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The Whale is a horror film that taps into our fear of fatness

In The Whale there is no return from being transformed; the damage is done. Fatness is portrayed as the monster.

The New Daily

'The Whale' is a horror film that taps into our fear of fatness

Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers for “The Whale.”

The Conversation

Alexandra Grant's new coffee table book examines what it means to be a civic artist

In 1980, artist Alexandra Grant, then 7 years old, and her mother set out in a red Chrysler LeBaron headed from Washington, D.C., to Mexico City. Her mother, formerly a professor at Oberlin College, was relocating the two of them so she could take a post as a foreign service…

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Twitch's wife and dance partner Allison Holker leads wave of tributes: 'We miss you'

LOS ANGELES — Stephen "Twitch" Boss' wife and dance partner Allison Holker paid tribute Wednesday to the late dancer and TV personality.

Los Angeles Times

Friday essay: a sex-positive feminist takes up the 'unfinished revolution' her mother began – but it's complicated

Bad Sex – like Bad Feminist (the title of the essay collection that launched Roxane Gay to literary stardom back in 2014) – is an enticing title for a book. Who hasn’t had bad sex at some time or other, including those of us who identify as feminists?

The Conversation

David Crosby responds to fan asking why Crosby, Stills & Nash music is back on Spotify

Young pulled his music from Spotify earlier this year over the platform’s association with Joe Rogan

The Independent UK

‘I was really scared’: Grace Tame opens up about her mental health, and more from All About Women

Names including Tame, Roxane Gay and Aileen Moreton-Robinson came together at the Sydney festival, celebrating liberation, action and survival

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Brittney Griner: Outrage grows after Russia reveals it has detained WNBA star

‘What a nightmare scenario. I cannot even imagine what she must be feeling,’ tweeted New York Times columnist Roxane Gay

The Independent UK

Roxane Gay on decision to pull podcast from Spotify over Joe Rogan row: ‘I won’t look the other way’

‘I’m trying to do the best I can, and take a stand when I think I can have an impact’

The Independent UK

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