A New Tail: “Siren” Treads the Muddy Waters of American History
Ryn, Helen, and Donna are challenging Bristol Cove’s violent legacy.
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No Pregnancy Glow: In “Hard Knock Wife,” Motherhood Isn’t Glamorous
When did the fit, unswollen, unbloated, sexually appealing mom become the standard?
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Radical Patience: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Turned Courtrooms Into Feminist Battlegrounds
The Notorious RBG practiced radical patience as she built a gender-just legal system.
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The Fried Chicken Dilemma: “Ugly Delicious” Wants Us to Love Our Foods and Ourselves
Racism isn’t always as plain as burning crosses or tiki torches.
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Reproducing Racism: Diving Into The Handmaid’s Tale’s Fumbles With Nina Fiore
Nina Fiore on the show’s race problem, #MeToo, and if Moira will ever get her own storyline.
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Inescapable Whiteness: “Vida” and the Gentrification of Boyle Heights
What does it mean to be a “real” Mexican in the United States?
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The Ascension of Chloé Zhao
Chloé Zhao is one of the few Asian women directors getting her just due.
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No Balm In Gilead: Stressing Out With Season 2 of “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Things in Gilead are bleak as shit.
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Sadistic Storytellers: Unpacking the Exploitative Violence of Rape-Revenge Films
Can we center victims rather than the physicality of their pain?
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Douchebag Decree: “The Simpsons” Addressed “The Problem with Apu” In the Worst Way Possible
Is there a worse way to respond to thoughtful criticism?
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