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What Judy Blume’s “Forever” still gives us — and the teen dramas that followed her won’t
Remembering Judy Blume’s books without replaying our own childhood memories might be impossible. This is mainly a guess, formulated after...
The last great “Housewives” trip: “Scary Island” and the end of RHONY’s Golden Age
If you Googled the words “‘Housewives’ trip” 15 years ago, the search results were probably more likely to return a...
“The Last of Us” helps us grieve by leaving nothing unsaid
We can never fully prepare for the death of someone we care about. Nobody tells you, or if they do,...
“Hurry Up Tomorrow” is The Weeknd’s egomaniacal cinematic disaster
Depending on who you ask, Abel Tesfaye — better known by his stage name, The Weeknd — is either a...
I’m in the KKK now”: Mike Myers meets “Kanye West” 20 years after Katrina benefit on “SNL
Mike Myers has been a regular guest star on "Saturday Night Live" throughout the sketch show's 50th season, taking on...
The MAGA war on PBS was never about money
For nearly 30 years, “Arthur” has taught young children about problem-solving and appreciating their peers’ differences. The show's bespectacled title...
Redlining shaped the power grid. Communities of color are still paying the price.
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones...
On “Andor,” good was always a four-letter word
“There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of...
Millennial memory, made meaningful
If you’re a certain kind of millennial, a specific type of gay guy, or a distinct combination of both, part...
Katy Perry shows what not to do when a friend is accused of abuse
As one of the most successful musical artists of all time, Katy Perry can do pretty much whatever she wants....
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