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Rose Byrne plays Sheila Rubin, a white woman with curly brown hair, who is sitting down in an aerobics studio and smiling at people exercising

Inner Demons: “Physical” Presents a Darker Underdog Story

by Rebecca Long
June 24, 2021 at 12:40pm
The show depicts an unfulfilled housewife’s inner demons with brutal clarity, making for a compelling but difficult watch. Read more »
Image from animated series Tuca and Bertie. Tuca a grey toucan with a yellow beak is chatting with Bertie a brown songbird wearing a red sweater.

Super Fly: “Tuca & Bertie’s” New Season Is an Incisive Look at Friendship

by Jourdain Searles
June 18, 2021 at 11:57am
After a year in limbo, the bird besties are back. Read more »
Katie Thurston, the new Bachelorette, is a thin, white woman with long, brown hair who is sitting on a chaise and smiling in a sparkly green dress

Buzz Off: Of Course, “The Bachelorette” Found a Way to Objectify Sex Positivity

by Andréa Becker
June 18, 2021 at 10:36am
This show can’t run from its long history of peddling purity myths. Read more »
five illustrated Disney characters, including Minnie Mouse, Goofy, and Mickey Mouse walk in profile against a striped rainbow background

Once Again, Disney Attempts to Co-opt Pride Month

by Meggie Gates
June 18, 2021 at 9:55am
Disney’s disinterest in truly embracing the same consumers its Pride messaging targets sends a clear-cut message. Read more »
Group of women smiling and posing for the camera in pink sparkly halter tops

Better With Time: “Hacks” and “Girls5eva” Celebrate Women Aging in Public

by Sophia Stewart
June 16, 2021 at 1:51pm
What if women become more themselves as they age? Read more »
Kate Winslet plays Mare Sheehan, a white woman with blue eyes and her blond hair in a ponytail, in Mare of Easttown

Must Every Murder Show Revolve Around a Dead Girl?

by Eleanor Howell
June 14, 2021 at 12:34pm
The victim is a black hole, an empty vessel, and a symbol of both innocence lost and the horrors of patriarchy. Read more »
A genderqueer person in a hospital gown with their black hair pulled in a ponytail sits in an exam room looking worried

It’s 2021. Why Are Doctors Still Trying to “Cure” Asexuality?

by Michele Kirichanskaya
June 10, 2021 at 10:05am
Some doctors default to prescribing medication to their asexual patients, believing their asexuality may be a mask for other health issues. Read more »
Olivia Rodrigo on the cover of SOUR. Against a purple background, she has children's stickers all over her face and is sticking her tongue out, newspaper cut out letters imposed over her tongue say "SOUR"

License to Feel: “SOUR” Highlights the Unique Wisdom of Teen Girls

by Rodlyn-mae Banting
June 9, 2021 at 9:00am
Rodrigo’s practice of sitting intently with her messy emotions—whether on her bathroom floor or in her car—seems like a metaphor for the recent seasons of quarantine. Read more »
Elliot Page, a white, thin transgender man smiles big as they pose outside near their pool

Of Course Cis People Are Being Weird About Elliot Page’s Body

by s.e. smith
June 4, 2021 at 10:46am
Many cis people have a long way to go when it comes to thinking critically about talking about trans people and their bodies. Read more »
Emma Watson plays Cruella, a white woman with a half black, half white bob cut and red lipstick, in Cruella

Cruella Is an Irredeemable Villain—and Disney Should Keep Her That Way

by Rebecca Long
June 4, 2021 at 10:19am
Just because a villain is a woman doesn’t mean she needs to be redeemed. Read more »

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