Rhea Perlman

Blow Up the Patriarchy, Or: The Barbenheimer Experience

July 20, 2023 · Pop Culture

Perhaps what they don’t warn you about with regard to “the Barbenheimer experience” is just how jarring it actually is. Certainly, that’s the entire “point” of pairing these…

In Barbie, As In Life, Patriarchy Is the Insidious Force Turning Women’s Lives Upside Down

July 19, 2023 · Pop Culture

It’s among the few mononyms that invoke an immediate visceral reaction—whether reverent or contemptuous—within people. God. Madonna. Barbie. And, like the aforementioned Italian-American pop star, Barbie, too, is…