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This is the Take. It's where you come to understand more about your favorite movies, shows and culture. Our video essays make the story worlds you enter richer and deeper. Think: Endings Explained, Character Studies, Hidden Messages and Symbols Revealed, Actor and Director Profiles, and more.
We want to share our love of visual culture with the world. So here's our Take.
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Seinfeld's Elaine Benes: Morally Grey, Majorly Hilarious | Explained
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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How Toxic Productivity Took Over Our Entire Lives
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Analyzing 3 Body Problem's Deeper Symbolism
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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"Content Creator" Finances Onscreen v Real Life, and the Real Costs of the Career
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Movies & TV's Most Unrealistic Job Salaries: Writers, Teachers, Lawyers, & more
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Movies & TV's Most Unrealistic Grand Gestures: Dates, Proposals, $$$ Gifts, & more
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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The Horse Girl Trend, Explained
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Bradley Cooper's Failed Oscar Run & The Reason For Awards "Desperation"
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Why Rich Kids On Screen Are Always Miserable
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Movies & TV’s Most Unrealistic Personal Finances: Friends, SATC, Emily in Paris, & more
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Capote vs The Swans: Scandal, Lies, And Secrets... But What Was True? | Feud, Explained
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Dune: Part 2 and Paul's Dark Turn, Explained
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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The Office: Review Every Amazing, Ordinary Season With Us | Extended Take
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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30 Rock Why Jenna Is An Unhinged, Relatable Icon
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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The Mean, Hot Mom Problem On Screen, Explained
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Big Bang Theory: Why Bernadette Was The Meanest *And* Nicest Character
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Paris Geller: from Villain to Smart Girl Icon | Gilmore Girls
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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The O.C.'s Marissa Cooper: The Darkness Behind The Beauty
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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The Love Bomber Trope: Rom-Com Dream to Total Nightmare
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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The Curse: That Crazy Ending Explained, and Nathan Fielder's Version of "Reality" TV
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Boy Meets World's Angela: The Sad Story of the 90s Teen Icon
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Annoying Overachiever Trope: Obnoxious, Ambitious Perfectionists (& Why We Love Them)
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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Gilmore Girls: A Coffee-Fueled Recap of Every Season
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Poor Things, Explained: Empowering or Exploitative?
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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How Sheldon Became The Heart Of Big Bang Theory
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Best of 2023: Our Favorite Films & Shows, Performances, Underrated Releases, & More!
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Modern Family’s Alex: The Dark Side of Being the Smart Girl
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Inside The Hollywood Method Acting Backlash
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Niles Crane: The Moments That Prove He Was The Funniest (& Best) Character
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Netflix vs Carl Rinsch: The Mystery of the Missing Show | Controversy Explained
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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The Gilded Age: Yes It’s Boring, Yes We Love It Anyways
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Saltburn, Explained: Does The Ending Ruin The Film?
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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How A24 Built Its Own Fandom & Saved Indie Film
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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The Crown on Diana's Final Weeks & Her Tragic End | Season 6 Part 1
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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May December: Analyzing A Shocking True Story & Problematic Trope | Controversy Explained
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Sex and The City, A Total Analysis | Total Take
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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The Blue-Eyed Girl Trope: What Blue Eyes Really Symbolize
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Our Flag Means Death Season 2, Unpacked: Why It Resonates Deeply
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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How Indie Films Are Fixing Hollywood’s Intimacy Problem
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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Justin Timberlake: What Britney Revealed + The Era That Shaped Him
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Gen V Recap: Character Arcs, Story Breakdown & The Boys Connections
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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The Actor-preneur: Why It’s The New Actor Career Path
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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Matthew Perry: Friends, His Brutally Honest Memoir & True Legacy
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Female Horror Victim Tropes: The 5 Types We Can’t Escape
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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The Momager & Almond Mom Evolved From This Dark Trope
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Explained + What Was Really True
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Frasier: Why The Sequel Is Dividing Viewers (Is it Any Good?)
