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Words Fail: “Dear Evan Hansen” Is an Obvious Disservice to Mental-Health Representation
Corny and contrived, Dear Evan Hansen is an obvious disservice to mental-health representation.
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“Stolen” Reclaims the Narrative of the Troubled Teen
A survivor challenges institutional child abuse masquerading as therapy.
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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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License to Feel: “SOUR” Highlights the Unique Wisdom of Teen Girls
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.
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Unlike “Gilmore Girls,” “Ginny and Georgia” Doesn’t Hide from Sex
Ginny and Georgia strikingly faces sex and sexuality head on, especially when held up against its predecessor.
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“Moxie” Isn’t Perfect, but Neither Are New Feminists
Moxie is more educational than groundbreaking.
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Dream Sequence: “To All the Boys” Ends Less Sugary Sweet Than It Began
The film ultimately lacks the essential nutrients of a satisfying conclusion.
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Lizzie McGuire is 30. Apparently That’s a Problem for Disney+.
How Disney+ killed our Lizzie McGuire dreams.
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How Sex Educator YouTube Went from Guiding Light to Worrisome Shadow
In 2016, YouTube was a space to learn any and everything about sex; maybe, in 2020, it simply isn’t anymore.
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Pausing the Panic Button: Can Religious Scholarship Teach Media Literacy?
Moral panics about sexually disturbing or explicit media are hardly new or uncommon.
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