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What Bravo Learned from Scandoval & How It Created a Jaded Fandom

And How Kyle Cooke and Lindsay Hubbard are Paying For It

Jun 15

Kanye West and the Myth of American Cancel Culture

Little more than a year ago, Kanye West’s latest excursion on his insatiable quest for any crumb of attention included proclaiming himself a Nazi on X…

Apr 8

Corporate Greed and the Mormon Wives

The cost of willful ignorance

Mar 21

The 2026 Black History Month Wall of Shame

Black History Month is supposed to be a celebration. This February, it became a gauntlet.

Feb 27

On Jacob Elordi's Casting as Heathcliff

and the difference between representation and tokenism

Feb 14

The Men of Pop Are Pissing Me Off Again

Between Justin Bieber returning from a three-plus-year hiatus with a *stripped* performance at The Grammys and Harry Styles rolling out an ungodly…

Feb 5

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