Latest articles by Laura Bogart
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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 culture
The Explainer How women and LGBTQ+ people are re-appropriating desire, one meme at a time
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True Detective season 3 paints a refreshingly real picture of masculinity
The 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 free
feature This is what happened when I stopped trying to be aesthetically pleasing at all times
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I see myself in Dietland
The 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 Solo
The 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 on
The 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 society
The Explainer Is our cultural fixation on mass murderers making us insensitive jerks?
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Bad Santa is the greatest holiday movie of all time
opinion 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 it
The Explainer This show is amazing. But why should we be surprised? Teenage girls have long been cultural catalysts.
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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 Dead
The Explainer How a show about zombies speaks to our cultural moment
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How the Twin Peaks revival weaponized our longing for homecoming
The Explainer David Lynch gave viewers something both utterly familiar and totally strange
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The Leftovers comes to a cathartic, compassionate close
feature 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 meaning
The 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 show
feature In "Certified," Laurie becomes Judas
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Twin Peaks is back. And it's great.
feature Twin Peaks aficionados can take heart: It is happening again.
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Why America desperately needs the Twin Peaks revival right now
The Explainer In the Black Lodge of the Trump years, we need Agent Cooper's resilient humanity
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The Leftovers episode 5 recap: What happens when Matt meets God
feature In this episode, bringing God to justice becomes Matt Jamison's new and very singular obsession
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The Leftovers recap: 'G'Day Melbourne'
feature This episode expands and personalizes the series' preoccupation with apocalypse
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The Leftovers recap: The wrong Kevin
The Explainer How "Crazy Whitefella Thinking" tenderly examines Kevin Garvey Sr.'s search for meaning
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The beautiful impenetrability of The Leftovers
The Explainer On this week's heart-wrenching episode of HBO's extraordinary drama, we see the beautiful and the damned
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The Leftovers' shocking season 3 premiere
feature HBO's post-apocalyptic drama is back, and a new terror is looming
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How Girls helped me grow up
feature In the end, the girls will be okay — just as I was
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