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Posted on October 6, 2017 September 7, 2018

Why Should You Become An Establishment Member For $5 A Month?

Ijeoma Oluo
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I’m here to answer all your burning questions about becoming an Establishment member. Read more

Posted on October 5, 2017 October 2, 2018

Adult Fairy Tales For Millennials

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Gwen Lawson
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fairy-tale, humor, millenials, short-story, wit-whimsy

All the internet-based outlets wanted The Princess to write for exposure. Read more

Posted on October 4, 2017 September 7, 2018

Mad Lib For An Ineffectual GOP Response To The Latest Mass Shooting

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There’s a lot to do in a day, and there are a lot of mass shootings. This handy guide will make preparing your statement a snap! Read more

Posted on October 4, 2017 September 7, 2018

A Wide Open Letter To My Mouths: A Nonbinary Survivor Story

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Chloe Rossetti
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brain-body, healing, nonbinary, sex, sexual assault

I use you to pleasure and protect each other, and me—this is my love letter to you, Mouths. Read more

Posted on October 3, 2017 February 11, 2019

Bad Advice On Obsessing Over The Sexual History Of Your Child’s Lover

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Bad Advice, Bad Advisor, dating, humor, love, satire

Welcome to our Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

Posted on October 2, 2017 September 19, 2018

Writer Of The Week: Tina Horn

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‘The dichotomy between erotica and porn is classist and fake.’ Read more

Posted on October 2, 2017 September 19, 2018

The Damning Moral Consequences Of Twitter’s Refusal To Ban Trump

Tauriq Moosa
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Trump’s North Korea tweets are a frightening violation of Twitter’s rules. Why won’t the social-media giant take any action against him? Read more

Posted on October 1, 2017 September 19, 2018

Meet The 12-Year-Old Trailblazer Fighting For Equality In Kids’ Books

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arts-creators, Books, diversity, literature

Marley Dias couldn’t find enough children’s stories featuring people who look like her, so she’s working to change that — and getting famous in the process. Read more

Posted on September 30, 2017 September 19, 2018

Is America Worth Saving?

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Jody Allard
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If Donald Trump is gaslighting us, are we in a toxic relationship with America? Read more

Posted on September 29, 2017 October 9, 2018

The Body Sings Itself Into Oblivion

Katie Tandy
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dying, lust-liaisons, sex, sex-beasts, Sexuality

Do not — my mind bellows at my body — become sexually inconsequential. Do not relinquish this power like a wilting flower. Read more

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