The Take

Gen Z’s dating priorities may be different, but are they really the "puriteens" they’re made out to be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Crown S5 has faced a lot of criticism for being too soft on the Royals. The Crown invites us to blame the system in order to sympathize with the rich elites caught in its crossfire, and asks if we need a Monarchy at all if it does more harm than good, even for those who are meant to benefit most from it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our new video, we're taking a look at how Drew Barrymore beat the curse of the child star, and why it’s so satisfying for us to watch her succeed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On screen, motherhood is still depicted as the idealized end goal for all women, to the point where depictions of childfree women often feel reductive or even vilified. Watch our take on the childfree woman, why she desperately needs an upgrade to reflect society’s changing attitude towards the decision to not be a parent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new generation of female BFFs onscreen are finally dispensing with so many bad cliches and showcasing how having a true friend makes everything in life better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is there still so much shame and belittlement directed towards popular female media? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did Kristen Stewart go from child actress to Twilight superstar to indie darling? Above all, by owning her authentic self, no matter what anyone thinks. Click to watch our new video on how Kristen became an icon through her non-conformity & authenticity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elon Musk’s purchase and redesign of Twitter – a place that was once a public forum for underdogs to question those in power – could be its ultimate downfall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here’s our take on the way boomers mythologized themselves, the stories they left out along the way, and how they’re more similar to their Gen X and millennial children than anyone might expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who is the trophy wife, really? How do the qualities that make her a prize shift over time, and what does her evolution says about “ideal” womanhood? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our new video, we're looking at who gets canceled, who doesn’t, and why there needs to be a better system for holding people accountable for their actions, while still allowing for second chances in our culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The British Monarchy has always had a dark side – but in recent years a lot of the public has been willing to ignore that out of a deeply-rooted respect for Queen Elizabeth II. So, with their matriarch gone, how long can the rest of the family go without a scandal they can’t come back from? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Derry Girls, while Erin, Orla, and Clare are all some shade of meek, nervous, or unusual, the leader of their pack Michelle acts like she’s got it all figured out, and can’t wait for adulthood to start – but how real is that act? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our take on Doomerism, its impact on Gen Z and mental health, and how – even if there’s a lot that is bad right now – there’s also a better way to deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What made The Notebook the romance movie of the early 2000s, and how much of it actually holds up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a few years of exceptional uncertainty, does the rise of the coastal grandmother aesthetic prove that above everything, gen-z just wants to slow down? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A study from Google found that nearly 40% of gen-z use TikTok as their primary search engine... How worried should we be that gen-z is using TikTok to search for facts? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are liberal film and TV characters always so annoying? Here’s our take on why movies and TV try to present themselves as being in the reasonable middle—by punching at anyone trying to make a change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Crown season 5 is dredging up one of the darkest times for the royals’ reputation, the 1990s. So what exactly are the royals worried about? We're breaking down the controversy surrounding the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Culture is coming for the “wife guy” – because can anyone who’s that performative about simply having a wife really be trusted? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are daddy issues mocked or fetishized, when they’re a byword for absent, neglectful, or dysfunctional parenting? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It can sometimes be hard to put words to the fear of losing the right to control your own body – but horror movies have been putting those fears on screen for decades. The female body horror genre is all about the terrifying idea that a woman’s body does not belong to her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rings of Power Finale had some big reveals, which all underlined the biggest takeaway of the story: that it can be difficult to tell the light from the dark. So how did all this come together and where did the first season leave us? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gorgeous, heartless, and almost supernatural - the Vamp is as evil as she is beautiful and one of culture’s most alluring villains. The Vamp embodies exaggerated versions of all the things women are told they can’t be, and eventually, she’s punished for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wednesday Addams, the sick, subversive, unfailingly cool and composed daughter of Gomez and Morticia is a powerful and extremely important character for us to look to right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices