Ryan Murphy’s Redemption Arc of Kim Kardashian
A series about scorned women could have interrogated misogyny; instead, it lets Kardashian cosplay liberation in couture and clichés.
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Do Good Cops Exist — and Why Is It Capt. Olivia Benson?
The criminal justice system has been anything but just to sexual assault survivors. So it would seem counterintuitive that so many women find comfort in watching the long-running SVU — but there's a good reason for it.
What ‘Too Much’ Teaches Us About Writing Fat Characters
Inspired by the examples set by Lena Dunham, Natasha Rothwell, and Lindy West, award-winning TV and fiction writer Zoe Whittall offers indispensable advice about how to combat fatphobia on the page.
Who Is Funnier Than the Women of SNL?
Here are 16 sketches that remind us that the women on the show are some of the most provocative, creative talents, with sketches and characters that have shaped the public opinion on some of our nation’s most pressing issues.
Where Are All the Bisexual Men on Television?
TV's long-form narrative offers opportunities to watch sexuality unfold over time, but bisexual storylines continue to be made palatable through a handful of tropes.
We Sure Do Love Our White Lady Grifter Stories
The genre comprising 'Inventing Anna,' 'Bad Vegan,' and 'The Dropout' delivers more than riveting girl-boss con-artist tales about white femininity. Together, they tell a bigger story about our society's susceptibility to their con.
I Want My Lesbian TV
Growing up in the 1980s, there was little in the way of queer representation on TV. Now we've shattered the celluloid closet. But is this progress restricted to our small screens?
‘Ramy’ Is the Intersectional Show We Didn’t Know We Had
Ramy Youssef's Hulu comedy centers on a straight, male Muslim. But in season two, it's the women who are driving the plots—and social conversations.
The Self-Care of Escapist TV
With the distressing realities of politics, the spread of Covid-19, and a halt to life as we knew it, there’s comfort in political dramas, if only for an hour at a time.
That Time Middle-Aged TV Stars Got to Act Their Age
The 1990s were the golden age for actresses of a certain age who portrayed women much like themselves: menopausal, world-weary, and invisible to men. And they were successful—until they got canceled.