TV
Hustle & Glow: “P-Valley” Puts Black Southern Strippers in the Spotlight
The show is an expansive portrait of poverty, racism, misogyny and the Black Southern pride that pushes back against oppression.
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Third Party Clarity: Therapy Is a Luxury for Pop Culture’s Troubled Mother-Daughter Pairs
In film and television, few relationships are as fraught as the one between a mother and a daughter.
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A Season in Hell: Amazon’s New Series “Paatal Lok” Is a Cop Drama for Our Times
The show is singularly unsparing in its depiction of modern Indian life.
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Consent Creator: “I May Destroy You” Takes on the Messy Realities of Rape
The 12-episode series is an exploration of rape culture that leans into its gray areas.
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Queerness Shines in “She-Ra” and Other Animated Shows
The message out there for young people was that straights get to have fulfilling personal growth and relationships—and queers and queer romance don’t exist.
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Like Kat Edison, Many Black Women in Media Can’t Catch a Break
The Bold Type isn’t so bold when it comes to Kat, its Black, queer protagonist.
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Bro-ey Ribaldry: Zac Efron’s “Down to Earth” is Merely Colonialist Fantasy
Though fun, “Down to Earth” largely whitewashes sustainability, and misses the mark.
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Julie Plec Continues “The Vampire Diaries” Tradition of Black Women Saving White Women
It’s not the first time Julie Plec has put vile demands on the shoulders of Black women.
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Naya Rivera Built a TV Legacy for Queer, Latinx People
“Santana validated me, and was the beginning of what led me out of the closet.”
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Feeling Sapphic: How Velma Shaped Lesbian Culture
“I always felt like Velma was sapphic.”
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