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| The Long, Complex History Of Book Censorship Banned Books Week was launched around the time of the ruling in a 1982 Supreme Court case, Island Trees School District v. Pico. After a New York school board received complaints about nine books available in the library — such as Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five and books by Black authors, including Langston Hughes’s Best Short Stories by Negro Writers, Richard Wright’s Black Boy, and Eldrige Cleaver’s Soul on Ice — those books were removed from circulation. TeenVogue |
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| Victoria’s Secret Used To Define Women; Now Women Are Trying To Redefine Victoria’s Secret After decades of cultural dominance, Victoria’s Secret’s authority began to crumble in the late 2010s. Following the #MeToo movement and calls for gender, racial, and body diversity in the fashion industry, Victoria’s Secret found itself at the center of a few controversies. Now, the company is trying to win back women by rebranding as a business that prioritizes comfort and body positivity over male attention and hourglass figures — but is it working? Refinery29 |
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| The Ground Is Literally Exploding Due To Climate Change In Siberia, And It’s Going To Get Worse Huge gas explosions are erupting in the icy soils of Siberia, a recent phenomenon that is linked to climate change and has left gaping craters across the landscape. These sudden gas blowouts in permafrost, a layer of frozen ground, pose a serious risk to Arctic communities and infrastructure. That’s why scientists have been trying to understand the origins of these dangerous eruptions since the discovery of the first crater, C1, in 2014. Vice |
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| 6 Shocking Revelations From Netflix’s Britney vs. Spears Documentary Three days before Netflix released Britney vs. Spears, the team behind Framing Britney Spears surprise-released a sequel, Controlling Britney Spears, that looked more in-depth into the mechanics behind her conservatorship, including people that worked with Jamie to allegedly control most aspects of her life. Now, through Netflix, journalist Jenny Eliscu and director Erin Lee Carr have given fans an even deeper look into what Spears has been dealing with for the past 13 years, and with each new detail comes another punch to the gut. Here’s what we learned from Britney vs. Spears. Bustle |
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| This Face Mask Protects Against Period Skin Skincare is self-care, and that includes when your period causes breakouts. And because half the population faces this reality, Faace has come out with a product that specifically addresses the needs of anyone who experiences regular periods. While it won’t help with cramps, the unique blend of hyaluronic acid, green tea, lavender, clary sage, zinc, and salicin works to quell temperamental hormonal skin by applying a thick layer each day — or even once a week depending on the severity — and allowing it to sink into the skin and take care of the rest. Faace |
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