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Tabletop RPG Sleepaway makes gender expression part of the fun
The summer camp horror game is sneakily a great place to figure out who you are, outside of binaries.
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The radical leftist, queer utopia of Hello, Dolly!
"Money should circulate like rainwater. It should be flowing down among the people."
boy meets world
The surprisingly conservative core of Boy Meets World
The '90s sitcom, often lauded as progressive and ahead of its time, was all about lauding middle-class whiteness.
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Let Loki be Loki, gender-fluidity and all
The Disney+ series takes several tiny steps toward addressing its title character's gender. They're too tiny.
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Four African musicals everybody should watch
These musical delights are a great way to get to know the pop culture of Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa.
fear street
The wrong sort of girl: Modern witches on Netflix's Fear Street
The movie trilogy visits three historical eras to put a distinctly contemporary spin on witch lore.
xena: warrior princess
Looking for transformative justice in Xena: Warrior Princess
The '90s action drama boasts a surprisingly sophisticated look at what it means to atone for wrongdoing.
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Dua Lipa and the summer of cowgirl fashion
Cowboy boots, cowboy hats, and gingham are back to make your 2021 just a little more western.
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things: Bad Romance
Charlie Kaufman's latest imagines a world where the only light at the end of the tunnel for damaged men is love. But why?
city of god
The life and work of Brazil's Alexandre Rodrigues, a leading man for these hard times
The City of God star once had to drive an Uber to make ends meet. But his career has only just begun.
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What's the matter with teen TV shows today?
Too many shows try to make sweeping generalizations about Gen-Z. But Netflix's Never Have I Ever gets it right.
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Little Shop of Horrors: a movie musical where every frame is worth studying
As its 35th anniversary approaches, it's time to examine the many successes of Little Shop of Horrors.