The Last Five Years (2015) ***1/2
Jaimie Wellerstein is the fucking worst.
Read MoreThe queen is dead
I woke up to the sound of a neighbor blasting "Say a Little Prayer for You" and figured Aretha had died.
Read More"And just 'cause they give you shit don't mean you have to take it"
"I never thought I'd win Grammy Awards with The Roots
I never thought I'd be getting long in the tooth
My OG told me ''Boy you better go and live your truth''
I am a walking affirmation, that imagination
And focus and patience get you closer to your aspiration
And just 'cause they give you shit don't mean you have to take it"
Salma Hayek speaks out
Having found the courage to tell her story, has Hayek also found the courage to listen while other women tell theirs?
Read MoreShe-Ra reboot coming to Netflix
She-Ra was definitely a badass, but it was like they couldn't just let her be badass without making sure to reinforce the gender training.
Read MoreHBO's "Confederate" still a terrible idea.
Why should I feel like this is anything besides another instance of the pain of black and brown people in America being used for entertainment (at worst) and education (at dubious "best")?
Read MoreBenioff and Weiss announce "Confederate"
The dudes who write Game of Thrones are making another show for HBO. I'm not sold on it yet.
Read MoreIt's bad. But it's not hopeless.
This climate change thing is bad. Really bad. And most of us are in denial about that, even if we're not in denial that it's happening. But climate change panic is not the answer.
Read MoreSAMPLE 1: Terms of engagement
So these are a few working definitions. They’re not perfect, but I think they’re a good start.
Read MoreFrom the archives: My painful breakup with True Blood
Even my love for Lafayette couldn't save it.
Read MorePart of the narrative
It's just irrational for a member of King George's court to go to a performance of Hamilton and expect the cast to "talk less, smile more."
Read MoreFrom the archives: on privilege, justice, and asking nicely
"But, even more than this, I believe that there is a real and significant injustice in expecting people to ask nicely that someone stop hating, oppressing, or otherwise mistreating them."
Read MoreFlashback Friday: Oh, the humanities!
This one time, at The New Yorker, David Brooks explained how only science can help make the next generation less shallow by "filling the hole left by the atrophy of theology and philosophy."
I had some feelings about it.
Read MoreThe Great Wall
I’m willing to listen when Zhang Yimou says people have got it wrong, but the trailer is doing nothing to show me that he’s right.
Read MoreHow embarrassing!
Currently experiencing a temporary shortage of opinions.
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