Charlene Badasie

These heart-warming films will make you feel better.

And do we deserve another rendition?

Grief is no longer a taboo subject.

A Vampire Diaries meme that proudly tells women their “attraction to toxic men began when they picked Damon over Stefan” is often spotted doing the rounds on social media. While it’s a clever reference to the love triangle that dominated the supernatural teen drama, the sentiment isn’t entirely true. Although Damon did have some questionable […]

He was the better brother.

Were we learning all the wrong things?

Perhaps we related more to the secondary character than to main character energy?

There’s something bittersweet about realizing your crush has grown up. Not just aged but slowly turned into someone you don’t recognize, someone who no longer looks like the person you once adored. It’s like watching your favorite love song slow to a deeper, moodier tempo. That’s what’s happened with Chris Evans. For a generation that grew […]

He’s changed, but so have we.

There’s something deceptively warm about returning to your favorite sitcom. The familiar theme song plays. The gang is back at their usual table, couch, or bar. The jokes are easy. The pacing is predictable. And beneath it all is the quiet, unspoken promise that life might be hard, but it all works out in the end. […]

The real villain was the audience all along.

There’s something deceptively warm about returning to your favorite sitcom. The familiar theme song plays. The gang is back at their usual table, couch, or bar. The jokes are easy. The pacing is predictable. And beneath it all is the quiet, unspoken promise that life might be hard, but it all works out in the end. […]

For decades, the mean girl trope has dominated teen dramas and pop culture. We’ve all been served the cliché of the blonde sometimes brunette, rich, and ruthless high school queen who’s quick to cut you down with a smile. Blair Waldorf, Alison DiLaurentis, and Regina George immediately come to mind when you hear the phrase because […]

There’s something deceptively warm about returning to your favorite sitcom. The familiar theme song plays. The gang is back at their usual table, couch, or bar. The jokes are easy. The pacing is predictable. And beneath it all is the quiet, unspoken promise that life might be hard, but it all works out in the end. […]

For decades, the mean girl trope has dominated teen dramas and pop culture. We’ve all been served the cliché of the blonde sometimes brunette, rich, and ruthless high school queen who’s quick to cut you down with a smile. Blair Waldorf, Alison DiLaurentis, and Regina George immediately come to mind when you hear the phrase because […]

Have sitcoms done more harm than good?

For decades, the mean girl trope has dominated teen dramas and pop culture. We’ve all been served the cliché of the blonde sometimes brunette, rich, and ruthless high school queen who’s quick to cut you down with a smile. Blair Waldorf, Alison DiLaurentis, and Regina George immediately come to mind when you hear the phrase because […]

Was she really the mean girl? Or did she just have boundaries?