West Side Story - All The Differences Between The Films
While 1961’s West Side Story is a tragic love story with a laser focus on the Romeo and Juliet romance between Tony and Maria, Stephen Spielberg’s 2021 update is a wider story about the bigger forces in society that contribute to hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Mars 202223min
How I Met Your Mother - Why Dating Rules Don't Work
On How I Met Your Mother, Barney's "rules of dating" reflect our “laws” about how to act on a hook-up, who’s an acceptable match, and how a potential partner’s behaviors should be interpreted. But real love demands throwing out the rulebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Mars 202223min
Modern Family’s Gloria - A New Second Wife Playbook
Modern Family's Gloria Pritchett tore up the "second wife" playbook, proved those caricatures aren’t all real, and gave us hope that sometimes you really can get it right the second time around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Mars 202222min
The Celebrity + “Normo” Romance Boom - Normal is the New Fairytale
Celebrities - they’re just like us! Or that’s what we like to believe, and nothing sells that story better than when celebrities get together with “normos”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Mars 202221min
Why Game of Thrones Already Feels Dated
Game Of Thrones rushed toward a finale that left a confusing and disappointing legacy. So, are we ready yet to talk about the show again - and can it ever regain that place in our hearts? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Mars 202220min
The “Cheugy” Problem - Why No One Can Keep Up with Trends
When does something stop being trendy, and start being "cheugy" – and is it time to just stop trying ever to be “up to date”? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 Mars 202215min
Licorice Pizza and Love in Paul Thomas Anderson's Films
Paul Thomas Anderson's films present a portrait of love that entails accepting the good, the bad, and the ugly in another person – seeing all your partner's flaws and adoring them anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 Mars 202221min
The Disposable Black Love Interest - A Tokenistic Cliché
We can spot the “Disposable Black Love Interest” character almost instantly: they’re the fleeting guest star, presented as great in theory, yet we know the main character’s not actually going to end up with them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Mars 202222min