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Succession’s Logan Roy: Inside A Media Mogul’s Psyche
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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The Difficult Woman Trope: How The Label Evolved & Why It Sticks
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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The Full Time Child Trend: A Strange New Career Path for Millennials & Gen Z
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Weird Girl Takeover: Why Everyone’s Embracing Their Kooky Side
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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The Sopranos’ Carmela: How The Anti-Hero Wife Hides Her True Self
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, A Total Analysis | Total Take
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Mean Girls, A Total Analysis | Total Take
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Trinity’s Motherly Dilemma: The Most Radical Plot in The Matrix Resurrections
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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The Bridezilla Trope: Why Brides Get Labeled “Difficult”
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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The Boho Woman Trope: From Quirky Sidekick To Beloved Icon
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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The Wire’s Bunny Colvin & His Quest to Disrupt The System
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Jimmy Fallon & The Downfall of Toxic Media Workplaces | Controversy Explained
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Parks and Recreation’s Jerry: The Most Disrespected Sitcom Character... Ever?
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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The Cult of Greta Gerwig: Barbie, Little Women & More | Director Profile
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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How Barbie Found Power in Being “Ordinary” | FEMINISM
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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The Sopranos’ Adriana: Why Her Story is The Darkest In The Show
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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The Secret To Elemental's Major Comeback
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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The Bear: Creating Chaos & Building Tension Through Sound
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Every Reason Friends’ Phoebe Would Have Made an Awesome Mom
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Selena Gomez & Mabel Mora: Their Secret Connection | Only Murders In The Building
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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The Real Princess Diana: Parts Of Her Story You Didn’t Know
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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And Just Like That: Season 2 Finale, Samantha’s Return, & Finding Sex and the City’s Magic
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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The Suits Resurgence: Analyzing Meghan Markle’s Paralegal Bombshell Rachel Zane
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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The Blind Side v. Reality: How the Film Twisted the Narrative | Controversy Explained
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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And Just Like That's 'New Samantha' - Why It Does & Doesn't Work
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Rihanna’s Hybrid Working Mom Model: New Era, New Goals
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Depp v Heard, Today: How Opinions Majorly Shifted Since The Trial
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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Mickey’s Zany History & Disney’s Crucial Copyright Battle, Explained
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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The Wizard of Oz’s Bizarre History & Crazy Adaptations
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Dead Reckoning: Why Beating Sequel Fatigue Was An Impossible Mission
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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The B**** Incognito Trope: Mean Girls Who Fake Nice
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Did Friends Ever Jump The Shark? - Most Controversial Plotlines
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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And Just Like That Finally Understands What It Should Be
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Online Generations: How When We First Logged On Shaped Us
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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How The Graduate’s Quarter-Life Crisis Lasted Decades Onscreen
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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Barbie's Hidden Easter Eggs & Margot Robbie's Best Barbie Looks
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Bromances Are Back On Top: Behind The Trope's Resurgence
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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The Amnesia Trope: When Hollywood Gets It Right and SO Wrong
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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The Snow White Controversy, Explained: How Hollywood Gets In Its Own Way
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Barbie: How Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie & Co. Saved Barbie From Being Boxed In
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Oppenheimer, Explained: The Devastating Ending + What Was Really True
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Jayne Mansfield’s True Story: More Than Just a Tragic Bombshell
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Policing Women’s Clothing Needs To Stop | FEMINISM
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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The Idol’s Original Version We Never Got To See
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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How "And Just Like That" Lost Sex and the City's Magic
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Stranger Things' Queer Themes: Chosen Family, Community and Shame
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Why Grey’s Anatomy’s George Isn’t The “Nice Guy” You Remember
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Dark Truths of Reality TV Controversies: Exploitation for Entertainment
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Better Call Saul's Kim Wexler: Always Good, Even When She's Bad
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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The Feminism of Hyper Femininity - More Than a Style
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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How Hollywood Got Less Sexy and More Violent
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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The Idol: Why HBO's Scandalous Show was Shockingly... Boring
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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The Ingenue Trope: Innocent, Naive and On Her Way Out
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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The Rise of Content House Cults: YouTube's Dangerous Influencers
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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The Older Woman-Younger Man Pairing: An Acceptable Age Gap Relationship?
