Starz’ ‘Vida’ Complicates and Humanizes Latinx People
Starz' Vida is a political act.
Linnete Manrique
Linnete Manrique obtained her PhD in Media and Communications from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2018. She is a freelance writer and editor. Her work has appeared in the online journals Diffractions and e-misférica
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The Willful Child in HBO’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’
HBO's My Brilliant Friend feels almost radical for its raw and un-romanticized depiction of female friendship and resistance in all its emotional complexities.
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