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Shonda Rhimes at the 2015 TCA Summer Press tour

Ratings Gold: Women Showrunners Are Ushering In TV’s Golden Age

by Evette Dionne
March 5, 2018 at 10:42am
Joy Press presents the “golden age” through the lens of the women who are creating it. Read more »
Yolonda Ross as Jada Washington and Jacob Latimore as Emmett Washington in The Chi

The Authenticity Factor: “The Chi” Shows That Violence Isn’t Chicago’s Only Story

by Veronica Hilbring
February 13, 2018 at 9:58am
The Chi shows the dimensions of Chicago’s South Side and its people. Read more »
Carmen and Antwane on MTV's Catfish

Bait and Switch: The 7 Best Episodes of “Catfish”

by Evette Dionne
February 7, 2018 at 3:10pm
What a mess. I couldn’t stop watching if I tried. Read more »
Gillian Anderson as Agent Dana Scully in the “My Struggle III” episode of The X-Files

Scully, the Victim: The Legacy of Gendered Violence on The X-Files

by Sadie Graham
January 29, 2018 at 2:54pm
Has The X-Files finally gone too far with its incisive, sometimes morbid preoccupation with the intimate harms inflicted on women? Read more »

5 Episodes of "Black Mirror" to Kickstart Your Obsession

by Dahlia Balcazar
January 12, 2018 at 3:24pm
These are the best five episodes to get you started on the show that’s shaping up to be the new Twilight Zone. Read more »
Andrea Navedo, Gina Rodriguez, Justin Baldoni, and Ivonne Coll in Jane the Virgin

I Got All My Sisters With Me: How TV is Diversifying Family Structures

by Cate Young
January 10, 2018 at 10:07am
Extended families are their own miniature communities where members can find support. Read more »
Letitia Wright as Nish in Black Mirror’s Black Museum episode

Intergenerational Trauma: “Black Museum” and The Toll Activism Takes On Black Women

by Stacie Williams
January 4, 2018 at 2:15pm
The kinkeeping that women are tasked with is an important part of intergenerational activism. Read more »
DeWanda Wise as Nola and Ilfenesh Hadera as Opal on She's Gotta Have It

Nova, Nola, and Annalise: Queer Black Women and the Arc of Representation

by Jordan McDonald
January 3, 2018 at 9:12am
Nola, Nova, and Annalise are the queer-coded villains of their own stories. Read more »
Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones and David Tennant as Kilgrave in Marvel's Jessica Jones

BitchWatch: 15 Bitch Approved TV Shows You Should Watch This Winter

by Evette Dionne
January 2, 2018 at 2:19pm
We’re in for several months of quality TV. Read more »

The Fragility of Safety: Beyond the Promise of #MeToo

December 28, 2017 at 2:37pm
We find ourselves at an impasse. Who, anymore, is safe? Read more »

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What I Learned About Gender and Power from Sailor Moon

by Soleil Ho
May 31, 2013 at 1:43pm
My life began in 1995 — the year I turned eight and became a divorced kid.    Read more »

Tina Belcher's Sexual Revolution

​​​​​​​Tina Belcher, an animated teenaged girl. She wears glasses and has black hair with bangs.
by Gabrielle Moss
May 6, 2014 at 11:57am
Tina Belcher breaks all the rules of network sitcoms. That's why she's wonderful.  Read more »

Eat, Pray, Spend: Priv-lit and the new, enlightened American dream

by Joshunda Sanders
Summer 2010 • Action
Priv-lit and the new, enlightened American dream. Read more »

Films and TV Portray Abortion as More Dangerous Than It Is

by Erica Thomas
February 19, 2014 at 3:47pm
Films and television shows tend to present a skewed portrayal of abortion—when fictional movies and TV shows include a plotline about abortion... Read more »