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Black Mirror Season 6, Explained: What Worked, What Didn't and What's Next
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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And Just Like That’s Fashion-Forward Season 2 - Returning To Its Roots
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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How Sitcom Wives Shook Up Family Dynamics In Every Era
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Inside Rita Hayworth’s Tumultuous Rise to Fame: What You Didn't Know
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Sex and the City: If Samantha Was the Star…
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Essential Reality TV Tropes: Analyzing How TV Built Its Own "Reality"
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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How Modern Family’s Phil Made The “Uncool Dad” Trope Pretty Cool
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Black Mirror, Joan Is Awful Explained - Did Netflix Just Admit It Sucks?
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Goodbye "Friend Zone," Hello Platonic BFFS
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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The Most Unrealistic Things About Portrayals of Work Onscreen
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Succession’s Real Inspirations: What’s the Same and Different
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Euphoria’s Jules: More Than a Manic Pixie Dream Girl
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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Ted Lasso’s Disappointing Downfall: How The Series Jumped The Shark
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Barry, Ending Explained: The Misguided Quest for a Legacy
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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The Wide-Eyed Girl Trope: How Baby Faces Lure Us In
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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The Wire’s Marlo: An Iconic Villain with a Terrifying Message
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May 30, 2023 |
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Anna Nicole Smith’s True Story & Why The Netflix Doc Failed Her
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May 27, 2023 |
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Queen Charlotte: What's Fiction & What's Surprisingly True
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May 25, 2023 |
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Succession’s Pre-Finale Recap: Kendall v. Shiv and Roman’s Fall
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May 23, 2023 |
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The Little Mermaid Remake vs Classic: Most Important Differences, Explained
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May 22, 2023 |
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TV and Movies Are Too DARK - Why Is this Happening?
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May 20, 2023 |
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Nepo Boyfriends and Girlfriends: The Latest Hollywood Rage Trend
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May 18, 2023 |
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Unforgiven’s Legacy and the Evolution Of The Western | CINEMA CLASSICS
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May 17, 2023 |
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Why Rich People Dress Broke And Broke People Dress Rich
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May 16, 2023 |
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Why Everyone's So Obsessed With #Scandoval | CONTROVERSIES
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May 14, 2023 |
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Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra: Conspiracy Docuseries and The Decline of “Truth”
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May 13, 2023 |
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How Daniel Radcliffe Grew Out of Harry Potter And Into A Weird, Engaging Star
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May 11, 2023 |
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Harry & Meghan: From Heroes to Villains - What’s Next?
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May 09, 2023 |
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The MCU’s Dark Truths: Have Marvel’s Secrets Caused Its Downfall?
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May 06, 2023 |
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Celebrities Are Trying to Get More Private, Here's How
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May 04, 2023 |
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Dune: Part Two’s Trailer Reveals Paul Atreides’ Tragic Turn
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May 03, 2023 |
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Succession’s Kendall - How The “Tribute Band” Bro is So Close To Winning
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May 02, 2023 |
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Twilight's Suckiest Messages: This romance is worse than you remember | TOXIC TAKEAWAYS
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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Emily Ratajkowski’s Radical Evolution: The Struggle To Be Taken Seriously
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Celebrity Dinner Party: What Food Reveals About These Stars
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Do WAGs Take Up Too Much Space In Sports? (Why Some People Hate Them)
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Catherine, Princess of Wales: From Public Enemy To Queen-In-Waiting
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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Romy & Michelle: Why We *Still* Relate To Them Today
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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How Society Invented the AGING CRISIS (& How To Break Free)
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Succession’s Endgame: The Winner is...
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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AI Actors: The Ethical Dilemma of Bringing Dead Stars Back
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Royal Wombs: The Obsession With Royal Fertility
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn: The End Of One Era, The Start Of Another?
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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What ruined the concert experience (And can we fix it?)
