Why did HP Lovecraft name his cat a racist slur? We answer that question and provide you with 10 alternative works of literature by black authors.
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Pamela Voorhees Is Grendel’s Mom — Or, Our 1,000-Year-Old Obsession With Monstrous Mothers
As the devoted yet deranged mother to Friday the 13th’s Jason, Pamela Voorhees is Grendel’s mother from Beowulf reborn.
The History of Queer Horror in 9 Movies
Despite strict censorship and a general social attitude of intolerance, LGBT+ filmmakers have always found creative ways to use horror to tell their stories.
7 Queer-Coded Monsters That Still Have a Clawed-Grip on Our Hearts
During the painful decades of McCarthy-era persecution, queer-coded monsters were a campy yet quiet reminder that LGBT+ moviegoers weren’t alone.
A Love Story Told by LGBT+ Artists
Love is messy. These LGBT+ artists capture all the beautiful and complicated dimensions of that mess in their songs.
Whitewashed DNA: Inclusivity Gaps and the Complicated Story of DNA Testing
As ancestry DNA tests like MyTrueAncestry or 23andMe gain in popularity, the gaps in their data and findings become increasingly more apparent for the people who have been missing from the research for decades.
POV: You’re Home for the Holidays and Trying to Escape the Family Drama by Getting High With the Cool Cousins in Your Car
We can’t all come from well-adjusted families. Try out these bands when you need some catharsis this holiday season.
11 Books About Immigration in the United States
These books about immigration explore the nuances of the immigration experience in the United States.
Side Effects of Sexism: How to Advocate for Yourself in a Healthcare System That Ignores Women
Women make up roughly half of our population and yet they remain underrepresented in medical research.
4 Ways Your Small Business Can Be a Better Ally to Your Community
Small businesses can make a huge imprint on the communities they’re involved in. Here are the ways your small business can be a better ally.
The Panic of 1819: A Missed Opportunity to Address Climate Change, Human Rights, and Better Market Regulation
In this article: The Panic of 1819 was an economic depression that laid bare the human, environmental, and economic consequences of building an economy on slavery and unrestrained exploitation of natural resources. Slavery and a lack of minimum wage laws for wage laborers made for an economy with weak circulation as so few of its […]
How Bail Works and Why Some Are Calling for a System Overhaul
The U.S. is one of two countries to have a for-profit cash bail system. Here’s how bail works and how we could be doing it better.
7 Red Flags of Student Loan Forgiveness Scams to Watch Out for (And How to Actually Get Debt Relief)
Biden’s widespread debt relief has brought scammers out of the woodwork. Watch out for these red flags of student loan forgiveness scams.
“Women Aren’t Funny”: A Brief History of the Women Who Shaped Stand-up Comedy
Stand-up comedy took shape over the course of the last 150-odd years and women have been there helping shape it from day one. Here are some of those women.
A Unionizing History & Strategy Reading List for Anybody With a Job
This reading list will take you through the history of labor in America and give readers an in-depth look at the strategies and methods for unionizing and movement building.
How Adding a Salary Range to Job Descriptions Could Help in the Fight for Equal Pay
Some states are now requiring companies to post a salary range in job descriptions. Here’s how that small change could help workers.
Why Student Loan Forgiveness, Not Prolonging the Payment Freeze Is Needed To Prevent an NPL Crisis
7.5 million student loans are already considered nonperforming loans (NPLs). If Biden doesn’t cancel student debt, millions more could join them in September, creating a crisis of defaults.
15 Free Black Lives Matter Posters & Wallpaper Art
Here are 15 sources for free Black Lives Matter posters and wallpaper art you can use to spread the message that Black Lives Matter and support the movement.
7 Iconic Stephen King Twitter Moments That Prove He’s a Blessing to the Twitterverse
Stephen King has given America its favorite horror stories. Since 2013, he’s also given us some of our favorite tweets. Here’s the best of Stephen King Twitter.
Fact-Checking 9 Conservative Black Lives Matter Counterarguments
BLM is criticized by conservatives as a terrorist, Marxist, America-hating movement. Here are 9 conservative Black Lives Matter counterarguments and why they’re wrong.
6 Legendary Mayan Gods Who Deserve Their Own Reality Show
Mayan gods ran the gambit from wise old women to horny tricksters. Meet your six new favorite deities.
10 BookFi Alternatives for Free eBooks and Audiobooks
What’s a penny-pinching bookworm to do when BookFi gets shut down? Here are some free BookFi alternatives you can use.
A Day in New York’s History of African American Resistance: 7 Landmarks of the City’s Black History
Explore Black history and resistance in New York City by visiting these seven sites on your next trip.
6 Classic Books Written by Authors With Mental Illness
Mental illness distorts reality in ways that don’t fit neatly into traditional nonfiction. These classic books by authors with mental illness capture that distortion and surrealness.