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WERE WE TOO HARD ON “GLITTER”?
Mariah Carey’s infamous flop might be a lot more fun than its reputation suggests.
7 min read
NOBODY TOLD ME “ATLANTA” WAS A HORROR SHOW
The joke and the jump scare were often the same thing.
9 min read
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BIPOC WOMEN ARE BRINGING THEIR OWN GHOSTS TO GOTHIC FICTION
This centuries old tradition was overdue for some new blood.
Oct 127 min read
THREE LESSONS “INSECURE” TAUGHT ME ABOUT FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS
10 years later, Issa and Molly still have something to teach us.
Oct 86 min read
THE CURIOUS CASE OF JOHN STEWART
John swears by a new oath.
Oct 78 min read
“YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER” INTERROGATES YOUR FATHER
Out of necessity, Latif has to make room for his feminine side.
Sep 285 min read
WERE WE TOO HARD ON “GLITTER”?
Mariah Carey’s infamous flop might be a lot more fun than its reputation suggests.
Sep 217 min read
NOBODY TOLD ME “ATLANTA” WAS A HORROR SHOW
The joke and the jump scare were often the same thing.
Sep 69 min read
IN HONOR OF THE US OPEN, LET’S REVISIT THE SEXY, SWEATY GENIUS OF “CHALLENGERS”
Tennis may never recover.
Aug 276 min read
IF “WHO TF DID I MARRY?” WAS THE BREAKDOWN, “WHAT TF DO I DO NOW?” IS THE REBUILD.
How Reesa Teesa telling the most humiliating story of her life helped her build a new one.
Aug 226 min read
NETFLIX IS BETTING BIG ON AFRICAN DRAMAS—AND IT’S PAYING OFF
"The Polygamist" isn’t an outlier.
Aug 116 min read
APPARENTLY, EVERY VERSION OF “THE ODYSSEY” CAN REIMAGINE HELEN OF TROY—JUST NOT AS A BLACK WOMAN
It’s almost as if the objection isn’t really about preserving mythology at all.
Jul 215 min read
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