Ivy Queen Is Still La Reina del Reggaeton
In 2002, Puerto Rican Senator Velda González misguidedly conflated her anti-reggaeton and perreo stance with fighting…
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Vella Lovell on the Show's Bittersweet Final Season
On Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Vella Lovell plays Heather Davis, a sardonic, lovable, often directionless community college…
Karina Longworth on Howard Hughes, Jane Russell's Breasts, and Hollywood History
Howard Hughes was among the most famous men of his era—and he would have been the first person to tell you that, as…
MØ on Beating Writer's Block and Getting Out of Your Own Head
There’s a twinge of sorrow to MØ’s Diplo-assisted track “Sun in Our Eyes,” despite its happy-go-lucky, forward-looking…
Dissecting the Real Romantic Rumors Behind The Favourite With a Queen Anne Biographer
If there is a succinct moral to be found in The Favourite, it might be this: Keep your friends close, but keep your…
'You Can't Have This Conversation Without Having a Conversation About Economics': A Chat With a Pregnant Sex Worker
Over the summer, Maxine Holloway shared a photograph of her growing baby bump on Instagram, excitedly announcing in a…
Resisting Nostalgia, Plot, and Everything Else with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Sketchtasy’s narrator isn’t unreliable as much as she is inconsistent. Undependable. Frustrating, even. She’ll give you…
The Lingerie Addict's Cora Harrington On Labor, Bra Sizes, and the Problem with Victoria's Secret
Vogue’s Nicole Phelps recently interviewed Ed Razek, chief marketing officer at Victoria’s Secret, about the company’s…
Well-Read Black Girl's Glory Edim On Her Book Club and the Importance of Representation
When I spoke with Glory Edim, founder of the Well-Read Black Girl book club and author of the new anthology of the same…
Is Congress Going to Fix Its Sexual Harassment Problem?
Last year, shortly after MeToo took off in Hollywood, attention quickly turned toward Capitol Hill’s own issues, includi…
Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace on Motherhood, Musical Non-Monogamy and American Decline
As the frontwoman of Florida punks Against Me!, Laura Jane Grace runs a tight ship. The band is remarkably consistent…
Mexican American Author Reyna Grande On Living in the Hyphens
In Reyna Grande’s latest memoir, A Dream Called Home, the author recalls her experience attending college as a Mexican…
Talking Chris Pine's Penis With Hollywood's Fake Dick Guy
The news of Chris Pine’s penis in Outlaw King is a great excuse to talk about Chris Pine’s penis. It is also a great…
Indie Rock Supergroup boygenius on Sad Girl Stereotypes and Not Treating Art Like a Product
There’s something ostentatious about the idea of a supergroup. Supergroups, from Emerson, Lake, & Palmer to Hollywood…
Snapchat Series Star Vivian Benitez Doesn't Take Herself Too Seriously, Thank God
A funny thing happened after I published my review of Vivian, a collaborative reality series from E!/Snapchat that I…
Busy Philipps on Her New Book, Being Instagram Famous and Making 'a Late Night Show for All of Us'
Busy Philipps has been fucking up my Google results for almost 20 years, and up until last week, she had no idea. At…
'They're Using the Same Tactics': Carol Anderson on the 2018 Midterms and America's Long History of Trying to Suppress the Black Vote
Last week, a judge blocked Georgia Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who is running a tight gubernatorial race…
Virginia Madsen on AIDS Drama 1985 and the Harassment She Experienced as a Hollywood 'Hot Babe'
“It’s expected that I’m going to have an opinion about things,” actor Virginia Madsen said Thursday in a Midtown cafe.…
'Brazilian Black Women Have Been the Safeguard of Democracy': Feminist Gabriela Monteiro on Fighting the Rise of Bolsonaro
Brazil is on the verge of electing the far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, a former army captain and congressman, as…
Director Luca Guadagnino on Assaulting the Senses and Indicting Patriarchy in Suspiria
Say what you will about Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria (and if you see it, you’ll undoubtedly have a lot to say about the…