On the Value of the All-Female Reboot
Probably by serendipitous coincidence, the first official trailer for the all-female Ghostbusters reboot managed to…
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What’s So Great About the Apocalypse?
Our culture has a current love affair with the end of the world. The Walking…
Dumbledore’s Sexuality, Hermione’s Race & the Double-Bind of Exnomination
If you have any connections to the Harry Potter fandom whatsoever, you have no doubt…
Luke Cage in Context – The Racial Politics of an ‘Unbreakable’ Black Man
Context is crucial to the politics of a narrative, always. In the context of the…
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: ‘Who You Really Are’ Review
Everything came to a head in this week’s AoS and I have to confess, I…
Backstrom is the New Sherlock (or the Problem with ANOTHER SWM Genius)
Our culture has a Sherlock problem; you might even call it an addiction. We just…
Abbie Mills: Dodging the Double-Binds of Race & Gender
With the continuing success of Scandal and the debut of Shonda Rhimes latest hit How…