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Activist Comedy: An Awkward Dinner Party in 2018

Activist Comedy: An Awkward Dinner Party in 2018

by: Jordan Walker “Laughter is your spirit being brought forth from you lips and leaving you,” according to Russ Green, a stand-up comedian who performs regularly in Washington, D.C. The foundation of stand-up comedy is truth. As any comedian will tell you, you cannot deny a laugh, or the lack thereof. However, when the universal standard for the truth is being challenged, divided, and questioned every day on every major news network and by everyone with access to a public…

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You Oughta Know: Female Singers From the ‘90s

You Oughta Know: Female Singers From the ‘90s

By: Lauren Jonik Music has always been one of my passions. When I began my writing career in earnest, it made sense that I gravitated to music journalism. Through a string of coincidental occurrences, I found myself first writing music-related features for a Los Angeles-based publication and then, heading their local music section. The catch? I didn’t live in LA. In fact, I hadn’t even been there yet. But, in the mid-1990s, I had developed a strong longing to live…

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Watch Out, World, I’m Grown Now: Women and Girls Coming of Age on Screen

Watch Out, World, I’m Grown Now: Women and Girls Coming of Age on Screen

by Andrea Crowley-Hughes I saw “Lady Bird” on New Year’s Day, and left the theater with the giddiness of having just seen something that felt like it was specifically made, with love, for me. I loved everything about it – from Lady Bird’s (Saoirse Ronan’s) firm handshakes, biting comebacks and fierce, if awkwardly claimed, individuality, to her monther’s (Laurie Metcalf’s) careworn voice and the way her best friend (Beanie Feldstein) seemed uncannily like girls I had actually known in high…

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The Ideal Conditions under which to see ‘Get Out,’ as a White Person

The Ideal Conditions under which to see ‘Get Out,’ as a White Person

by Andrea Crowley-Hughes Take all of a Saturday to decide whether you’re going to see Jordan Peele’s lauded horror comedy, “Get Out.” You generally can’t make it through horror movies without hyperventilating, but Jesse David Fox says you’ll be okay, and most everyone you’ve heard from agrees that the quality of this work is worth the discomfort. After the apprehensive part of your brain puts forth its losing arguments, head into the night. Hold your partner’s hand extra tight as…

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7 Great Lady-Led Comedies To Watch

7 Great Lady-Led Comedies To Watch

by Claire L. Lanier It happened again. A few weeks ago, I asked a new friend who’s a dude if he watches “Orange is the New Black,” and I heard it: “Nah, I’m sure it’s great, I’ve heard good things, but, you know, it’s a chick show, so I can’t really relate.” It’s always hard not to spiral into the both logical and emotional rant we all have on the ready: about how women have had to find meaning in…

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