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How <em>Sex and the City</em> Exemplifies Late 20th-Century Feminist Despair

How Sex and the City Exemplifies Late 20th-Century Feminist Despair

Alice Bolin on the Possibilities and Pitfalls of Gender Relations Amidst Women’s Ongoing Struggle For Sexual Autonomy

By Alice Bolin | June 23, 2025

On Ten Iconic Women Writers of Film and Television

On Ten Iconic Women Writers of Film and Television

Li Patron and Forsyth Harmon Explore Thirty Years of Representation on the Big and Small Screen

By Li Patron and Forsyth Harmon | February 12, 2024

What’s Old is New Again (and Again): On the Cyclical Nature of Nostalgia

What’s Old is New Again (and Again): On the Cyclical Nature of Nostalgia

Tobias Becker Explores Popular Culture’s Continued Revival of the Past

By Tobias Becker | December 13, 2023

More Than Meets the Eye: On the Ancient Origins and Diverse Uses of Eyeliner

More Than Meets the Eye: On the Ancient Origins and Diverse Uses of Eyeliner

Zahra Hankir Explores the Cosmetic’s Relationship with Beauty, Power and Spirituality

By Zahra Hankir | December 5, 2023

Taylor Byas on <em>The Wiz</em>, Pop Culture in Poetry, and Black Women's Histories

Taylor Byas on The Wiz, Pop Culture in Poetry, and Black Women's Histories

The Poet on Her New Collection I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times

By Literary Hub | September 11, 2023

Aisha Harris Talks Judy Garland, Michael Jackson, the Spice Girls, and Stevie Wonder

Aisha Harris Talks Judy Garland, Michael Jackson, the Spice Girls, and Stevie Wonder

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 30, 2023

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From Servant to Sidekick: The “Black Friend,” Then and Now

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By Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler | February 16, 2023

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Sequoia Nagamatsu on Affirming and Subverting Pop Culture in Fiction

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Sequoia Nagamatsu on Affirming and Subverting Pop Culture in Fiction

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By Fiction Non Fiction | April 28, 2022

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By Ilan Stavans | February 16, 2022

Chuck Klosterman on Writing Criticism for a Wide Audience

Chuck Klosterman on Writing Criticism for a Wide Audience

“My style is no style, which I think is the best style.”

By Chuck Klosterman | February 11, 2022

Nichole Perkins on Writing As a Way to Break Generational Curses

Nichole Perkins on Writing As a Way to Break Generational Curses

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | September 23, 2021

How <em>Pretty in Pink</em> Star Andrew McCarthy Became an (Unlikely) Teen Heartthrob

How Pretty in Pink Star Andrew McCarthy Became an (Unlikely) Teen Heartthrob

The 80s Brat Pack Member on the Iconic Role that Changed His Career

By Andrew McCarthy | May 11, 2021

How Teachers Can Foster a Space of Curiosity

How Teachers Can Foster a Space of Curiosity

Nick Ripatrazone Talks to English Teacher Heather Clark

By Nick Ripatrazone | January 8, 2021

Fatima Bhutto on the New Kings of Pop Culture: Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop

Fatima Bhutto on the New Kings of Pop Culture: Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop

This Week on Underreported with Nicholas Lemann From
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By Underreported with Nicholas Lemann | October 5, 2020

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