Big as Life: “Shrill” Upends Pop Culture’s Fat Narrative
Aidy Bryant brings humor and positivity to a role that could have easily fallen into stereotype with a lesser actress.
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The Radical Working-Class Roots of Improv Comedy
Most comedy fans don’t know that improv was created by a female social worker.
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Every Rose Has Its Thorn: How "Schitt’s Creek" Mastered the Sharp Sitcom
It’s an honest depiction of a family employing productive optimism and pessimistic humor to survive.
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The 2019 Super Bowl Commercials Were a Strange Pop-Culture Smörgåsbord
How would the Dude and Carrie ever, ever, ever find themselves in the same bar?
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“You” and the Excuses We Make for Traumatized Men
Joe Goldberg, with all his deadbeat dad-inflicted burns and memories of living on the streets of New York, is a special kind of fiction, but he has real-life brethren the world over.
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#MeToonys: “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and the Challenge of Making Harassment Hilarious
Kimmy Schmidt’s handling of Titus’ #MeToo storyline feels clumsy.
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Bonged For Glory: “Broad City’s” Final Season is Ballsy and Bittersweet
It’s hard to maintain characters so strongly identified with their real-life creators when those creators have firmly and successfully individuated.
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“She-Ra’s” Nuanced Take on Abuse and Trauma Is Its Real Power
The show understands that acknowledging how hard things have always been for Catra doesn’t invalidate Adora’s suffering.
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How TV Finally Got Realistic About Abortions
Getting abortion right matters more than ever.
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Popaganda: How Do We Talk About Abortion?
In recent years, though, there’s been a big shift in the way we talk about abortion. People who’ve had abortions have been able to share their stories widely on social media. Though, of course, they’ve faced a lot of pushback and hatred, real people sharing their stories about abortion is... Read more »
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