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Music

In 2018, Death Metal Reigned Supreme

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By Joseph Schafer
Identity

‘Dumplin” Solved The Trouble With Teen Rom-Coms This Year

12.26.18

By Mariella Mosthof
Identity

When Women Have Fewer Rights Than a Fetus

12.21.18

By Jex Blackmore
Identity

What You Should Know About Domestic Workers Before Seeing ‘Roma’

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By Ai-jen Poo
Identity

Penny Marshall Was Never ‘The Homely Girl’

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By Bianca Betancourt
Identity

Meghan Markle’s Status As a Woman of Color Leaves No Room for Error

12.12.18

By Bianca Betancourt
Identity

‘Thank U, Next’ Is Nostalgic Perfection

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By Bianca Betancourt
Identity

A ‘Creed II’ Review From Twitter’s Favorite Michael B. Jordan Fan

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By Bolu Babalola
Identity

As an Autistic Woman, My Biggest Barrier to Care Is Sexism

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By Laura James
Tech

The Internet Has a Huge C/C++ Problem and Developers Don’t Want to Deal With It

11.15.18

By Alex Gaynor
Tech

It’s Amateur Hour in the World of Spyware and Victims Will Pay the Price

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By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Identity

Nearly 100,000 Vermont Voters Wanted a Trans Woman as Governor

11.07.18

By Diana Tourjée

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Of course Freud is involved.

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