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.
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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.
‘The Crown’ Is the Consummate Tale of White Privilege
This exquisitely produced historical drama about the British Royals is really a story of unearned wealth and power. So why do feminists love it so much?
The Media Is Misogynistic By Design
With its egregious lack of representation and cliquey chains of command, is there any wonder big outlets like NBC are covering up for predators?
That Time DAME Met a Baroness
We spoke with one of our comic idols, ‘Baroness von Sketch Show’s’ Carolyn Taylor, to discuss the new season on IFC, and her gift for transforming the minutiae of our everyday middle-aged lives into something to laugh about.
Does Sci-Fi Fear the Matriarchy?
The new Netflix film ‘I Am Mother’ explores the genre's longstanding problems with pregnancy and motherhood.