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We Were Rooting for You: On the Changing Legacy of Tyra Banks
Banks has been around since the ’90s, but it has taken this long to reckon with her true legacy.
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We’ve Entered Peak Dystopian Television, and Chris Harrison is Our King
Dystopian television is here, and it’s coming for our love lives—whether through song, or otherwise.
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Never Have I Ever Watched a Better Comedy about Grief
Saying goodbye to those we love when they pass on is the hardest thing we’ll ever do; it is also the most necessary.
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American Hustle: Phyllis Schlafly, “Mrs. America,” and the Selling of Antifeminism
The show reckons with the impossible bargains demanded of women on either side of the ERA.
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“Tiger King” Is about Murder, Mayhem, and Misogyny
“Tiger King” lends a hand to Joe Exotic’s agenda to sour Caroline Baskin’s reputation and make her, in the eyes of the public, a maniacal man-killer.
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Ms. Jackson If You’re Scary: “Shirley” Is a Biopic in the Form of a Domestic Ghost Story
The film explores what happens when Shirley Jackson meets a younger reflection of herself.
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“Little Fires Everywhere" Illuminates Racial Tension in Female Friendships
The series attempts to illuminate often unseen societal inequities.
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“Promising Young Woman” Aims to Redeem the Rape-Revenge Tale. Does It?
In recent decades, audiences have become desensitized to rape stories.
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Of Course We’re Attracted to Chaotic TV Shows Right Now
Though this seems to be a counterintuitive phenomenon, it appears we’re all turning to anxiety-inducing TV in these exceptionally anxiety-inducing times.
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“Crip Camp” Brings Visibility to the History of Disabled Activists
There are no human rights without disability rights, and Camp Jened produced many of the feisty activists that took on this fight.
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