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It’s Capitalism All the Way Down — A Leftist Look at TJ Klune’s ‘Under the Whispering Door’

It’s Capitalism All the Way Down — A Leftist Look at TJ Klune’s ‘Under the Whispering Door’

A book about the wonderful ubiquity of life, love, and wage labor
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High-Achieving Women with Low Self-Esteem Because Boy

High-Achieving Women with Low Self-Esteem Because Boy

A look at the weary trope that is women with low self-esteem whose entire life purpose is to help men with low self-esteem
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I Am Not an Easy Man Tackles Not an Easy Subject

I Am Not an Easy Man Tackles Not an Easy Subject

Women in power suits might not be going far enough
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‘Master of None’ and The Rubik’s Cube of Muslim Representation on TV

‘Master of None’ and The Rubik’s Cube of Muslim Representation on TV

Is a pork-gobbling, non-practicing Muslim on TV something to celebrate or bury?
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Why Alex Standall Should’ve Starred in ‘13 Reasons Why’

Why Alex Standall Should’ve Starred in ‘13 Reasons Why’

Clay was a terrible protagonist, and should feel terrible.
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Rogue One is the Film America Deserves

Rogue One is the Film America Deserves

We love underdog stories. The problem: we’re the Empire.
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Fantastic Plot Holes and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Plot Holes and Where to Find Them

JK Rowling knocks it out the park with her screenwriting debut, with her trademark red herrings and unnecessarily complicated villain plots
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Girlboss at her worst is the show at its best

Girlboss at her worst is the show at its best

We eat up deeply flawed characters like nobody’s business. What’s wrong with us?
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‘The Discovery’ is the Latest in the Sci-Fi-Not-Sci-Fi Genre

‘The Discovery’ is the Latest in the Sci-Fi-Not-Sci-Fi Genre

Do you like Sci-Fi? Then don’t watch The Discovery
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‘The Fall’ Felt Realistic — Is That bad?

‘The Fall’ Felt Realistic — Is That bad?

What does it say about us when we thumbs-up deeply imperfect people and deeply disturbing scenarios?
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‘Better Call Saul’ Review: Chuck is the Worst

‘Better Call Saul’ Review: Chuck is the Worst

He really is. The entire show is just Chuck being the worst. Ever.
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Moana — A New Hope

Moana — A New Hope

Disney’s racist film history takes a turn for the — hopefully — better?
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Batman vs Photoshop

Batman vs Photoshop

Forget alien spaceships or Batmobiles: the greatest tech gadget of Batman v Superman is Photoshop
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The Trolls in Frozen Make No Goddamn Sense

The Trolls in Frozen Make No Goddamn Sense

Frozen is like a cherry pie. It sounds good in theory, but stops making sense the minute you dig into it. The plot and character…
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Orange is the New Black, or: Brown is the New White

Orange is the New Black, or: Brown is the New White

Or, “How The White Protagonist Became the Annoying Supporting Character in Light of Her Far More Compelling Co-stars of Color”
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How Do You Not Know What the Get Down Is?

How Do You Not Know What the Get Down Is?

For those of you who don’t know what The Get Down is — and I have no idea why The Get Down isn’t more popular — it’s a Netflix original…
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We Love Ron Swanson Only Because He’s Not Real

We Love Ron Swanson Only Because He’s Not Real

Because judgmental absolutists are best left fictional
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Pixar Isn’t Brave

Pixar Isn’t Brave

Pixar: King of (Bland, White) Storytelling
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Mulan’s Malnourished China

Mulan’s Malnourished China

The Animated Film Where China’s Existence is Threatened by the Huns and Famine
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Why “The Night Manager” Should’ve Been Called “The Pregnant Cop”

Why “The Night Manager” Should’ve Been Called “The Pregnant Cop”

Gorgeous sets, masterful cinematography, Loki, and Hugh Laurie combines for a smash hit — if they just changed the entire premise.
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Why the Pokémon Anime Eats the Manga’s Dust

Why the Pokémon Anime Eats the Manga’s Dust

The anime botched the Pokémon experience
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The Lorax Film was Toothless

The Lorax Film was Toothless

The Lorax film, unlike the book, didn’t provoke any action or challenge our conscience.
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The Victim In the White Castle

The Victim In the White Castle

How It Could’ve Been So Much Worse
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Voldemort is Broken, and So is the Potter Universe

Voldemort is Broken, and So is the Potter Universe

Don’t worry. I’m not here to moan about how terrible the books were. They were great for their demographic, which consists of mostly…
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Sequel: How the Cursed Child Perfectly Mimicked the Failures of the…

Harry Potter and the Cursed Sequel: How the Cursed Child Perfectly ...

Before you get your Muggle nerves riled up, I want you to know that I’m not crapping on the newest installment of the Harry Potter…
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