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David Chang in Ugly Delicious

The Fried Chicken Dilemma: “Ugly Delicious” Wants Us to Love Our Foods and Ourselves

by Shailee Koranne
May 10, 2018 at 9:00am
Racism isn’t always as plain as burning crosses or tiki torches. Read more »

Reproducing Racism: Diving Into The Handmaid’s Tale’s Fumbles With Nina Fiore

by Samantha Riedel
May 9, 2018 at 9:00am
Nina Fiore on the show’s race problem, #MeToo, and if Moira will ever get her own storyline. Read more »
Melissa Barrera as Lyn and Mishel Prada as Emma in Vida

Inescapable Whiteness: “Vida” and the Gentrification of Boyle Heights

by Alex Zaragoza
May 7, 2018 at 9:00am
What does it mean to be a “real” Mexican in the United States?   Read more »
Brady Jandreau as Brady Blackburn in The Rider

The Ascension of Chloé Zhao

by Caroline Cao
April 27, 2018 at 12:24pm
Chloé Zhao is one of the few Asian women directors getting her just due. Read more »
Elisabeth Moss as Offred/June in The Handmaid's Tale

No Balm In Gilead: Stressing Out With Season 2 of “The Handmaid’s Tale”

by Andi Zeisler
April 25, 2018 at 8:48am
Things in Gilead are bleak as shit. Read more »

Sadistic Storytellers: Unpacking the Exploitative Violence of Rape-Revenge Films

by Cate Young
April 24, 2018 at 1:06pm
Can we center victims rather than the physicality of their pain? Read more »
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Douchebag Decree: “The Simpsons” Addressed “The Problem with Apu” In the Worst Way Possible

by Dahlia Balcazar
April 13, 2018 at 11:07am
Is there a worse way to respond to thoughtful criticism? Read more »
Chloe Bailey as Jazlyn Forster and Halle Bailey as Skylar Forster on Grown-ish

Not As Free: “Grown-ish” Reveals the Dating Woes of Young Black Women

by Jordan McDonald
March 28, 2018 at 2:54pm
Dating struggles are often indicative of the racist politics of desirability. Read more »
Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones in Marvel's Jessica Jones

White Feminist Heroes: “Jessica Jones” Continues Leaving People of Color Behind

by Cameron Glover
March 22, 2018 at 10:11am
Apparently, feminist storytelling doesn’t have space for race. Read more »
David Arquette and Neve Campbell in Scream 3

Predictable Subtext: “Scream 3” Foreshadowed Hollywood's #MeToo Moment

by Sezin Koehler
March 20, 2018 at 1:26pm
The critically-panned slasher film is a scathing indictment of how women are treated in Hollywood. Read more »

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