“I love to take bites out of the very confrontational nature of Payton and the over-confidence and the sort of lack of empathy and lack of regard for anyone else’s motives and feelings, because I’m very much not like that,” Platt tells Glamour about his character, who, at one point in the pilot, literally ponders…
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The protection of survivors of gender-based violence is under threat. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which provides aid for those who have experienced sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, and more, has yet to be reauthorized by Congress—which could be dangerous for survivors everywhere. A bit of background: The VAWA was enacted in 1994, with…
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“Hello, single mother of two kids, here. My taxes went up significantly, meaning that I will not be able to do many of the things that matter to me and my family. But Happy Gaslighting Day to you, too, @GOP,” tweeted Asha Rangappa, a senior lecturer at Yale. The tweet was a reference to the…
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Hulu‘s new true-crime series The Act, now streaming, delivers its first big shock in episode two, when all of Gypsy Rose Blanchard (Joey King)’s teeth are pulled out at the request of her own mother. Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette) puts her daughter through such a heinous procedure to help her, presumably, but the entire thing…
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When I was growing up, I would always go to my cousin Mia’s beauty salon, A New You, in Seattle. For me it was more than a place to get your hair done; it felt like going to church. You could get your head right and your heart right all at once. I used no-lye…
Read moreThere’s already been one viral moment for Ivanka Trump this Thanksgiving season—an admittedly ignoble one as Twitter users trolled her brand’s centerpiece idea for the festive holiday meal (the phrase “trash clam” was employed as a descriptor). Today, though, there’s another movement trending—and it has nothing to do with table decorations. Instead, celebrities are taking…
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