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How We Talk About Yung Filly’s Assault Charges Matters

A recurring theme in the online discourse surrounding cases like this is what these high-profile men stand to lose if found guilty. In one widely shared post on X, commenters obsessed over Barrientos’ fame, wealth, religious background, and friendship circle, expressing disbelief that someone with so much going for him could possibly be capable of […]

Lifestyle & Culture

Why It Matters That Kamala Can Cook

If she reaches the White House, Harris’s identity as a Black South Asian woman from a middle-class background would mark a pivotal moment for intersectional feminism. The term may sound jargony to some, but it simply explains how multiple social identities influence individuals’ experiences. A Harris presidency could reshape the narratives surrounding Black women and […]

Politics

What matters to swing state voters in Wisconsin? A single road offers a glimpse : NPR

The Milwaukee Running Group — OMG meets up on a rainy morning in Milwaukee recently. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR On a recent Tuesday morning, a team from NPR’s All Things Considered and member station WUWM embarked on a journey along one of Milwaukee’s most diverse streets: North Avenue. This 15-mile road […]

Politics

Why RFK Jr.’s inappropriate relationship with a journalist matters

There are just so many cringey things about the New York magazine journalist Olivia Nuzzi‘s inappropriate relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. First of all, he’s married. (The political scion’s wife is the actor Cheryl Hines.) Second, Nuzzi is 31, and Kennedy, straying into Hugh Hefner territory, is 70. Third, she was until recently engaged […]