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Body Typing: Why We’re Still So Obsessed With Labels
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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How Today’s Onscreen Elites Prove Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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Princesscore: The Fun Aesthetic vs. The Dark Reality
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Anya Taylor Joy - How She Keeps Us Guessing | SCREEN ICONS
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Social Media Dysmorphia: Beauty Filters Are Rewiring Our Brains
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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The Modern “FEMCEL”: Who She Really Is and What She Desires
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Why Handsome Hollywood Clones Are Taking Over Cinema
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Trial: The Wackiest Moments from Rich People Court
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Hailey Bieber: The Face of Gen Z’s Anti-Aging Crisis
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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How I Met Your Mother's Marshall - The Truth About Being The "Good One"
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Why Hollywood Can’t Ignore Its Consent Problem Any Longer
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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How Olivia Wilde Became the Internet’s Dream Villain
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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What Chris Rock’s “Selective Outrage” Says About Today’s Rage Culture
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Mar 25, 2023 |
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Plastic Surgery Regrets: How Stars Shape Dangerous Fads
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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The Royal Family’s “Other Women”: A Brief History of Affairs
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Endless Summer Vacation: Miley Cyrus’ “Personal” Era, Explained
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Selena Gomez: The Queen of Kindness… And Drama
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Succession’s Shiv - The Real “Woman Problem" in Business
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Yellowjackets Ending Explained: S1 Character Arcs + S2 Teasers
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Elvis: What Baz Luhrmann Left Out… and Why
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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The Banshees of Inisherin, Explained - What Those Fingers Really Mean
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Friends' Rachel & Her Sisters: What’s Really Driving Their Problems
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Andrew Tate’s Empire Proves the Toxic Male is Thriving
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Leonardo DiCaprio & The Decline of The ’90s Heartthrob
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Why Today’s Content Creators Get So Much Hate
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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The Stay-at-Home vs Working Mom Binary Has Stopped Making Sense
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Austin Butler and Why Women Don't Get to be "Method" Actors
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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How We Fail to Count Women: The Female Information Gap | FEMINISM
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Why Sex No Longer Sells in Hollywood
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Why Your Favorite Show is Getting Canceled Soon
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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The Toxic Male: Why We’ll Never Really Escape Him
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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The “Industry Plant” Problem: Harry Styles is not the only one | SCREEN ICONS
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Prince Harry’s Spare: What He’s Really Looking For | ROYALS
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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You S4, Explained: Everything you need to know... so far
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Couples Therapy's Growing Problem: Weaponized Therapy-Speak
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Star-Crossed Lovers: Why Their Stories Must End Tragically
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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How Magic Mike Complicated the Male Bombshell | Last Dance
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Why Young Celebs Look Old and Old Celebs Look Young
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Sex Work Onscreen: Old Tropes & Stigmas That Are Dying
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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How Millennials Outgrew These Tired Tropes
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Wakanda Forever: Shuri's Amazing Transformation
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Prince Harry’s Spare: The Conflicting Way He Paints Meghan
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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The Nepo Baby Rage Trend: It's All Worse Than You Thought
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Infidelity Onscreen: Why We Just Love Watching Cheaters
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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The Modern Feminist is a GIRL'S GIRL | FEMINISM
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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Why Megan Thee Stallion’s Win is Huge For Hip-Hop
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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The Fashionista Trope - Why She’s So Perfectly Terrible
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Why "Perfect-on-Paper" Love Interests Always Come Second
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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The Last of Us Ep 1: Does It Live Up to the Game?
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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The Dangers of Making Infamous People TV Antiheroes
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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The White Lotus Symbolism & Ending: What You Missed
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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The "Good" Ol' Days: Romanticizing an Era That Didn’t Exist
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Revenge Stories: Satisfying or Problematic?
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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Why People Are Turning Away From Harry and Meghan | ROYALS
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Your Honor, Season 1 Explained & What To Expect in S2 | SHOWTIME
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Tarot, Astrology, Crystals - Spirituality is replacing religion
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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The Hot Mess - Why we love a chaotic heroine | TROPES
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Jan 07, 2023 |
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Women Everywhere Are Reaching Their Breaking Point
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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How "Toxic" Discourse Can Do More Harm Than Good
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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The Dirtbag is the New Sex Symbol - And We’re Here for It
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Death of the Movie Star - What It Means for Hollywood’s Future
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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The Fab 4: Why 4-Person Shows Work So Well
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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You’ve Got Mail - In Defense of Joe's "Toxic" Traits
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Dec 24, 2022 |
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How Prince Charming Became a One-Note Joke | TROPES
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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The Ugly Pretty Girl: It’s the Stories That Need a Makeover | TROPES
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Gen Z Brought Twee Back and It’s Here to Stay
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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How Kristen Stewart Became an Icon of Authenticity
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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Disappearing Content: Media is still getting wiped today
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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The Millennial Mom - A New Brand of Anxious Parenting
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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House of the Dragon: Rhaenyra, Her Own Worst Enemy
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Gen Z Dating: Not the Puriteens They're Made Out to Be
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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The Crown S5 Explained, The Institution vs It’s People | ROYALS
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Drew Barrymore - Troubled Child Star to Memeable Queen
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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The Childfree Woman Trope Needs a SERIOUS Update
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Female Friendship Stories Are FINALLY Taking Over
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Why “Female Entertainment” Still Gets Written Off
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Why Today’s Content is Suffering a Quality Crisis
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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What’s Really Behind Elon Musk’s Twitter Chaos
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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How the Boomer Myth Shaped the World, and Then Fell Apart
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Nov 26, 2022 |
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What Makes the Trophy Wife Such a Prize
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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The “End” of Cancel Culture - Why We Need a Better System
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Will These Controversies Finally Bring The Royals Down?
