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The Case for Magical Boys
Apr 01, 2025

The Case for Magical Boys

If anime can subvert and complicate femininity in magical girl shows, it can do the same for masculinity with magical boys.

Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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Feast of the Seven Fishes and Eight Abs
Dec 24, 2024
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Feast of the Seven Fishes and Eight Abs

Canceling Vinny Guadagnino and Christmas Eve at the Jersey Shore.

Christine Grimaldi
Christine Grimaldi
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Young, Fat, and Gifted
Dec 03, 2024
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Young, Fat, and Gifted

Two new streaming comedies show viewers are eager for stories about fat Black women that don’t just rewrite old, damaging scripts about our lives.

Evette Dionne
Evette Dionne
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Housewife Luxury Will Never Be Quiet
Nov 26, 2024
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Housewife Luxury Will Never Be Quiet

Get your half-baked class analysis out of my face

Aria Velasquez
Aria Velasquez
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The Freaky Feminism of 'Evil,' TV's Weirdest Horror Hit
Oct 31, 2024

The Freaky Feminism of 'Evil,' TV's Weirdest Horror Hit

Showrunners Michelle and Robert King surrounded their demons-of-the-week with feminist signifiers, but ultimately stopped short of really condemning the patriarchy.

Andrea Grimes
Andrea Grimes
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I Missed My Mom. So I Rewatched All Nine Seasons of 'Roseanne.'
Oct 18, 2024

I Missed My Mom. So I Rewatched All Nine Seasons of 'Roseanne.'

Thirty-six years to the day after its debut, the sitcom is still groundbreaking — but also, now, genuinely heartbreaking ... on so many levels.

Tina Vasquez
Tina Vasquez
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