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An Asian Girl on the Asian-Americans of Netflix

Asian-American characters: they’re rare, but they’re there. The summer of 2018 saw a sudden rise of Asian representation in mainstream Hollywood media, with the release of both Crazy Rich Asians…

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“Too Hot to Handle” Is the Latest Teaching Plan for Abstinence-Only Education

I was so excited for Too Hot to Handle. Anyone who knows me knows that I’ll take trashy reality TV over some Emmy-winning drama any day, and THTH seemed like…

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On “Little Fires Everywhere” and Black and White Female Friendships

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The Soft Boys of Netflix, Ranked

With the amount of young, conventionally attractive white (doe-eyed, tall, slender, definitely cis) men wearing pink crop tops and black nail polish despite the frightening possibility of backlash from their…

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The Teens of “Sex Education,” Ranked

What Sex Education gets so right is not only the sex, but also the havers of the sex. It’s a masterclass in characterization, and with the buildup from the first…

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“Cheer” offers the imperfectly perfect sports docuseries Gen Z has been waiting for

Being a performer is akin to having an addiction. You go through a lot of pain, money, and broken relationships for a few minutes of absolute ecstasy, regardless of the…

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“Fleabag,” Fourth Walls, and the Flaws of First-Person Writing

Pop quiz: it’s thesis season and you (who has slept a grand total of five hours in three days) and your laptop (in all its 2.36-kilogram glory) had just fallen…

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9 Movies to Watch If You Already Miss “Black Mirror”

So. You zipped through Season 5 in one sitting after waiting a year and a half for it. And now you have a big, gaping, Black Mirror–shaped hole in your…

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Growing up on Western Teen Media as Non-Western Teenager

There have been about a million personal essays on Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird since its release a year and a half ago. And I mean, sure, that’s not the actual…

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An Asian Girl on the Asian-Americans of Netflix

“Too Hot to Handle” Is the Latest Teaching Plan for Abstinence-Only Education

On “Little Fires Everywhere” and Black and White Female Friendships

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Karley Sciortino Is the Messiah for Young, Smart Sluts

The Borrowed Nostalgia of Empty Mall Music

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The Soft Boys of Netflix, Ranked

The Teens of “Sex Education,” Ranked

“Cheer” offers the imperfectly perfect sports docuseries Gen Z has been waiting for

Trending posts

Karley Sciortino Is the Messiah for Young, Smart Sluts

The Borrowed Nostalgia of Empty Mall Music

Dana Donnelly is Comedy’s Answer to Hot Girl Twitter

“Fleabag,” Fourth Walls, and the Flaws of First-Person Writing

9 Movies to Watch If You Already Miss “Black Mirror”

Growing up on Western Teen Media as Non-Western Teenager

Trending posts

Karley Sciortino Is the Messiah for Young, Smart Sluts

The Borrowed Nostalgia of Empty Mall Music

Dana Donnelly is Comedy’s Answer to Hot Girl Twitter

Karley Sciortino Is the Messiah for Young, Smart Sluts

The Borrowed Nostalgia of Empty Mall Music

Dana Donnelly is Comedy’s Answer to Hot Girl Twitter

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K.O. Talks Asian Representation and Her New Single

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