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March 11, 2024
Adam Nayman
The Oscars’ Spectacle of Seriousness
The night saw a jarring dissonance between political statement and glitzy showmanship.
January 23, 2024
The New Republic
Oppenheimer
Is Leading This Year’s Oscar Nominations
Here is The New Republic’s guide to the contenders for the 96th Academy Awards in 2024
January 23, 2024
Tori Otten
“He’s Just Ken”:
Barbie
Oscar Nominations Sparks Outrage
Barbie’s Oscar nominations—and Oscar snubs—have proved the entire point of the movie.
July 24, 2023
Tori Otten
Go Woke, Go Broke?
Barbie
’s Opening Weekend Sales Smash Expectations
This was the biggest opening weekend at the box office this year, much to conservatives’ dismay.
July 21, 2023
Tori Otten
Barbie
Breaks Box Office Records as Conservatives Keep Whining About It
Conservatives are complaining that the movie is Communist and “anti-man.” But the people want to see it.
July 20, 2023
Grace Segers
Can
Barbie
Have It All?
Greta Gerwig’s movie attempts to combine the magic of Barbie Land with a critique of the patriarchy.
July 13, 2023
Tori Otten
New “Insurrection Barbie” Ad Mocks Ted Cruz for Mad Obsession With Children’s Doll
A new ad goes after the Texas senator for caring more about the Barbie movie than his own constituents.
July 7, 2023
Tori Otten
Republicans Want to Cancel
Barbie
for Being Communist
The movie’s producers are “endangering our national security,” claimed one lawmaker.
July 5, 2023
Tori Otten
“Is Barbie Communist?” How One Scene Dragged the
Barbie
Movie Into Controversy
She’s a Communist. He’s just Ken.
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