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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Derry Girls’ Michelle - Rise of a Brash & Rowdy Alpha
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Doomerism Isn’t Helping Us Cope. So Why Can’t We Stop?
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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The Notebook - Madly In Love, But Toxic As Hell | Mixed Messages
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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"Coastal Grandma" - Why Gen Z wants to skip adulthood
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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TikTok is the new Gen Z search engine. Are they in trouble?
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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There Are Too Many "Annoying Liberals" Onscreen
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Why The Crown Season 5 REALLY has the Royals so angry
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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The “Wife Guy” Downfall - He Was Too Good to Be True
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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Daddy Issues Onscreen - Why Our Culture Mocks Abandonment
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Female Body Horror - Today's Terror of Not Owning Your Body
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Rings of Power, Ending Explained - The Deeper Meaning of Those Reveals
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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The Vamp Trope - Everything a Woman "Shouldn't" Be
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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How Wednesday Addams Became a Modern Weird Icon
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Why Passing The Bechdel Test Isn't Enough
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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How House of the Dragon “Fixed” Game of Thrones
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Euphoria's Maddy - A New Kind of "Mean Girl"
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Bridget Jones's Insecurity - Why Women Hate Themselves
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Why Quiet Quitting is a Good Sign - The Future of American Work Culture
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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How Glee’s Santana Went From Villain to Icon
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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Elizabeth Olsen’s Mixed Feelings on Marvel - Has it Blessed or Cursed Her?
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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How This Became the Sad Girl Era
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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The Royals’ Future Is Looking Messy
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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The "Death" of Feminism - Why We Need a New Vision
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Mean Girls' Cady - What Peer Pressure Does to a Girl
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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The Socialite - A "Heroine" We Love to Hate-Watch
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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The Dangers of Making Everyone Too Pretty for Screen
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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How Modern Family Ruined Haley’s Story Arc
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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The Devil Wears Prada - How Andy Predicted the Girlboss Era
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Red Herring Male Love Interests - He's Not The One!
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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Who Will Gen Alpha Be? - How They'll Become Empowered
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Gossip Girl - Serena and the Nice Rich Girl Fantasy
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Marilyn Monroe's Mythic Femininity - Why The Blonde Was Always More Than An Icon
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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The Con Artist Trope - Why Lying Doesn’t Matter Today
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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The Biggest Hollywood Clichés - What’s Really Behind Them
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Succession - The Strange Tragedy of Roman Roy
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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Sydney Sweeney - The Serious Sex Symbol for Gen Z
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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How We Overcorrected the Damsel in Distress Trope
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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The Bad Female Leader - Why Film and TV are Obsessed With Her
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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Nepo Babies are the symbol of our broken meritocracy
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Girls' Hannah - Why the millennial antihero was so hated
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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The "Dead Girl" Story - Why It's Dangerous to Simplify Her
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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Beyoncé v Kelis - Who's Right, and The Bigger Problem with The Music Industry
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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How Freaks and Geeks gets youth culture right then - and now
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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How Barbiecore Turned Feminism Hot Pink
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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The "Rich Guy" Lie - Why Tinder Swindlers and Romance Cons Work
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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The Manifesting Trend - When it's a lie and when it can work
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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How Clueless's iconic fashion actually told the story
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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The Daddy’s Girl Trope - Why Our Culture Fetishizes Her
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Rebel Wilson and the Dark History of Forced Outings
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Cassie’s Euphoria Season 2 looks and their hidden meanings
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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Why Gen Z is already burning out (and how to cope)
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Stars' Second Chapters - Why They Give Us Hope
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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How Fight Club Predicted Today
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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How the Manipulative Victim Trope Shaped the Depp-Heard Trial
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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The It Girl - What Makes Her "It" In Every Era
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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House of The Dragon - A Targaryen Deep Dive and What We Know So Far
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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The Cougar Trope - Why this joke is outdated
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Donnie Darko - What's the Meaning of Life?
