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Gretchen Smail
Gretchen lives and works in SF as a freelancer. If not at work, is probably off eating ramen, petting dogs, or attempting yoga. Tweets too much at @ubeempress.
Culture doesn't fit in a box. Neither do we.
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Could The Shang-Chi Movie Intro An Asian Iron Fist?0
- Television and Film
- August 13, 2019
At SDCC, Kevin Feige revealed that Kim’s Convenience actor Simu Liu will be playing martial artist extraordinaire Shang-Chi, the first Asian character to get his own MCU solo film. Destin Daniel Cretton is directing, Dave Callaham is scriptwriting, and Marvel is reportedly planning on assembling a predominantly Asian and Asian American cast (with Awkwafina and
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Sansa Dislikes Daenerys on Game of Thrones & That’s Fine0
- Television and Film
- April 21, 2019
The final season of Game of Thrones is all about conflict, and the premiere episode gave fans a long awaited meeting between Sansa Stark and Daenerys Targaryen. The two share similar backstories, both having survived the abuse, trauma, and machinations of men in order to become respected leaders in their own right. Together they’d make
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Alien: Covenant Decenters its Female Protagonist in Favor of a Man3
- Essays
- October 21, 2017
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Alien: Covenant, as well as discussions of rape analogies. Is the Alien franchise a feminist one? It depends on who you ask. If, and how, and why a film is feminist has always been up for debate in film criticism circles. Feminist films are often helmed by women who
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Backlight: Further Weinstein Repercussions and Twitter Boycotts2
- October 15, 2017
These past two weeks it’s become increasingly clear that Hollywood is run by a handful of rich, disgusting, decrepit old white men; luckily, many in Hollywood are now coming forward to criticize the culture of abuse and harassment. Here’s hoping all these painful conversations will lead to further change in the industry. We also have
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Win An Advance Copy of Cassandra Clare's Lady Midnight
- February 25, 2016
Party Post!
- August 22, 2014
