This week, BuzzFeed writer Anne Helen Petersen analyzed Anna Kendrick’s image for BuzzFeed Ideas. Read that and others from The Atlantic, The Awl, Vulture, etc.
"The Ascendancy of the 'Awkward Older Sister'" — The Atlantic
We’re all too familiar with pop culture’s “cool big sisters," the ones who have no interest in mentoring their younger siblings. Now, thanks to the internet, the world is seeing the rise of the "awkward older sister," which Caroline Darya wrote about this week. Women like YouTube sensation Grace Helbig, Amy Schumer, and Rookie mag founder Tavi Gevison have started a movement of women mentoring teens with compassion and honesty. Read it at The Atlantic.
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"Yoko Ono and the Myth That Deserves to Die" — Vulture
For decades, the public has blamed Yoko Ono for breaking up The Beatles, but this is a myth that deserves to die. Lindsay Zoladz, a critic at New York magazine, looks back on Ono’s art, recalls her own past opinions of the artist, and reflects on how they’ve changed. Read it at Vulture.
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"What Baltimore’s Young People Have to Say About ‘Thug’" — BuzzFeed Ideas
Where the media sees "thugs" taking advantage of the Baltimore riots, Khaliah Williams sees a society that has failed our children. Williams, who teaches at a high school outside the city, wrote a powerful essay, sharing sentiments from her students, who condemned the media's use of the word "thug." Read it at BuzzFeed Ideas.
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"Chinese Whisperers" — The Awl
The theme of this year's Met Gala, "China: Through the Looking Glass," was conceived to be a celebration of China and its designers. In the end, the event turned out to be a spectacle of the West's idea of the country rather than a genuine tribute to China. Jiayang Fan critiqued the "Orientalist costume parade," asking some pertinent questions about how the world views China. Read it at The Awl.
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