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The secret meaning behind Chris Cornell's Soundgarden song "Black Hole Sun"

Perhaps the most dynamic vocalist in grunge and one of its most mysterious songwriting talents, Chris Cornell died Wednesday night of unknown causes. He left behind a litany of hits that encompasses ...
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23 Ways Feminists Have Made the World Better for Women

"We're gathered to celebrate Women's History Month, but I don't celebrate Women's History Month," announced writer Mona Charen, one of the panelists at the Heritage Foundation's recent panel on ...
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Mike Hanlon, the black kid in Stephen King’s ‘It,’ has a remarkable backstory. The movie erased it.

It’s safe to assume that few moviegoers went to see It this weekend looking for a treatise on race in America. Most went to be terrified by the demon clown introduced in Stephen King’s 1986 novel, and ...
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Edward Snowden Interview Transcript FULL TEXT: Read the Guardian's Entire Interview With the Man Who Leaked PRISM

The NSA whistleblower who revealed the PRISM program has publically revealed himself to be Edward Snowdern, a former private contactor for the NSA. He gave an interview with journalist Glenn Greenwald ...
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The Story of How Lady Gaga Became Famous Will Make You Like Her Even More

When Lady Gaga performed her Sound of Music tribute at the Oscars in February, many onlookers were genuinely surprised by Mother Monster's chops. Critics had assumed she was all meat dress and no ...
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Here's the Malcolm X Speech About Black Women Beyoncé Sampled in 'Lemonade'

Beyoncé's visual album Lemonade sampled a few artists but one of the most striking, memorable samples came from the voice of civil rights leader Malcolm X. Lemonade is about the power and strength of ...
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‘Atlanta’ hinted at the haunted history of Lake Lanier. But what’s the real story?

This story has spoilers for the Season 3 premiere of Atlanta. In the opening scene of the Season 3 premiere for FX’s Atlanta, a white man and a Black man sit in a boat on an unnamed lake, discussing ...
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What does "taking up space" actually look like for marginalized people?

TikTok and Instagram stays spilling over with some variation of this advice, usually aimed at BIPOC, LGBTQ+ people, and other marginalized communities. As I scroll through these posts, I recall all ...
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How a minor tweak to porn sites could change the way we view gender identity

Although Lucy Hart identified as non-binary over the course of most of her career in porn, she says she rarely shared that part of herself within the industry. Instead, the performer and producer ...
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9 Ways 'Orange Is the New Black' Shatters Racial and Gender Stereotypes

The buzz about season 2 of Orange Is the New Black has already hit a fever pitch. The female-powered cast, many of whom are relatively new faces on American television, creates a rich mosaic of ...
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This photo of Ilhan Omar's swearing-in ceremony shows exactly why representation matters

On Tuesday, Ilhan Omar made history in the United States in more ways than one when she was sworn into the Minnesota House of Representatives: She became the first female Muslim and Somali-American ...
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David Letterman has always been a creep toward women

The internet has lately been realizing what Cher told David Letterman to his face way back in 1986: the longtime Late Show host could be an asshole to his guests — especially the ones who are women.