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Refinery 29's Elisa Kreisinger talks to today's culture makers and rule breakers to solve the mysteries behind our modern popular culture. Are the creative entrepreneurs we see across social...

Ballet, figure skating and gymnastics are sports with some of the most vigorous physical and psychological training regimes and yet they’re...

There was one event this year in particular that put the topic of what it means to be a "good sport" into the cultural conversation: the wom...

Here's my conversation with soccer legend Abby Wambach on how the US Women's National Soccer Team became fair-pay role models and the unique...

Despite bringing in more money and winning more games (including four Olympics and 3 World Cups), the U.S. women's national soccer team was...

College football has everything: devoted female fans, camaraderie and game day rituals. But the players aren’t paid, the coaches make millio...

Quinta Brunson became obsessed with comedy as an undergrad at Temple University. She initially felt like the internet wasn't for her until h...

Memes in China are silly, they're based on puns, and they're driving the government crazy. Chinese memes are flourishing under the country's...

Chelsea Fairless and Lauren Garroni run the very popular Every Outfit on Sex and the City Instagram account. But after rewatching SATC for t...

Peaches, a young woman of color, uploads a video of herself to Vine. She's impressed with her eyebrows. They're on fleek. The Vine goes vira...

Even though Tiffany Pollard's appearance on VH1's Rock Of Love was 12 years ago, GIFs of her grandiose reactions are still used to respond t...

Welcome to the world of memes. Where nuance means nothing and images are everything! This season, we find out what happened to Peaches Monro...

You #LeanIn. You #AskForMore. You #SideHustle. Yet you still feel like an imposter, even though you're pretty sure you know more than your m...

Elisa talks with comedian and actress Aubrey Plaza about her latest film and how Instagram has influenced her in her newest role and in real...

What do you do when you love the beat but the lyrics aren't quite....liberating? If you're ashamed of your music choices, don't be. Elisa ta...

The main consumer of self-help products in the US are women living in coastal cities. So how have decades of encouragement to "find our best...

HGTV is known for its unique audience that reaches millennials, feminists, queers, conservatives and Christians. That’s because the one thin...

Can you sell female friendship after you've put women down? Who did Taylor Swift vote for? Did she vote? Why does she represent our general...

Historically, young women have set all the trends: the Beatles, Instagram, and Snapchat just to name a few. But they are always discounted a...

How do we come to terms with the lies our families tell us? Are we really an extension of our parents? How do we define our identities if we...

Hold onto your pussy hats. Tuck in your Future is Female T-shirts. We are doing a deep dive into the buying and selling of feminism! Beyoncé...

Having kids seems like the worst career move a woman could make: the US lacks paid parental leave, working moms are less likely to be hired....

There was so much in Elisa's interview with Ashley Ford that we couldn’t let it go to waste. Here is their full conversation on Ashley's lov...

Welcome to Season 2! The creative entrepreneurs we see across social media may have a ton of followers, but are they making any money? Shoul...

Who's woke and who's just an opportunist trying to stay relevant? How can we tell and where's the line? And who did Taylor Swift vote for? I...

This election opened deep-seated wounds in ourselves and our country. Add family and the holidays to that open wound and it can be a recipe...

Fashion is often dismissed as frivolous, superficial, shallow, and in the age of global warming, even irresponsible. Yet when we look in the...

How far would you go to be a kid again? And why do we miss the '90s so much? Our special report on nostalgia dives into what Dream Phone tau...

How do you negotiate feminism and faith? Linda Sarsour talks about being a Muslim feminist and how the two aren't mutually exclusive. What a...

Selfies were responsible for more deaths in 2015 than shark attacks. And 75% of those deaths were men. So why are selfies seen as an inheren...

Angela Washko is a feminist artist who tried to find common ground with the internet's most infamous misogynist. To say they occupy differen...

Is virality a science or a spiritual connection? And what role do women play in it? Leading virality scholar and Wharton associate professor...

Michelle Byrom was on death row for 15 years. Hours before her execution, her conviction was overturned. Refinery 29’s Vanessa Golembeski ta...

Vocal fry. Upspeak. Overuse of qualifiers — it seems like we can’t open our mouths without being criticized. Elisa Kreisinger talks to publi...

Women are now more likely than men to have bachelor's degrees. And childless women in their 20s currently out-earn men. So why are our Insta...

Sales are down on magazine covers that bear their faces. Ratings are low on their reality TV show. Seemingly no one cares about the Kardashi...

Here's a preview of what to expect this season! What are your Strong Opinions? Let me know! Instagram: @popculturepirate Twitter: @popcultpi...