Television
I Refuse to Feel Guilt for My Guilty Pleasures
The invisible fence that divides highbrow and lowbrow is largely imposed by money, those we admire, and our own social conditioning.
‘Dorohedoro’ Helped Me Through—and Reconsider—Isolation in the Pandemic
In Q Hayashida’s wild, imaginative artwork, I found the freedom to see beyond my surroundings, all on my own.
Strange Lessons in Sex and Power from ‘Saved By the Bell’
As a preteen, I’d absorbed this dynamic—a teen girl dating adult men—as totally normal because it was embedded in the show’s wholesome package.
What Mr. Miyagi Taught Me About Anti-Asian Racism in America
We Asians were in this thing—racist America—together.
Nick Miller Is the Quarantine Role Model I Didn’t Know I Needed
Seeing Nick’s imperfections play out in a way that shows he is not a failure, just human, is exactly what I needed to get me through quarantine.
The French Cartoon that Led Me to Fandom and Friendship
Priyanka Bose on How Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir Helped Her Overcome Loneliness
How Legend of Korra Gave a Big Black Girl Permission to Be Broken
Though she lives, some part of Korra—the flame throwing hothead, insistent on taking up space—does not survive.
What Diane Nguyen Taught Me About Finding Healing Through Failure
When I moved to America, I thought I could fashion a new life out of the escape, but a BoJack Horseman character taught me to be patient with setbacks
What Reality TV Taught Me About Ending a Friendship
I’m coming to terms with the fact that—whether it ends in an unfollow or in a blow-up bash in a house in Malibu—sometimes the kindest thing we can give one another is a goodbye.