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With New Reboots, TV Tries to Fashion a Contemporary Queer Elite
I couldn’t help but wonder: Was the rise of the queer elite a sign of progress, or propaganda?
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“Catfish” Still Has Lessons To Teach Us
There’s no better time than quarantine to really understand why people end up talking to people for long periods of time without meeting in person.
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Dressed for Comfort: The Series Finale of “The Bold Type” Is Fashionably Emotional
The series finale of The Bold Type is a call back to the five seasons Kat, Jane, and Sutton shared on Freeform.
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Is Hollywood Ready for the Realness of “Zola?”
You can’t tell stories about Black women without Black women creators.
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Cerulean Blues: “The Devil Wears Prada” Fashions a Cautionary Tale
Most media outlets still favor the image of equality over doing the real work that true equality would require.
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Inner Demons: “Physical” Presents a Darker Underdog Story
The show depicts an unfulfilled housewife’s inner demons with brutal clarity, making for a compelling but difficult watch.
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Super Fly: “Tuca & Bertie’s” New Season Is an Incisive Look at Friendship
After a year in limbo, the bird besties are back.
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Buzz Off: Of Course, “The Bachelorette” Found a Way to Objectify Sex Positivity
This show can’t run from its long history of peddling purity myths.
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Better With Time: “Hacks” and “Girls5eva” Celebrate Women Aging in Public
What if women become more themselves as they age?
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Must Every Murder Show Revolve Around a Dead Girl?
The victim is a black hole, an empty vessel, and a symbol of both innocence lost and the horrors of patriarchy.
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