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December 17, 2021 | Siena Iwasaki Milbauer | Arts and culture
Zendaya’s Representation in Dune Shows How Privilege and Fetishization Can Go Hand in Hand

Zendaya’s treatment in Dune exemplifies aspects of colorist privilege and gendered racism.

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December 13, 2021 | Elianor M.A. | Arts and culture
Why Do So Many Women Love True Crime?

It’s reasonable to wonder why so many women would want to watch a male-directed movie, the cast of which is majority male and the plot of which is about a male-dominated industry (fashion). The reason, perhaps, might be due to the murder that drives the plot, which was ordered by a woman.

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December 10, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This Recently Re-Released Novel Was One of the First to Fictionalize the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Jewell Parker Rhodes never learned about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in school. It wasn’t until she was an adult that she read about the white-led mob violence that left hundreds dead and the historic Greenwood district in Tulsa destroyed.

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December 06, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This Author Explores the Harms of Purity Culture in Her Latest Novel

Author Raquel Vasquez Gilliland has always been drawn to stories about coming of age, rebellion, and belonging.

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November 15, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
A Bangladeshi American Girl Discovers Her Sense of Self in Priya Huq’s “Piece by Piece”

Huq’s new graphic novel — Piece By Piece: The Story of Nisrin’s Hijab, which will be released on November 16 by Amulet Books — tells the story of a 13-year-old girl in Oregon whose world is upended when she becomes a victim of a hate crime while wearing a traditional Bangladeshi outfit and headscarf.

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November 01, 2021 | Averi Kremposky | Arts and culture
What Does Taylor Swift’s Constant Reinvention Really Mean?

While Swift’s fight to own her intellectual property is setting a new standard for women in the music industry, the resurfacing of the “old” Taylor Swift also reminds us that there are still fundamental issues regarding women’s value in the entertainment industry.

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October 29, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This YA Novel Is One of the First to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

Released earlier this week, We Light Up The Sky tells the stories of three Latinx teens from very different families who suddenly come together after a mysterious alien life form known as The Visitor begins causing a path of destruction through their neighborhood.

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October 04, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This Author Is Taking on Topics Like Gentrification and Belonging

We had the chance to chat with Yang over email about Room to Dream, what it is like writing such a personal series, and dealing with adults who are uncomfortable with diverse stories.

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September 29, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This Book Hails the Courage of High School Athletes Who Take a Knee

We had the chance to talk to Buford about her novel, how real-life events influenced this book, and how all teens can learn to find their voice.

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September 23, 2021 | Eileen Kosnar | Arts and culture
Taylor Swift Has Evolved. Can Critics Keep Up?

Swift is no neophyte when it comes to embracing new genres and creating complex music many can connect to and enjoy.

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September 22, 2021 | Kadin Burnett | Arts and culture
Drake, Kanye, and Aligning With Abusers

Both artists opted to align with abusive men on both albums, making fandom of either artist harder to justify.

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May 27, 2021 | Nicole Fallert | Arts and culture
This Author Explored the Concept of “Cultish”

Cultish provides readers with an explanation of not only how cults gain influence and but how seemingly any innocent person could fall prey to their power: the potency of words.

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May 12, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
A Teen Ballerina Speaks Out About Racism in the Dance World In ‘The Other Side of Perfect’

The Other Side of Perfect, which was released on May 11, imagines what a teen dancer would do if they suddenly couldn’t pursue dance professionally anymore.

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May 06, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This Author Wrote the Bangladeshi American Story She Wished She Had Read as a Teen

Bhuiyan, who is now 22, was very aware that the stories she came across did not reflect her experiences as a Bangladeshi American teen from an immigrant family.

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April 30, 2021 | Regiane Folter | Arts and culture
How The Pandemic Gave Me A Newfound Appreciation for Women Artists

While quarantining and practicing social distancing, watching artists perform online and through social channels has helped me — and so many others — feel not only entertained, but also less alone.

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April 29, 2021 | Elizabeth Jones | Arts and culture
Reckoning With The Queen’s Gambit’s Flaws

I still find myself wrestling with the miniseries on a regular basis. Namely, I’m stumped by my minimally wavering desire to love the series despite the red flags of its portrayal of women.

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April 16, 2021 | Isabelle Baird | Arts and culture, Feminism
Taylor Swift’s Fight for Property Rights

According to Swift, she had previously “asked, pleaded for a chance to own my own work,” but was denied the opportunity to buy back her masters and thereby own her songs.

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March 29, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This Poet Compiled The Collection She Needed as a Teen Girl

The anthology, which is being released on March 30 by Workman Publishing, is divided into chapters that center on themes that include “Seeking,” “Attitude,” “Longing” and “Shame.”

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March 15, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
Loan Le Celebrates Family, Food and First Love in ‘A Phở Love Story’

A Phở Love Story centers on two teens whose families own rival phở restaurants in the Little Saigon section of their hometown.

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March 01, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
This Author Wrote a Book About an “Indigenous Nancy Drew”

Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians, knew that she wanted to feature a teen girl who could be what she calls an “Indigenous Nancy Drew.”

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February 10, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
A Teen Girl Learns To Love Herself And Her Community in Renée Watson’s 'Love Is a Revolution'

“I wanted to write about joy and about a girl who gets to fall in love, and gets to mess up and make mistakes and be a nuanced girl who isn't perfect."

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February 08, 2021 | Patricia Connor | Arts and culture
Like Hamilton, Bridgerton Normalizes Diversity in Unexpected Ways

Bridgerton deftly handles race, in much the same way Lin Manuel Miranda’s game-changing masterpiece Hamilton did.

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January 04, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture
How Amanda Jones Became One of the Buzziest Composers in Hollywood

The FBomb had the chance to talk to Jones about her career journey, working with other Black female creators, and why she strongly believes in advocating for diverse stories and creators.

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May 18, 2020 | Regiane Folter | Arts and culture
These authors are writing stories about inspiring women

These writers keep working, and all of them told The FBomb that more amazing stories about amazing women are coming soon.

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March 11, 2020 | Kadin Burnett | Arts and culture, Violence against women
France is still grappling with its #MeToo movement

On February 28, The César Awards, which are essentially the French Oscars, awarded the Best Director honor to Roman Polanski — a man who fled the United States after pleading guilty to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl in 1977.


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