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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The Handmaid's Tale - What's Come True and What Hasn't (Yet)
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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Euphoria Rue - A modern portrait of the addict
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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The Elder Millennial - A generation lost in time
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Stranger Things Season 4’s deeper meaning, explained - Why it’s better than ever
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Celebs don't age anymore. Is that bad for the rest of us?
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Teen stories onscreen are all so risqué. How true are they?
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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The Single Lady - Why single life is in fashion
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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How Millie Bobby Brown overcame the child star curse in Stranger Things’ digital age
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Fifty Shades’ Toxic Takeaways - What’s Not Hot About The Trilogy
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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How Workplace Dystopias Represent Our Toxic Jobs Onscreen
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Jun 25, 2022 |
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Margot Robbie’s Barbie - How The Doll Became Feminist
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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What Daria says about the 90s (and today)
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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How the "Diva" label went from insulting to iconic
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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Everything Everywhere All At Once - Every Symbol Explained
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Who's the real Jennifer Aniston?
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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The Brainy Brunette Trope - Why people think she’s smarter
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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Riverdale's Jughead is the ultimate indie jerkboy
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Sex and The City - What each lady tells you about yourself
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Closeted Bullies are all over our screens. How real is this trope?
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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What's So Great About Abbott Elementary
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Bridgerton Season 3 - Big Theories and Predictions
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May 31, 2022 |
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The Depp-Heard Trial is an ugly, scary trial by social media
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May 28, 2022 |
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Dune, Ending Explained - Why Paul is a Tragic Hero
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May 24, 2022 |
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Romantic stories are full of red flags. Why do we love them?
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May 21, 2022 |
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How the Tech Villain Became Today’s Most Hated Bad Guy
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May 19, 2022 |
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Modern Family’s Claire is the Perfect "Husband-Wife"
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May 17, 2022 |
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Age Gap Relationships Onscreen - Why They Bother Us
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May 14, 2022 |
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The Bookworm Princess Hero - Beauty and The Beast's Belle
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May 12, 2022 |
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The Tragedy of Will Smith - What Made Him Snap
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May 10, 2022 |
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The Quarter-Life Crisis Is More Stressful Than Ever
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May 07, 2022 |
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Parks and Recreation - Why Everyone Loves Ron Swanson
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May 05, 2022 |
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How Pamela Anderson is Reclaiming Her Bombshell Narrative
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May 03, 2022 |
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Why Bruce Willis (And His Career) Deserve Respect
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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The Antihero Problem - What They All Fear
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Bridgerton Season 2 - Why We Love Enemies-to-Lovers Arcs
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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The Other Woman Trope - Demystifying The Villain
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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The “Real” Jennifer Lawrence - Cool Girl or Serious Star?
