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The Conditional Feminism of “My Unorthodox Life”
Growing as a feminist doesn’t mean shrinking as a Jew.
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Color Struck: Hollywood Can’t Scrub Its Colorism Problem
In the Heights is anxiously concerned about the white gaze.
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Brain Power: Cartoons Diversify the Face of Neurodivergence
Recent animated shows, including The Owl House and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power are beautifully doing this work.
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This Woman’s Work: “Lupita” Gets Inside the Life of an Indigenous Resistance Leader
“This is a woman [who] can tell the story of 500 years of repression of Indigenous peoples.”
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Remembering the Unshakable Jewishness of “The Nanny”
Jewish television characters have historically been outliers.
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Making Waves: In “Luca” and “Wolfwalkers,” Monstrousness Is a Queer Metaphor
While the two films feature protagonists’ attempts to assimilate into human culture, they also ultimately do so under the threat of violence and discrimination.
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Big Time Crush: “Never Have I Ever” Loses Itself In a Teenage Love Triangle
Never Have I Ever is like a teenager: It wants to be popular, relatable to everyone, and alienating to no one.
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Ones You Can Depend On: “Ted Lasso” Offers Up an Ode to the Power of Friendship
Recently, Ted Lasso racked up a historic 20 Emmy nominations, more than any freshman comedy in history.
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Bring the Noise: “We Are Lady Parts” Chooses Joy Over Judgement
No trauma porn, no white saviors.
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Godmothers of Invention: The Enduring Power of the Cinderella Story
There is no tale of Cinderella without her Fairy Godmother.
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