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Calling ‘OK Computer’ Ahead of Its Time Is Not the Compliment You Think It Is
There is something ‘cool’ about only a few people understanding a piece of art. To me, this attitude discounts the entire purpose of these non-mainstream narratives.
A Sitcom Through the Ages: A Postmodern Review of Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’
The show, as a sitcom, continuously refers to the art of making sitcoms, laying bare the structural traits of the genre.
Do We Really Need Filters? Afterthoughts on K-Drama ‘My ID is Gangnam Beauty’
The show, about a young girl trying to fit into a certain body type to please others, makes me wonder about how sad it is that most girls are taught to …
Film and TV Diversity Behind the Camera is Getting Much Worse
In drama, a recently published data revealed that behind the camera contributions by black, Asian and minority ethnic people had fallen from 8.6% in 2018-19 to 5.9% in 2019-20.
‘The Big Day’: Wokeness as Wedding Aesthetic
Behind the grandeur and the spectacle, there is only the vacuity of the uber globalised young India being politically correct in smooth accented tones but whose ultimate goal is really …
How the Much Lampooned Paris Hilton Has Rewritten the Celebrity Script
Coming to fame at the end of the 'tabloid decade', Hilton has long been a source of ridicule. But a deeper look shows a woman who is constantly working for …