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Ravish Me This . . . Top 5 Reads Of The Week

#BlackWomensLivesMatter takes center stage and Amber Rose's vagina (sadly) dominates NY Fashion Week.

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7 Images Reveal The Redemptive Power Of Food And Art

When Sara Zin had an emotional breakdown, she turned to something many do in times of need . . .

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Oscars Voter Raises Question: What Does A Racist Look Like?

According to an Academy Awards voter, the right sort of people, with the right sort of education and connections, can't be racist.

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Color Me Kinky: Blood Fetish

There is perhaps no other substance as intrinsically bound up in the sinewy cockles of our collective unconscious as blood.

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Blues Music's Hidden Queer History

The history of pop music, and of black pop music in particular, has always been gay history.

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Meet The Women Who May Be Going To Mars

A field of 200,000 Mars One applicants has been narrowed to 100 candidates—half of whom are women.

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Shame On You NBC: Law & Order SVU's GamerGate Episode Was 40 Minutes Of White Male Rape Fantasies

"The Intimidation Game" didn't confront violence against women. It whispered, “you can do it champ, the dream can be yours.”

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How Not To Take A Compliment

"Cute dress!" "This? I literally found it in a dumpster behind Baja Fresh."

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