The Uneven Return Of Old-School Lady Gaga
Chromatica revives the Lady Gaga the world fell in love with. The results are uneven, but it’s good to have her back.
“Drag Race” Is Bigger Than Ever. Is That A Good Thing?
As queer identity became mainstream and social media transformed reality TV celebrity, the onetime niche show became bigger than ever. But so have the criticisms.
Sorry Haters, “Listen To Your Heart” Is Actually Good
By mixing dating and music drama, The Bachelor's new spinoff series makes for a better show than the increasingly one-dimensional original.
Maluma Is The Unapologetically Horny Pop Star The World Needs Now
The Colombian reggaeton star combines old-school Latinx lover charm with a contemporary knack for mobilizing online thirst.
Netflix’s “Too Hot To Handle” Left Me Cold
The latest dating show on Netflix never achieves the outrageousness required to make truly great so-bad-it’s-good reality TV. (Spoilers ahead.)
Hollywood Casts A Very Flattering Light On Right-Wing White Women
In reimagining the conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly as a prestige-TV antihero, the new FX series Mrs. America overlooks some uncomfortable realities.
How Trans And Nonbinary People Are Coping Right Now
Navigating housing, employment, and health care as a trans or nonbinary person isn't easy. A pandemic makes these challenges even harder.
Are You Trans Or Nonbinary? How Has The Coronavirus Affected You?
We want to hear from you.
The Netflix Docuseries “Tiger King” Is More Spectacle Than Substance
Even by reality television standards, Netflix’s new show is completely wild. But it never moves beyond caricature. (Spoilers ahead.)
7 True Crime Podcasts To Listen To As You Self-Isolate
These off-the-beaten-path true crime podcasts make for perfect binge-listening.
The New Hillary Clinton Documentary Is Stuck In An Old Echo Chamber
The Hulu documentary Hillary dwells on the past without shedding much new light on Clinton’s career or our political present.
Netflix's "Love Is Blind" Is Messy. Not In A Good Way.
The new Netflix dating show is a grab bag of reality TV genres that doesn’t quite go anywhere.
How “The Bachelor” Played Itself
The reality television staple is almost two decades old, and tinkering with its formula is yielding diminishing returns.
Taylor Swift, Jessica Simpson, And The Demands On Women Pop Stars
Simpson's Open Book is a more candid chronicle than Miss Americana, but each one offers a portrait of a young woman finding herself in the music industry in a different and revealing way.
Why Is Justin Bieber Struggling To Connect?
There isn’t a lot of fresh insight into Bieber’s life or his art in his new YouTube documentary series Seasons.
Netflix’s Aaron Hernandez Documentary Finally Talks About His Sexuality
The new series Killer Inside explores the role that queerness and denial might have played in Hernandez’s life, death, and crimes.
Elizabeth Wurtzel Wasn’t Sorry About Anything
The memoirist helped set the stage for an entire era of confessional writing.
Taylor Swift And The End Of An Era
Love her or hate her, Taylor Swift embodied the contradictions of the decade in pop music.
"Bombshell" Wants Us To See The Women Of Fox News As Heroes
By failing to contextualize their race and class, Bombshell overlooks how complicated the real women who ousted Roger Ailes are. (Contains spoilers.)
Harry Styles Knows How To Play The Stan Game
Unlike a lot of other men in pop, Styles’ willingness to indulge in fan service — and laugh at it — is what makes him such an effective star.