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Jeannie’s American Dream: The Assimilation of a TV Icon
I Dream of Jeannie is the only U.S. television show that has revolved around a female Arab character, which is quite sad given that she’s a make-believe caricature.
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“Too Hot to Handle” Is a Conservative Nightmare of a Reality Dating Show
The premise is simple: for the duration of the season, no one can have sex.
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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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