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Netflix BoJack Horseman Charts Complicated Paths to Forgiveness
In its fifth season, Netflix’s darkly comic animated series follows its protagonist on unexpected journeys to absolution after past misbehavior comes to light. This time, the women in his life have their say.
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Scott Olson / Getty The Simple Request of the McDonald’s Anti–Sexual Harassment Protests
The strike, like most #MeToo-era advocacy, reveals that those who’ve dealt with workplace misbehavior don’t desire vengeance so much as an acknowledgment of the harm that’s been wrought.
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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters Does Anybody at the Emmys Know What the Word Diversity Means?
In simply joking and pontificating about an absent diversity, the awards show missed yet another opportunity to begin reflecting.
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pop_jop / Getty / Arsh Raziuddin / The ... Housegirl Complicates the Diaspora Narrative
The debut from the Ghanaian British author Michael Donkor explores the life of a domestic worker in London, while rejecting the common impulse to focus on more aspirational immigrant stories.
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David Howells / Getty The Entrenched Effects of Misconduct in the Restaurant Industry
What the continued controversy over Ken Friedman—and the unsuccessful rehabilitation of the Spotted Pig—says about power and responsibility in the world of food service
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Aaron Epstein / Netflix What Sierra Burgess Gets Wrong About Consent
The Netflix rom-com, starring Shannon Purser (Stranger Things) and Noah Centineo (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before), disappointingly fails to indict the protagonist’s deceptive behavior.
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Børge Svingen / Getty Whose ‘Resistance’ Is It Anyway?
The term has popped up repeatedly of late, including in a recent New York Times op-ed written by an anonymous senior official in the Trump administration. But what does the word itself really mean?
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Eric Risberg / AP The Absurdist Spectacle of the Nike Boycotts
The viral responses to the company’s new campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick reinforce the stakes of his protests—and misunderstand what motivated the brand in the first place.
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Eli Ade / OWN The Holy Family of Greenleaf Is a Sinful Mess
The OWN series, which follows the leading family of a Memphis mega-church, cleverly dramatizes the gap between its characters’ sanctified public personas and their private misdeeds.
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Danny Moloshok / Reuters Louis C.K. and the Missed Point of Redemption
With a surprise performance Sunday evening, the comic joins a cadre of men who have begun reentering the public eye after misconduct accusations.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Complicated Female Genius of Lauryn Hill
Twenty years after the release of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the artist has been granted something rarely afforded to women: the space to make mistakes—and still be considered great.
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Nichole Washington How the ’90s Kinda World of Living Single Lives on Today
Twenty-five years after its premiere, the cast and crew of Yvette Lee Bowser’s iconic ensemble sitcom talk about the show’s classic characters, memorable looks, and impact on how Hollywood tells black stories.
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Brendan McDermid / Reuters Asia Argento, #MeToo, and the Complicated Question of Power
The actress, who accused Harvey Weinstein of rape, reportedly settled claims with her own accuser. Her response to the allegations drew from a familiar playbook.
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Netflix The Enduring Appeal of the ‘Fake Relationship’ Rom-Com
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, the new Netflix adaptation of Jenny Han’s 2014 novel, brings a sweet, teen-focused approach to one of the most beloved hallmarks of the romantic comedy.
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Walter Iooss Jr. / Getty The Perfect Aretha Franklin Song
“(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” best captures the effect the Queen of Soul had on audiences worldwide.
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Josh Westrich / Getty What Does It Mean to ‘Sound’ Black?
In recent works including Insecure, Sorry to Bother You, and BlacKkKlansman, sounding “real” is a tricky equation.
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Hannah Giorgis / The Atlantic Abiy Ahmed Meets the Ethiopian Diaspora
After years of dire political dispatches from back home, Ethiopian immigrants greeted the nation’s new reformist prime minister with displays of hope and unity as he traveled across the U.S.
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Ivar Wigan Popcaan Keeps Dancehall Moving Forward—With Its Roots Intact
The Jamaican singer talks about his new album, Forever, dedicating his work to women, and collaborating with artists across the African diaspora.
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Kwanza Henderson / Shutterstock How to Love a Jamaican Complicates the Idea of Home
Two Atlantic staffers discuss the writer Alexia Arthurs’s bright, complex debut collection of short stories and the larger tradition of immigrant literature from which it draws.
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Frank Franklin II / AP R. Kelly Is the Hero of His Own Disingenuous Epic
In the R&B singer’s new song, the 19-minute confessional “I Admit,” he devotes ample time to describing his own demons but precious little energy atoning for the harm he has wrought.
