Rockette Speaks Out About Donald Trump Inauguration Performance

Amidst the media storm about the pressure to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, one dancer breaks rank for an exclusive MarieClaire.com interview about the turmoil behind the scenes. by KAITLIN MENZA Dec 27, 2016 31.7k The dancer next to Mary was crying. Tears streamed down her face through all 90 minutes of their world-famous…

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Becoming Ugly

Illustration by Angelica Alzona. In 2001, when I was about 14 years old, my male friends invented a game that went like this: one of them—and it was always the same one—would sneak behind me, slap me—and it was always me—on the ass and run away as I sputtered, angry and humiliated. It was a…

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Combating racism is crucial to revitalizing American politics: It’s not easy, but it can be done – Salon.com

Days after the 2016 election, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote that “we simply don’t yet know how much racism or misogyny motivated Trump voters.” That’s not entirely true. Trump’s election provides an important case study in exploring how racism and misogyny galvanized support for an authoritarian populist — and how progressives can fight back against these…

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Terrorist Attack at Nightclub in Istanbul Kills Dozens – The New York Times

close media-action-overlay close image Istanbul Nightclub Attack CreditMurat Ergin/Ihlas News Agency, via Reuters BURSA, Turkey — At least 39 people were killed and dozens more were wounded when a single gunman attacked a crowded Istanbul nightclub about an hour after midnight on New Year’s Day, Turkish officials said. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu called it an…

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