Category: culture

Vishawn image on a background of tan and peach tones.

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January 15, 2026

Color Coded: Revisiting The ‘Vishawn’ Meme From ‘WandaVision’

A male character in Buddies struggles with the symptoms from AIDS.

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January 15, 2026

40 Years Ago, The First AIDS Movies Forced Americans To Confront A Disease They Didn’t Want To See

Farmworkers harvest celery on March 9, 2024, in Yuma, Ariz.

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January 14, 2026

‘These People Do It Naturally’: President Trump’s Views On Immigrant Farmworkers Reflect A Long History Of How Farming Has Been Idealized And Practiced In America

American history has largely left out the stories of Filipina women who acted as volunteer aides to U.S. Army Nurses like those imprisoned as World War II POWs in the Philippines. (U.S. Army)

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January 13, 2026

Asian-American Nurses Were WWII Heroes. History Left Them Behind.

Children sleeping in a Minnesota daycare.

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January 12, 2026

Here’s What’s Really Happening With Child Care Fraud In Minnesota

Miss Piggy wears a blue dress with a diamond necklace and white arm-length gloves.

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January 7, 2026

Queer Coded: Why Miss Piggy Has Always Been A Queer Icon

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January 6, 2026

Why Nick Darnell’s Grinch Is Resonating With Black Audiences

Simu Liu in character as Shang-Chi.

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January 5, 2026

What Simu Liu’s Callout Reveals About Hollywood’s Racial Double Standard on Asian Men

Lainie Sakakura, a Japanese-American dancer, is this year's Mrs. Claus. She wears a green, ornate robe with red gloves and a white hat.

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December 1, 2025

Mrs. Claus Keeps Changing — And It’s Redefining Who Gets to Be Magical

Dakarai Larriett in front of the Montgomery capitol.

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November 24, 2025

US Senate Hopeful Dakarai Larriett Is Ready To Tackle Alabama’s Police Brutality