Tag: Sex and the City
Barbra Streisand Was Railing Against Basic Bitches in The Way We Were Long Before There Was a Term For It
As Carrie Bradshaw once pointed out in the finale of season two of Sex and the City, “The world is made up of two types [Read More…]
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.: The “Girls” of the Literary World
There’s something about describing Brooklyn in any way–it doesn’t seem to matter how generic or thoughtless–that gets people, to quote Shane Black, “wetter than Drew [Read More…]
How Square Pegs is More of A Prequel to Sex and the City Than The Carrie Diaries
A story about a gawky teenager yet to find her confidence may not sound like any sort of precursor to Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and [Read More…]
The Evolution of the Single Girl From Marlo Thomas to Tina Fey
The single girl archetype in television most logically began with That Girl. Marlo Thomas’ role as the plucky Ann Marie gave rise to a new [Read More…]
Why Carrie Bradshaw Will Likely Always Maintain “Icon” Status
It may have once been emphatically said that “Carrie Bradshaw knows good sex (*and isn’t afraid to ask),” but, in retrospect, it wasn’t her sex [Read More…]
Unlikely Female Friendships in TV
They say opposites attract. But this trite chemist’s platitude rings truer for friendships than relationships. For as generic and formulaic as most shows can be, [Read More…]
The Most Nuanced Moments of The Carrie Diaries
With series writers that include former Sex and the City veteran Amy Harris and Candace Bushnell herself, it’s no surprise that The Carrie Diaries is as well-thought out and [Read More…]
TV Intros that Capture the Essence of the Show
A TV intro isn’t just about the theme song. It’s about the combination of images paired with the specific tempo of a piece of music. [Read More…]
Fashion Week: Donezo
Video once killed the radio star. And now blogging has killed New York Fashion Week. The fact is, essentially any asshole who thinks he or [Read More…]
Friends Didn’t Fuck You Up. You Did It To Yourself.
VICE’s recent article in anti-celebration of the twentieth anniversary of Friends‘ debut is an all-out assault on the now classic TV show that, as much [Read More…]
