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Voting, Beauty, and Bodily Autonomy

Policy, power, and the body in a democratic moment Politics is rarely abstract for those whose bodies are subject to policy decisions long before the ink dries on legislation. Access to healthcare,

Departures

A Travel Packing Philosophy (Not a Checklist)

Because your suitcase deserves better than chaos. Let’s begin with a confession: I do not believe in packing lists. I know. This is controversial. Somewhere, a Type-A Virgo just clutched her monogrammed

The List

A Reading List for Women of Discernment

For the woman who reads slowly, annotates generously, and refuses intellectual junk food. Discernment is a cultivated muscle. It is not simply taste. It is not trend awareness. It is not the

Featured

When Taste Moves

The moment taste stops observing — and starts moving. Issue One asked who gets to define taste. Issue Two considers what happens after that definition is claimed. Because true discernment does not

The List

This Week I Loved: Ruth E. Carter — Afrofuturism in Costume Design

There are exhibits you attend.And then there are exhibits that rearrange something inside you. This week, I loved Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design at the African American Museum in Philadelphia