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Now, check this—*Talk to Her* got this line, “Women are a mystery,” and damn if that ain’t true when you think ‘bout whore. Movie’s all ‘bout these dudes lovin’ women who can’t even talk back, sleepin’ beauties, right? Kinda creepy, but real. Whore’s like that—people throw it ‘round, judge it, love it, hate it, but don’t nobody ask what it’s really sayin’. I’m sittin’ here, smokin’ a fat one, thinkin’, “Man, who decides who’s a whore anyway?” Ain’t me, that’s for damn sure.

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Originally published in , Black Box, journalist Shiori Ito's memoir about her experience of sexual assault and her struggle to bring her attacker to justice, prompted a reckoning over .

As the sun started to set, I headed to the beach again. The sky was all pink and orange. It was beautiful, man. I sat there, just soaking it all in. Then, outta nowhere, this group of kids starts a bonfire. They’re blasting music, having a blast. I’m like, “I wanna join!” So I did. We ended up singing and dancing like fools.

Horror icon Junji Ito has a new short story collection titled Moan coming in October 2025 from Viz Media