Betty Gilpin pulls a lot of faces as Debbie “Liberty Belle” Eagan, a former soap star turned campy stars-and-stripes-clad wrestling heroine on GLOW, Netflix’s comedy about a ’80s female wrestling league that’s back for a second season. (Caution: Spoilers for the season ahead.) There’s one in particular that pops up most frequently: a manic beauty-pageant…
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The Hate U Give was a critical and commercial success when it hit bookstands in February 2017. The young adult novel by Angie Thomas tells the story of Starr Carter, a 16-year-old black girl who lives a double life of sorts: at home in her mostly-black neighborhood, Garden Heights, and at the predominately white prep…
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The excitement of it finally being summer can get you pretty far—iced coffee! Blockbusters! Swimsuits!—but not far enough that you forget the unpleasant experience that is getting dressed for 100% humidity. All your favorite fashion brands are doing you a solid this season, though, by incorporating the one and only fabric you want to be…
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“I don’t hate myself,” Plum Kettle says in an early episodes of AMC’s new series Dietland, which premieres June 4 and is based on the best-selling 2015 novel by Sarai Walker. “The world hates me.” That statement probably isn’t true, exactly, but it’s certainly how Plum—played by actress Joy Nash—feels. It’s how she, a fat…
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It’s no secret that Asians get short shrift in Hollywood. Up until quite recently, any Asian character who didn’t do kung-fu, play a nerd, or wear a kimono felt like a win. But even with the progress that’s brought more nuanced, realistic Asian representation on-screen, there are still seedy stereotypes making their way into films,…
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Polo shirts were once considered the foundation of a preppy, all-American wardrobe, thanks to designers like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger making them mainstays in their collection. In recent years, though, it’s been reintroduced as an archival silhouette that can be continuously reinvented. On the most recent runways, we saw the likes of Marni, Koché,…
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