Liberal or Not, Jennifer Lawrence Is the Face of a Conservative Franchise
I have bad news for Jennifer Lawrence, would-be advocate for liberalism.
Category: Culture
The ‘Chris Pine Effect’: How Pop Culture Connects Us
The office connected over their shared love of the Hollywood-generated perfect man.
Heavy Lifting Is Easier Than You Think
The celebratory tone of this book is what really separates it from the rest of the scoldings that young guys are used to getting.
Beyond the Bechdel Test: 7 Numbers That Show It’s Still Rough To Be a Woman in Film
30 percent. How many of the roles in the 100 highest-grossing movies from 2007 to 2014 were played by women, according to research from the University of Southern California.
Beyond the Bechdel Test: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ (2012)
Lawrence’s Tiffany is a step forward for women in film because she completely destroys the Madonna-whore dichotomy and any other binary that has limited how women are portrayed.
If You Are a Rich Idiot You Will Love These 7 Christmas Gift Ideas
There are some things money can’t buy. For everything else, there’s the Saks Fifth Avenue catalog.
Beyond the Bechdel Test: ‘Cinderella’ Reminds Us Why We Need Fairy Tales
“Cinderella” is gorgeously produced, earnestly played and for a story about as old as time, refreshingly nuanced.
Meat Causes Cancer (Just Like Hiking)
Red meat got put in the Group 2A category, and it is mentioned repeatedly through the study that the association between red meat and cancer is “modest but statistically significant.”
Beyond the Bechdel Test: Sex and Symbolism in ‘Crimson Peak’
Laughably ambitious, “Crimson Peak” tries so hard to be a stunning Gothic horror masterpiece that the film never has a chance to breathe.
Can the ‘Gilmore Girls’ Netflix Revival Measure Up to the Amazing Writing in These 9 Episodes?
Whenever I watch “Gilmore Girls” again, it’s not just the storyline or the familiarity or the fact that Rory and I have near-identical reading habits that draws me in. It’s realizing anew that this show has really great writing: nuanced characters in a world that is exactly the right mix of quirky and lovable.