CULTURE Stop Trying to Podcast the Revolution Meg Hanson 25 Mar, 19 Trendy, mindless, and devoid of context—podcasts like Chapo Trap House and Red Scare are the perfect mockeries of political dialogue for Millennials and Gen-Zers flocking to socialism like it’s a brand.
CULTURE To J.K. Rowling and "Supernatural": Queer-baiting Isn't Creative License Meg Hanson 22 Mar, 19 You can’t shoehorn queerness into your art as an afterthought and call it diversity, or imply same-sex attraction only to mock it.
Film "Love, Death & Robots" Is a Master Class in Short Film Meg Hanson 18 Mar, 19 Ferocious alien creatures, nudity, and fiery robot battles wrapped in surprisingly smart stories.
CULTURE The Weird, Heartless Magic of Marie Kondo: The Cleanest Cult To Ever Exist Meg Hanson 18 Mar, 19 The phenomenally successful KonMari method is part self-improvement, part sexism, all cult.
CULTURE What Is Mukbang: These Beautiful Women Are Paid to Eat Meg Hanson 11 Mar, 19 Mukbang finds its massive audience by pandering to the three pillars of Internet culture: loneliness, sex, and absurdity.
B.S. I'm an Asian Woman on Tinder: An Analysis of My Inbox Meg Hanson 08 Mar, 19 Shame is a social construct in the age of the eggplant emoji.
CULTURE It's Not about Race: Colorism in Hollywood Meg Hanson 07 Mar, 19 Will Smith’s latest project sparks debate about colorism in Hollywood, but let’s break down the differences between colorism and racism.
CULTURE Learn from Momo: How to Create a Viral Hoax Meg Hanson 03 Mar, 19 It takes time, effort, and incredibly lazy press coverage to exploit the public’s fear successfully.
Top Stories Welcome to Genderqueer TV: 5 Non-Binary Characters Meg Hanson 02 Mar, 19 Gender identity is complicated. But no matter if a person identifies as “genderfluid,” “genderqueer,” or “non-binary,” we all watch too much TV.
Film 7 Movie Reboots We Deserve Before We Die Meg Hanson 01 Mar, 19 More gremlins, more demonic possession, more AOL chat rooms.