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?
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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.
HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ Reminds Us We’re Living in the “Not Normal”
This five-hour historical drama is not a discussion of whether Soviet Communism failed. It’s a mirror of our present moment and the danger of denial.
‘Killing Eve’s’ Women Recast Invisibility Into a Super Power
The critically acclaimed international spy thriller delves into what it means for women to be stereotyped, categorized, underestimated, and ignored—and turns it into an asset.
‘Shrill’ Demonstrates the Audacity of Self-Acceptance
In the quietly revolutionary Hulu show based on Lindy West's memoir, Aidy Bryant inhabits a radical new protagonist: a fat woman who learns to stop apologizing. We talk with West and fellow series writer Samantha Irby.
Whisper Networks Have Kept Women’s History Alive
Why has women's truth always been whispered, and what do we do now that we finally have a megaphone?
Reckoning With Roseanne, My TV Mom
The original “Becky” reflects on the polarizing comic and Trump voter who indelibly changed what it means to be a TV matriarch.
Can “Murphy Brown” Save TV News?
Amid the sea of TV retreads, the remake of this political sitcom feels timely, urgent, and possibly therapeutic.