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What Makes Alias Grace so Good
As a TV writer, I learned strong protagonists drive action. But the latest adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s feminist classic subverts all of that
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Why the New Anne of Green Gables Lacks Magic
The series tries to tackle contemporary issues, but it isn’t really progressive—or fun to watch
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What the Handmaid’s Tale Can Teach Us about Girl Scouts
With its dystopian theme, the series underscores a lesson: Be Prepared
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What Role Should the Media Play in Suicide Prevention?
Netflix’s new teen drama, 13 Reasons Why, has reopened an uncomfortable debate among psychologists, educators, and journalists
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Anne of the New Millennium
The CBC’s adaptation puts a Canadian classic through a filter of modernity—and reminds us that it’s hard to be a kid
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The Web Aesthetic Comes to Cable Television
Nirvanna the Band the Show is as repetitive as a GIF and as random as a meme. It’s also great TV
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Mary Tyler Moore Defined TV Feminism for All Who Followed
Her landmark show captured the spirit of feminism at its happy, confident apex in the 1970s—a far cry from today’s darker, sexualized fare
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The Viral Appeal of Baroness Von Sketch
At last, a wildly funny show for Canadian women over thirty-five
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The Heritage Minute Canada Needs to See
Taking a sixty-second look at residential schools is long overdue
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