on 22 February 2017
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Cupcakes, Leather, and Conformity: A Conversation With Artist Penny Arcade
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(Arts)
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... a longing for the loss of culture: “Once hipness was commodified and all these people wanted this authenticity, this edginess that used to belong only to a very small portion of society, as soon as rebellion ...
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Created on 06 February 2017
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How The U.S. Prison System Is Failing Trans Prisoners — And What Needs To Change
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(Living)
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... or products they did have, but “anything modified was considered contraband and taken away.”
Chelsea Manning. Photo via Go Fund Me
Jolene was not out as a trans woman during her time in prison, ...
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Created on 06 February 2017
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In the 1980s, This All-Girl Skateboard Gang Took Over The Streets Of LA
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(Living)
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... and modified it as the foundation—then each Hag added embellishments, including their nicknames. Bates’ had rhinestone eyes and hypodermic needles drawn on it. Another member’s patch had fluffy pink fur ...
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Created on 23 January 2017