Columns
Zendaya is Not Your Mama’s Mary Jane
The Black leading ladies of superhero media haven’t always gotten the best deals. But like much of the comic book–inspired world, one change could shape the mythos for decades to come.
Dear Irene, I’m Still Learning How to Be a Feminist Too
To be a K-pop fan is to bear witness to a whole lot of dumb shit.
The Unsung Queerness of Green Day Lyrics
Green Day’s album ‘Dookie’ is a quintessential teen-angst record. It’s also very queer—something music critics failed to talk about.
ADHD Made Me Bad at Friendship
Undiagnosed ADHD didn’t make me seek out bad friends, but it did distort the ways I saw myself and how I thought friendships should feel.
‘Ammonite’ Isn’t a Lesbian Romance, But It Is About Intimacy
This movie is not a romance. I’ve watched it over and over again, wanting it to be, but I don’t think it is one—at least in a conventional sense.
Disability Status Shouldn’t Have a Hierarchy
While someone’s disability may not be evident to you, it still affects their life—and how they’re treated within and outside the disability community.
Waiting for Godot as an Impatient Schoolgirl
This was a time in my life when I believed fervently in a loving God, when I wanted to be obedient, and obedience meant waiting.
Why Don’t American Schools Value Creativity?
High school almost crushed my dream of being a writer. Now, as an educator, I’m trying to be the teacher I never had.
To Every Woman Who Spent Her Twenties Apologizing
I squeezed myself in around other people’s priorities and problems, all the while saying: Take up all the room you want. I will make myself fit.
Home Is Where the Strip Malls Are
Our relationships with these business owners dotted the San Fernando Valley from strip mall to strip mall.