Will the Free the Nipple Campaign Lead to Gender Equality? An Expert Weighs In
Psychologist Sarah Murnen talks objectification, gender equality, and Miley Cyrus.
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Why Miley Cyrus' Foundation Is for Miley Cyrus
The singer's new foundation supports a good cause, but research suggests the endorsement will do more for Miley than it will for charitable funds.
The Psychology (and Philosophy) of ‘No Regrets’
A clinical psychologist argues that Nietzsche is better than any pop self-health book.
Would Why You Teach a Class About Miley Cyrus?
Carolyn Chernoff talks about "The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender, and Media," which she'll be teaching this summer at Skidmore College.
Does History Repeat Itself, But With More Porn?
From Madonna to Miley Cyrus, has there been any progress in this conversation about whether it’s feminist or anti-feminist for a women to use sex or nudity to sell her pop music?
We Are All Miley Cyrus
Thoughts on femininity, Sinead O’Connor, Amanda Palmer, and the grand patriarchal bargain.
What Is Cool? Lorde and the Trouble With Talented Teenagers
A 16-year-old from New Zealand might've just released the best pop album of the year. For some people, and for some reason, that's a problem.
Just Say 'Non!' to Child Beauty Pageants
We're already sexualizing our little ones with strident messages from their (barely) elders, sort of the top(less) down. France now wants to stop the process from the bottom up.