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Shamira Ibrahim is a Brooklyn-based culture writer who explores identity, cultural production, and technology as a critic, reporter, feature/profile writer, and essayist. Her work has been featured in Essence, The Atlantic, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Teen Vogue, BuzzFeed, Vox, OkayAfrica, The Root, Vice, The Baffler, and Harper’s Bazaar.

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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Honesty Is the Best PolicyWhether consciously or subconsciously, the cast seems to understand what’s needed to keep this rebuilding season on track.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Stiff Where?Potomac is still working through a soft reboot, with the newcomers still testing the boundaries of the cast’s hierarchy.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Chaos Is a LadderMia makes a play to usurp Karen’s throne, but she proves she’s not quite ready to take on the Grande Dame.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Unfriendly Black HottiesThe disruption brought about by the newcomers is activating the more seasoned cast’s worst mean-girl traits.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Kernels of TruthGizelle has adopted an entirely different strategy this season, and it’s throwing everyone for a loop.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Read ReceiptsIt genuinely pains me to point out all the ways that Gizelle is right in this episode.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Season-Premiere Recap: Drive Me CrazyWith the intractable alliances of last season behind us, this season’s outlook is promising.
  8. chatroom
    Pras Isn’t Mad at Lauryn Hill, He’s Just Disappointed“We don’t even ask her if she’s gonna be on time anymore; we say, ‘How late is she going to be?’”
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    The Real Housewives of Dubai Season-Finale Recap: Life’s a BeachIf this is a true good-bye, the finale leaves these friendships in question. Here’s hoping there is another season and a chance for reconciliation.
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    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Links UpIt’s disappointing to see the wives give into petty grievances just before wrapping up a strong season.
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    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Marco PoloChanel is doing the type of girlbossing that I like to see.
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    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Say Yes to the DressI have a feeling these palm readings will go down in Housewives lore.
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    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Fool Me OnceThe eagerness of these women to seize on any opportunity for conflict, no matter how absurd, is making for fun television.
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    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Sweet CarolineCaroline Stanbury has woken up, and it’s over for these Housewives.
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    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Beggars Can’t Be ChoosersA civil war breaking out just before the cast trip is perfect timing.
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    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: With Friends Like TheseThe ladies and their families show the harsh realities of such a glamorous lifestyle.
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    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Girlboss, Gaslight, GatekeepDubai is very good at showcasing the Housewives version of the normal things all of us experience.
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    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Rocky RoadWill Caroline and Sergio’s marriage survive moving houses? Only time will tell.
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    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Mother DearestCaroline Brooks is left scrambling after the dynamics of the group shifts.
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    The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Dazed and ConfusedIt’s impressive how quickly such a minor conflict has spiraled so out of control.
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    The Real Housewives of Dubai Season-Premiere Recap: All Roads Lead to BeyoncéIn the years since the debut season, the feud between Ayan and Lesa only grew stronger.
  22. scene report
    Nothing Can Keep Megan Thee Stallion DownHer Hot Girl Summer Tour is a joyful counter to the detractors who’ve claimed she’s “not an arena artist.”
  23. the festival circuit
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of Coachella 2024LOW (complimentary): Lil Uzi Vert voguing.
  24. chat room
    Nneka Ihim’s Takeaway From Her First RHOP Season: Stay Offline“You don’t know what it’s like until you’re in it, but they tried to prep me for the madness.”
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Season-Finale Recap: Much Ado about NothingMia’s commitment to chaos may be the only thing that can pull this show out of the abyss.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: A Nightmare on Sesame StreetDeborah’s delusions erupt into utter chaos.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Crabs in a BarrelSixteen weeks in and we finally get an episode with some real meat on it.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Darby’s Barbie DreamlandThe wives finally address their longstanding issues in front of the cameras. It’s a small win, but we’ll take it.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Healing and ThrivingDespite some glimmers of levity, RHOP continues to be weighed down by the women’s refusal to break free from deeply entrenched oppositional positions.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Passport HoesNneka and Wendy can’t resolve their never-ending fight, but everyone seems committed to having an enjoyable trip to the Dominican Republic.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Running on FumesThis episode is dedicated to the women’s various hustles, with a few petty fights sprinkled in.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Limited LiabilityBoth Karen and Gizelle are attempting to control the narrative of the back half of the season but from entirely different perspectives.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Call Me MotherCandiace is still stuck fighting last season’s battles, and it still feels like the show is stuck in the mud.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Paving a New RoadWe salute Mia and Karen for stepping it up and trying to move the cast (and show) forward.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: What a DragWe’re going to keep getting the same story lines if the wives won’t work through their differences.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Flying the Chicken CoopRobyn spirals as she’s confronted with the reality of discussing her marital problems on-camera this season.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Under ConstructionThe best episode of the season so far shows what can happen when this group is able to commit to all-cast gatherings no matter all their differences.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: A Huge DragWhat should otherwise be a straightforward Housewives argument gets a cheap stigma attached and becomes truly grating. Enough with this story!
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Rise and ShrineWendy vs. Nneka is proving to be tiresome and disappointing.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: A Fence Is Not a BridgeThis episode makes clear Karen’s value to the franchise.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Drowning in DramaRobyn is too slowly coming to terms with how miserable she is in her relationship.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Season-Premiere Recap: Dixon DilemmasWill we recover from the Dixon’s Patreon-induced calamity?
  43. close read
    The (White Rapper) BlueprintDave manages to be the perfect depiction of the “white rapper’s” journey through the music industry.
  44. march badness
    Who Is the Worst Househusband of All Time?They’re each bad in their own unique way, but the Housewives Institute is putting them head-to-head to determine who is The Absolute Worst.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Season-Finale Recap: Gossip FolksThe season has mercifully ended, and I hope Potomac does some tinkering in the off-season.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Going FishingWhat better time to air out some dirty laundry than when an exotic dancer is making it clap right in front of your lobster tail?
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: The PlasticsIf Karen should take anything away from this, it’s that she has no allies on the show, and she should work on repairing that.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Dirty BirdKaren seems checked out this season, and everyone is silly for pilling on her.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Overcooked BeefPotomac is descending into overproduced chaos that isn’t all that enjoyable to watch.
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    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Pretty Little LiarsAshley mischievousness truly knows no bounds.
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