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Hilton Changes the Story - and Diapers!
Elizabeth Velez responds to Monica Hesse's article on the heiress and discusses representations of maternal instinct in modern media....
veleze0
Jan 18, 20242 min read

‘Barbie’ Features Motherhood in a Story About Girlhood
Kathleen Felli shares her thoughts on the recently released Barbie and the themes of motherhood present in the film. Last weekend, my...
Kathleen Felli
Aug 4, 20233 min read

Questioning Maternal Instinct in 'The Mother'
Kathleen Felli tackles the Netflix hit's representation of the fabled "maternal instinct." Can assassins be mothers? Netflix’s recently...
Kathleen Felli
Jun 19, 20233 min read

The Justified Irreverence of Jennette McCurdy's 'I'm Glad My Mom Died'
Kathleen Felli writes readers' reactions to the bestselling memoir and the cultural dilemma of how to talk about abusive mothers. Over...
Kathleen Felli
Jan 21, 20232 min read


The New York Times Magazine Dives into Recent Depictions of Complicated Mothers in Pop Culture
For The New York Times Magazine, Lydia Kiesling examines the mothers of The Lost Daughter, C'mon C'mon, Scenes from a Marriage, and more.
veleze0
Jan 10, 20221 min read


The Real Mystery in Mare of Easttown: Is it Possible to be a ‘Good’ Mother?
Mare of Easttown may be a murder-mystery at its core, but its exploration of motherhood is its most compelling subject matter.
Colleen Baer
Jun 12, 20218 min read


Ginny & Georgia: A Refreshing Intersectional Approach to Single Motherhood
Ginny & Georgia accentuates class and race largely through its representation--and send-up--of gender norms.
Pamela Fox
Jun 10, 20215 min read


Flack: The Private (and Public) Relations of Motherhood
Mothers, both dead and alive, propel much of the plot in Amazon Prime's dramedy series FLACK.
Pamela Fox
Apr 5, 20217 min read
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