TV
“Grace and Frankie” Expands Its World, but Loses Insight into the Women at Its Center
Grace and Frankie is at its best when it follows its tried and true formula.
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The Witching Hour: What the CW Loses to Magical Surrealism
As the CW depicts women’s coming of age stories through magical surrealism, we lose nuance.
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Sinister Niceness: On “You,” Killers Don’t Change their Spots
If Season 2 is any indication, we have no choice but to overlook the obvious in favor of granting white men an inherent innocence; it’s a default.
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The Most Impactful Pop Culture Phenomenons of the 2010s
As we speedily approach 2020, we reflect on some of the most memorable moments in pop culture of the last decade.
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In Bad Faith: Hallmark’s Jewish Stereotypes Meet America’s Rising Antisemitism
Hanukkah, as it exists to Hallmark, is just Christmas’s quirky ethnic sidekick.
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MILF of Human Kindness: “Mrs. Fletcher’s” Muddled Messages about Older Women and Sexual Freedom
On paper, Mrs. Fletcher is a slam dunk. In execution, not so much.
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Yay, Us?: In the World of “mixed-ish,” Colorblindness Is the Same as Anti-Racism
There’s still a dearth of pop culture with multiracial characters who contend with what that multiraciality means socially and politically.
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Narrowing the Chart: The Most Essential Episodes of “The L Word”
For those who are new to The L Word universe, here are the most essential episodes to watch to prep for Generation Q.
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“The L Word: Generation Q” Isn’t an Apology—It’s an Entirely Refreshed World
“The idea that normalization is radical is something that we talk a lot about the writers room.”
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