Culture
Truth Hurts: Season 2 of “Fleabag” Is All about Fessing Up
Perhaps the masterstroke of season is in making Fleabag’s love interest someone who’s literally in the business of confession.
Read more »
Backtalk: Meh of Thrones
This week, Dahlia and Amy get into their disappointment over the final season of Game of Thrones. The epic series has given audiences a big cultural moment in the world of dragons, the fight for power, and a slew of women characters to love and hate—but is it doing justice to the story?... Read more »
False Alarm: The Tale of JT Leroy Is a Hoax with Layers
Like its subject, JT LeRoy is about so much more than it seems.
Read more »
The Post-Colonial Politics of “Game of Thrones”
The show’s brutal violence reflects on our current reality, not a fictional past.
Read more »
Only White Kids Find Treasure: “On My Block’s” Fantastical Coming of Age Story
None of the kids have delusions of grandeur; all they want is to buy their way out of historical cycles of violence.
Read more »
Baby Savior: Motherhood Is Not a Form of Redemption for Career Women
Pop culture’s preoccupation with fixing single, aging career women seems to have expanded over the last three decades.
Read more »
The Nan Show: How Nannies Rewrote the Rules on TV Parenting
The experiences of nannies that are omitted from pop culture tell us as much about the current state of childcare in America as do the types of nannies and parents that are portrayed.
Read more »
Monstrous Poetry: Kenji Liu Is Using Frankenstein as a Metaphor for Toxic Masculinity
It’s easy to write something that criticizes toxic masculinity, or our current president, or any number of things in the news about guys acting badly.
Read more »
Object Lessons: “The Act” and the Ethics of Consuming True Crime
The interest in consuming true crime isn’t matched by an obligation to discuss the ethical implications of doing so.
Read more »
Grand Theft Creative: The Gaming Industry’s Exploitative Crunch Culture
Despite booming profits, layoffs in the gaming industry are becoming more frequent, with less and less regard for their effects on employees.
Read more »
Pages
