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In the World of “WandaVision,” It Has Been Grief All Along

A black and white image is surrounded by color, with  Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and The Vision (Paul Bettany) as the focus.
by Rebecca Long
March 5, 2021 at 8:58am
WandaVision is ultimately a meditation about grief and the true origins of Wanda’s power.
A white mom with her hair in a scrunchie holds her daughter, who is light skinned and has curly hair, as they sit together in bed.

Unlike “Gilmore Girls,” “Ginny and Georgia” Doesn’t Hide from Sex

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 5, 2021 at 7:56am
Ginny and Georgia strikingly faces sex and sexuality head on, especially when held up against its predecessor. Read more »
A young white girl wears a yellow raincoat and steps into a store while holding a zine.

“Moxie” Isn’t Perfect, but Neither Are New Feminists

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 3, 2021 at 8:42am
Moxie is more educational than groundbreaking. Read more »
Tara (Amber Benson), left, looks lovingly at Willow (Alyson Hannigan), right, who is smiling and looking down

Under Your Spell: Revisiting “Buffy’s” First Lesbian Kiss 20 Years Later

by Elly Belle
February 26, 2021 at 11:00am
The fact that these queer women weren’t allowed sustained happiness sent the message that stability exists only in relationships between men and women. Read more »
Nicholas Brendon playing Xander Harris in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”

Bad Blood: The Quiet Misogyny of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”

by Marina Watanabe
February 19, 2021 at 10:40am
To understand Joss Whedon’s nerdy repackaging of entitlement toward women and their bodies, one must look no further than the subtext of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Read more »
The cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Joss Whedon and the Persistence of Prioritizing Male “Creative Genius”

by Elly Belle
February 18, 2021 at 9:45am
What if we cared more about justice than “male genius?”  Read more »
Rachel Lindsay, a Black woman with long, dark hair, smiles. She wears a dress and a white fur coat and sits on a rooftop.

Fucking Tired: Fixing “The Bachelor’s” Racism Isn’t Rachel Lindsay’s Job

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
February 17, 2021 at 12:01pm
Rachel Lindsay has become the built-in key to solving the empire’s ongoing problems with racism. Read more »
Carlson Young plays Margaret, a white woman with short, blond hair, who looks aghast as she moves through a deep red world, in The Blazing World

BitchWatch: 5 Frightening Feminist Films from Sundance

by Michelle Krasovitski
February 16, 2021 at 10:16am
These movies are meaningful entries into a genre that has its sights toward social commentary. Read more »
four thin, white women lay across a white-sheeted bed together for a promo for the Sex and the City

We Can’t Help But Wonder: Why Is “Sex and the City” Being Rebooted?

by Nneka M. Okona
January 21, 2021 at 4:01pm
Our standards are evolving, and Sex and the City no longer meets them. Read more »
A white woman and a Black man walk together into a party. Both are dressed up in Regency-era clothing.

Royal Representation: On the Strange Racial Politics of “Bridgerton”

by Aditi Natasha Kini
January 14, 2021 at 12:09pm
In essence, all these shows do is show people of color being terrible white people. Read more »
Dory Sief looks disoriented and horrified with a light shining in her face. She's chained to a chair in a concrete room.

Lost and Found: Season 4 of “Search Party” Is the Perfect Pandemic Watch

by Marina Watanabe
January 14, 2021 at 11:22am
The dark comedy series is back for a new season, and we couldn’t be more thrilled about it. Read more »

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