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HBO’s ‘Girls’—More Progressive Than Carrie Bradshaw, But Still White-Only

Lena Dunham is young, critically acclaimed and talented—but the show’s creators must have forgotten that not everyone in New York City is white.

Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Reviews by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze

Hulu’s ‘Battleground’ and the Focus on Young Politicos

The cast of Hulu’s first original program is almost entirely young people, making the show enjoyable and a smart idea.

Posted Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in Reviews by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze

Review: The Help Trades Historical Accuracy for a Cheery Story

The summer blockbuster neglects a number of important historical aspects from the Jim Crow South.

Posted Monday, August 15, 2011 in Reviews by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze

This Week in Music: The Decemberists Go Country-Folk; Smith Westerns Dye It Blond

New albums from The Decemberists and the up-and-coming Smith Westerns expand on what they were previously known for with varying degrees of success.

Posted Friday, January 21, 2011 in Reviews by Sam Menefee-Libey

The ‘Learning’ Channel’s Adventures in Morally Questionable Programming

TLC’s line up of bizarre programming belies a very conservative, anti-feminist agenda.

Posted Friday, January 21, 2011 in Reviews by Courtney Young

‘Portlandia’ Edges into ‘Stuff White People Like’ Territory

A new sketch comedy show is getting love from the subset of elite urban culture it mocks the most.

Posted Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in Reviews by Kay Steiger

What Hip Hop Does for Half-Jewish White Lesbian Rappers

A new work of young adult fiction artfully combines hip hop with a whip-smart protagonist who struggles with questions of race, gender, and class.

Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 in Reviews by Caroline Hagood

Behind the Health Insurance Industry Spin

A former insurance executive writes a tell-all book that reveals just how far the insurance industry would go to stop health care reform.

Posted Friday, December 10, 2010 in Reviews by Lisa Gillespie

How Reality TV—And Its Criticism—Falls Flat

A new media criticism book takes on much of what is wrong with reality TV, but doesn’t have a lot of bite.

Posted Friday, November 12, 2010 in Reviews by Erin Polgreen

Sex Columnists Finally Become a Subject of Study

The boom of sex columns is widely credited to the popularity of HBO’s ‘Sex and the City’ series, but now they’ve become the subject of study by an academic.

Posted Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Reporting & Reviews by Andrew Bluebond

‘Waiting for Superman’ Director Defends His Film in Katie Couric Interview

The critics have presented mixed views of the new documentary on charter schools, but in a chat with Katie Couric, the film’s director, Davis Guggenheim, he says he believes in unions.

Posted Friday, September 24, 2010 in Reviews & Video / Multimedia by Sara Haile-Mariam

The Problem With Urban Gay Meccas

Criticizing the stereotype of the fully realized, urban gay person, a new academic book calls on LGBT people to reclaim the countryside.

Posted Monday, August 9, 2010 in Reviews by Lisa Gillespie

‘12th and Delaware’ Captures Reality of Abortion Providers

At the corner of 12th and Delaware in St. Pierce sit both an abortion provider and an anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center (CPC), the latter seeking to persuade women from having abortions.

Posted Friday, August 6, 2010 in Reviews by Andrew Bluebond