It all started in Vegas last Sunday, when Kanye West hosted an invite-only listening party for his 10th studio album, Donda. It came as a surprise to fans who have been eagerly awaiting the rapper’s next move ever since it was reported that he was recording new music in Mexico …
Read More »The Latest Battle of the GOP's Culture War Is Somehow Even Dumber Than the Last
Georgia was one of the most reliable conservative strongholds in the nation before it voted for President Joe Biden last November and then, two months later, a pair of Democratic senators. The state’s still-very-Republican legislature has since been doing all it can to make sure this never happens again, and …
Read More »The Atlanta Spa Shootings Are Fueling Far-Right Attacks on Porn and Sex Work
In the wake of the Atlanta massage parlor shootings last week, in which eight people were murdered, there was much anguish and sober-minded discussion on social media placing the attack in the context of increasing rates of anti-Asian violence, the exploitation of Asian massage workers, and the historical fetishization of …
Read More »Eight People Killed in Shootings That Targeted Atlanta-Area Massage Parlors
Eight people — including six women of Asian descent — were killed in a string of shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors that appeared to target the Asian-American community. The first shooting took place at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Young’s Asian Massage in the Atlanta suburb of Acworth; four people …
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