Come see Sarah Jones with ALOK, Joél Leon and Rebecca Carroll in NYC on July 15.
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Don’t leave us, Serena
Here is a sentence we never thought we'd type: Serena Williams has announced her retirement from professional tennis, although she is referring to it as an “evolution” which makes it hard to be too sad about the change.
Why did it take so long to care about Brittney Griner?
The two questions that continue to arise from folks unfamiliar with Griner and her career are Why was she there in the first place? and Why plead guilty?
Scared of monkeypox? We got you.
For this weekend’s newsletter, Meteor superstar Samhita Mukhopadhyay has a crucial Q&A with Dr. Darien Sutton on the misinformation and homophobia surrounding the U.S. outbreaks of monkeypox.
What Roe’s overturn means for the world
It’s been one month since SCOTUS issued the deadly Dobbs decision, and the impact across America is already worse than predicted. But if you speak with abortion advocates in Global Majority countries, an additionally devastating picture emerges.