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I’m a middle-aged, straight-passing, monogamous feminist desperate to make known my progressive and professional creds. So why am I unashamedly obsessed with Love Island?

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Music of the Message Boards: Ninajirachi and Internet Culture

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Not Every “Monstrous Bitch” Is a Feminist Victim

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Narcisa’s Will and the Fear of Becoming One’s Mother

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Take What You Deserve: On Meritocracy, Desire, and ‘How to Make a Killing’

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Bill Gunn’s ‘Personal Problems’ Is a Milestone in American Indie Filmmaking

Bill Gunn’s ‘Personal Problems’ Is a Milestone in American Indie Filmmaking

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Two Animated Animals Movies That Are So Not Disney

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Ridley Scott’s Low-Key ‘The Dog Stars’ Hides in Plain Sight

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Hirokazu Koreeda’s ‘Sheep in the Box’ Embraces AI Unquestioningly

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Stephen Greenblatt’s Distinctly Modern Sir Walter Raleigh

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Control Science: Your Subjugation Under Capitalism

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Why Can’t I Stop Watching ‘Love Island’?

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For All Mankind’s #Resist Moment

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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of September 2026

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The 10 Best Pop Music Books of the 2000s So Far

The 10 Best Pop Music Books of the 2000s So Far

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Josh Friedberg / 21 September 2026

Dolly Parton’s Greatest Movie Role

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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of August 2026

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Andrew Sacher Discusses Reclaiming Emo for a New Generation

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Saul Williams Discusses Teaching the Next Generation of Activists

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Brian Stout / 15 September 2026

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Evil Island on Reunion Tours, I.C.E., and Best Album Yet

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