Scaachi Koul
7 New TV Shows You'll Binge
From a half-hour comedy about a group of Muslim punk rockers to a moving docuseries about the history of African American cuisine.
Tomi Obaro
Why Bo Burnham, Jenna Marbles, And Shane Dawson All Logged Off
Burnham, like Shane Dawson and Jenna Marbles, grew up on the internet. But how they’ve dealt with being constantly online has varied drastically.
Scaachi Koul
Why Is Everyone So Mad At Gabbie Hanna?
The YouTuber has been at the center of a number of scandals, big and small. Unlike her contemporaries, Hanna offering an apology isn’t getting her back in the good graces of her audience.
Scaachi Koul
“Mare Of Easttown” Ruined All Other TV For Us
The HBO whodunit replaced the Sunday scaries with prime appointment TV. Here’s why it worked so well.
Estelle Tang
The "Friends" Reunion Feels Like A Missed Opportunity
A scripted version of what happened to the actors behind these archetypal characters would have made for more compelling TV.
Scaachi Koul
Olivia Rodrigo’s “Brutal” Is The Perfect Pandemic Summer Song
It IS brutal out here!!!
Scaachi Koul
Five New TV Shows We Can’t Stop Watching
From an HBO detective thriller to a new comedy from Tina Fey.
Tomi Obaro
Crocs Are Ugly!!!
Some of us aren’t hot enough to wear Crocs ironically, OK?!
Scaachi Koul
Jhumpa Lahiri Has Always Been Able To Translate Suffering. Her New Book Helped Me Translate Mine.
“I've always felt that I'm in some sense an empty vessel, and I'm filling myself with other people's experiences and grief and life and dilemmas and conflicts.”
Scaachi Koul
These 9 New Books Are Finally Out — Here's Why You Should Read Them
Ending the month on a strong note!
Shyla Watson
Perez Hilton Changed Gossip Blogging In The 2000s. Now He Says He’s Sorry.
Celebrity bloggers Lainey Gossip and Perez Hilton have made drastic changes to the derogatory and cruel coverage they once gave their subjects.
Scaachi Koul
Beverly Cleary Made It OK To Be A Ramona In A World Of Susans
I know that’s not the entire lesson of Ramona the Pest, but it’s the one I needed.
Scaachi Koul
What The Past Three Months Have Been Like For QAnon Believers
A millennial stay-at-home mom from South Carolina, a gay couple from Texas, and a social worker in New York believed in QAnon. Now that Biden is president, they’re not sure where to go from here.
Scaachi Koul
Our Technological Dystopian Future Is Here, And I Hate It
For decades, many of us have been building a future where we could be connected while apart. COVID made that necessary. Turns out I hate it.
Scaachi Koul
It’s Time To Cancel “Dr. Phil”
The popular daytime TV show seems to exploit the vulnerable people coming on the program for help.
Scaachi Koul
There’s No Mystery To Unravel Around Tekashi 69
With last year’s 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez on Hulu and Showtime’s new doc Supervillain, there are now more Tekashi examinations than there are things left to examine.
Scaachi Koul
Should Justin Timberlake Apologize?
Framing Britney Spears forces us to look more closely at Justin Timberlake’s treatment of Spears and Janet Jackson.
Scaachi Koul
How Are You Or Your Family Members Detangling From QAnon?
With President Joe Biden's inauguration, many QAnon followers are having doubts. If you know someone who was a QAnon supporter but is now detaching from the collective delusion, we'd love to hear from you.
Scaachi Koul
Who Taught Women That They Should Only Eat 1,200 Calories A Day?
“Women especially need more than 1,200 calories just to breathe and exist, let alone exercise and function throughout the day like a normal human being.”
Scaachi Koul
I Don’t Want Butt Injections, So I Tried The Brazilian Butt Lift Leggings
The world is burning in almost every way possible. What better time for me to fixate on my relatively mediocre donk.
Scaachi Koul
