Nothing is Normal About Being a TeenRevisiting portrayals of virginity in "The O.C.," "Friday Night Lights," and "Sex Education"—and what I got wrong
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Matt Saracen is Back, Ya'llZach Gilford’s new show, “Midnight Mass,” isn’t very good. Luckily, “Friday Night Lights” still is! (Well, season 1.)
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“Sex Education” is Revolutionary Teen TV. Maeve Wiley Is the Best Part.
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All of the Emmy Nominees Were Once TeensBonus post on the 2021 Emmy nominees and winners
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On the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, Challenging Islamophobia on TV, from “Ramy” to “We are Lady Parts”[Warning: Spoilers throughout] The 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, has had me thinking about an episode of the Hulu show, “Ramy.” The show is a…
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How “Teenage Bounty Hunters” and “Good Trouble” Challenge Biphobic Stereotypes[Warning: Spoilers throughout] One of my close friends is watching “Sex and the City” for the first time as she recovers from getting her tonsils out, …
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The new “Gossip Girl” doesn’t understand Gen Z. “The White Lotus” does.It’s fitting to start this newsletter with a discussion of “Gossip Girl,” one of the most iconic teen shows of my generation. The show was based on Cec…
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I've threatened to write about teen TV for years. Now (sorry not sorry) I'm doing it.When I was 14, I became completely obsessed with the TV show “The O.C.” I was enamored with Seth Cohen (Adam Brody), the “adorkable” (6-foot, startling…
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Small Screen, Big IdeasOveranalyzing millennial and Gen Z TV's newfound political progressivism
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