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For disabled writers, the stakes of the WGA strike couldn’t be higher
In Hollywood, ableism compounds issues of low pay, shrinking writers’ rooms, and vanishing residuals for disabled writers -- check out my article in…
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“Daisy Jones and the Six” Broke My Brain
Trying to unravel reality and artifice in the Amazon series and accompanying album
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The Best Teen and Millennial Shows of 2022
I loved "Severance" too, but there are so many other series from this year you're sleeping on, from "The Midnight Club" to "Single Drunk Female"
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OMG, the Prinsen är Queer
In Netflix’s Swedish boarding school drama “Young Royals,” the brooding young prince likes boys. Beyond the addicting central romance, there’s lots of…
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Messy British Millennial Women (and Their Friends)
Though they’re different in tone, theme, and genre, these shows are part of a new trend of shows that focus on friendship rather than romantic love.
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What I Watched During my Covid Reinfection
"The Bear," "Trying," and "Never Have I Ever" kept me (somewhat) sane.
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Why “The Wilds” Is my Favorite Pandemic TV Show
“The Wilds” is the kind of show that grabbed me in the first five minutes. Here’s why I love it.
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All About Love
There is much to analyze and problematize in shows like the popular “Bridgerton" and the romance genre writ large. On the other hand, it’s just what the…
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Small screen, big ideas
Overanalyzing the progressive politics of millennial and Gen Z television

Small screen, big ideas

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