Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Disney’s sequel to the 2014 retelling of Sleeping Beauty with Angelina Jolie that’s in theaters now, is sort of strange and dark for a fairy tale. And naturally, that’s what makes it so great. The movie covers a lot of things—motherhood, the loss of innocence, love, hate, immigration, power, magic—without losing…
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My daughter is the best thing to happen to me. Six years later, I’m convinced she’s the reason I went through all the rest: because I was always meant to be her mother. But our once-very open adoption has dwindled over the years, mostly because her other mama has pulled away from us. I think…
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To call the opening of season two of The Handmaid’s Tale “shocking” would be an understatement. The Handmaids in June’s (Elisabeth Moss’s) city are brought to an undisclosed location, their mouths covered with restrictive harnesses. Aggressive male soldiers violently push the women from point A to point B, screaming at them to stay in line.…
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One city, two worlds. Or maybe even three. In the nation’s rain-slicked capital, fans and foes of Brett Kavanaugh spent much of Thursday fixated on the Senate confirmation hearings that could help tip his chances of becoming the next Supreme Court justice. Women in parts of D.C. proudly wore red, white, and blue “Confirm Kavanaugh”…
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In The Handmaid’s Tale, the 32-year-old plays Nick, a government spy and brooding love interest to Offred (Elisabeth Moss). Season one ended with (spoiler alert!) Offred being carted off to an uncertain fate. As a big, black van is about to drive her away, Nick opens the door and whispers to her, “Just go with…
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