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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The Kanye-Kim-Pete Feud - How It Mirrors Back to Us
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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The Heather Trope - Why We’re So Obsessed with Her
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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The Buff Clown Trope - A New Masculine Ideal
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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How I Met Your Mother - Lily, The Perfect Family Woman
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Cruel Intentions - Kathryn, A Misunderstood Villain
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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The Special Girl Trope - Moving Beyond a Male Creation
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Euphoria's Cassie - Why Women Like Her Are Still Judged
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Everything That Went Wrong with the Oscars 2022
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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The Tall Girlfriend and Short Boyfriend - Ending The Bias
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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The 30 Crisis - Adulting When Adulthood's Unattainable
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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The Power of The Dog, Ending Explained - The Meaning of The Dog
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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West Side Story - All The Differences Between The Films
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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How I Met Your Mother - Why Dating Rules Don't Work
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Modern Family’s Gloria - A New Second Wife Playbook
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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The Celebrity + “Normo” Romance Boom - Normal is the New Fairytale
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Why Game of Thrones Already Feels Dated
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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The “Cheugy” Problem - Why No One Can Keep Up with Trends
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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Licorice Pizza and Love in Paul Thomas Anderson's Films
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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The Disposable Black Love Interest - A Tokenistic Cliché
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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How Euphoria Visualizes Feelings
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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The Material Girl Trend - Buying Your Way to Empowerment
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Unreliable Narrators - Why We Love To Be Lied To
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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How Margot Robbie Escaped The “Bombshell Trap”
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Feb 26, 2022 |
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Inventing Anna - American Dream Gone Haywire
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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That Girl: Turning Self-Care Into a Job
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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The Imperfect Mom Onscreen - Why She Deserves to Have a Self
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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Bennifer - The One Who Didn't Get Away
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Pam & Tommy - Our Obsession with the Barbie-Bad Boy Romance
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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How I Met Your Father - Why We Crave Comfort TV
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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The Matrix Ending Explained: A Guide to Freeing Your Mind
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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And Just Like That - What It Got Wrong (And What It Did Right)
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Pam Beesly - The Perils of Being Normal
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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How I Met Your Mother - The Mother Deserved Better
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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The Little Mermaid as a Queer Allegory, Explained
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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The Smart Girl Trope, Explained
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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The Rise of The “Cool Mom” 2.0 Today
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Clueless - Cher, Master of the Argument
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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The "Disabled Villain" Trope Is Medieval - Why Is It Still Here?
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Sex and the City - Why Carrie Should Have Chosen Aiden
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Jan 29, 2022 |
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The "Dyed Hair" Girl - How She Stopped Being Edgy
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Don't Look Up's Real Message and Ending, Explained
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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The Pretty Girl Trope - The Pitfalls of "Pretty Privilege"
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Jan 22, 2022 |
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Gossip Girl - Why Chuck and Blair Deserve Each Other
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Tangled - How Girls Get Gaslit
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Friends’ Emily - The Tragedy of the Runner-Up Love Interest
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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The Pandemic Onscreen - How Film & TV Does Covid
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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How the Madonna-Whore Complex Still Reigns
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Why Ted is the Villain of How I Met Your Mother
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Bridesmaids: Why Helen Has No Friends
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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The Matrix 4, Ending Explained - "Fixing" Trinity Syndrome
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Jan 08, 2022 |
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The Pick Me Girl - Reflecting Our Insecurities Back to Us
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Janet Jackson, Taking Back Control
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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The Girlboss Villain Is Everywhere - It's Enough Now
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Grey’s Anatomy - Why McDreamy Isn’t That Dreamy
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Why We Need Classic Movies (And How To Save Them)
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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How Phoebe and Mike Redefined "Settling"
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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Succession Season 3 - The Secret to Winning ‘the Game’
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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And Just Like That - How Sex and the City Changed
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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The Office - In Defense of Toby
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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Legally Blonde and the History of the “Dumb Blonde”
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Forrest Gump: The Myth of America
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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The Good Girl Trope - Why Women Can't Win
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Pete Davidson, Heartthrob - Why the “Hotness Gap” is BS
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Dec 11, 2021 |
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The "Mean Girl" Trio - Three Types of Bad Female Rulers
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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The Dragon Lady Trope - Reclaiming Her Power
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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The Weird Girl Trope, Explained
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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The Office's Andy - Privilege Can't Buy Happiness
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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The Housewife Onscreen, Start Valuing Her More
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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How I Met Your Mother's Controversial Ending, Explained
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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All the Metaphors in The Matrix, Explained
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Stop Talking About If Female Characters Are “Likable”
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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The “Victim” Onscreen and How She’s Been Misrepresented
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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The Nice Guy Trope, Explained
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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The Devil Wears Prada: Miranda Priestly - A Defense of Perfectionism
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Clickbait’s Crazy Ending, Explained - The Clickbaiting of Film & TV
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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The Antihero’s Wife - Home Is Where The Crime Is
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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The Office: Why Michael Scott is Actually the World’s Best Boss
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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The "Quirky Black Character" - How Black Creators Challenge Stereotypes
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Mean Girls: Regina George, The Psychology of a Dictator
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Ted Lasso on Today's Toxic Positivity - Season 2 Ending Explained
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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The Cool Girl Trope, Explained
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Nov 15, 2021 |