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.
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‘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.
Why It’s So Hard, But Necessary, to Watch “The Black Museum”
The controversial 'Black Mirror' season-four finale takes on our culture's obsession with Black torture porn, bringing it to a devastating catharsis.
She’s Finally Having It
Spike Lee's Netflix serial adaptation of "She's Gotta Have It" is the latest example that pop culture is FINALLY starting to represent female sexuality on our terms.
Our Waking Nightmare Has Made ‘American Horror Story’ Great Again
The harrowing post–Election 2016 tale about a Trumpist cult leader who’s seduced, then betrayed, people from the margins is the kind of cathartic story we need to process right now.