Latest articles by Laura Bogart
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Shrill normalizes fat people, and that's a good thingThe Explainer As season two rolls out, a look at why this show is so radical and refreshing
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She's a woman. She's a superhero. Get over it.The Explainer The understated genius of Watchmen's female superheroes
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The therapeutic rise of celebrity thirst cultureThe Explainer How women and LGBTQ+ people are re-appropriating desire, one meme at a time
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Why female rage won't deliver a female presidentopinion The great blooming of "women's anger" seems to be withering on the stem
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True Detective season 3 paints a refreshingly real picture of masculinityThe Explainer Wayne Hays is no Rust Cohle — and that's a good thing
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The joy of having a bare face: How ditching makeup set me freefeature This is what happened when I stopped trying to be aesthetically pleasing at all times
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The survivor's ragefeature Christine Blasey Ford's testimony has let loose a seismic swelling of grief and horror and incandescent anger that isn't subsiding any time soon
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Trump haters will love Rick Wilson's scathing new book, Everything Trump Touches Diesopinion The GOP strategist has harsh words for Trump, his base, and his enablers in Washington
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I see myself in DietlandThe Explainer I'm a fat woman. Dietland is the first TV show that's ever made me feel truly seen.
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Why everyone hates SoloThe Explainer Solo isn't a movie so much as it is a marketing concept. Is anyone surprised there's a backlash?
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Being a middle-aged woman is a super power, and Hollywood is finally catching onThe Explainer Action heroines "of a certain age" are infiltrating film and TV. It's about time.
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Why our true crime obsession is bad for societyThe Explainer Is our cultural fixation on mass murderers making us insensitive jerks?
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The decline of PortlandiaThe Explainer How a show that was once fabulous became a little too frivolous for our time
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Bad Santa is the greatest holiday movie of all timeopinion This film manages to perfectly excoriate the tinseled superficiality of the season
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The genius of Riverdale and the teenage girls who love itThe Explainer This show is amazing. But why should we be surprised? Teenage girls have long been cultural catalysts.
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Why today's TV needs more old-fashioned good guysopinion The Punisher delivers yet another angry white male anti-hero. No thanks.
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The Walking Dead's explosive season 8 premiere
The Explainer The show is back with a fantastic — if contemplative — opening episode
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The surprisingly fascinating politics of The Walking DeadThe Explainer How a show about zombies speaks to our cultural moment
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How today's female politicians became modern heroinesfeature The rise of the political she-ro
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How the Twin Peaks revival weaponized our longing for homecomingThe Explainer David Lynch gave viewers something both utterly familiar and totally strange
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The rise of the political she-roopinion How today's female politicians became modern heroines
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The Leftovers comes to a cathartic, compassionate closefeature At long last, this often oppressive show gave us the ending we so desired
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The Leftovers episode 7 recap: Kevin Garvey finally finds meaningThe Explainer In the show's penultimate episode, its wayward star stops running
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The Leftovers just reminded us all that it is a staggeringly sad showfeature In "Certified," Laurie becomes Judas
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