‘Dietland’ is a trippy revenge fantasy designed to make you feel weird

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Describing AMC’s Dietland is hard. 

On its face, it’s the story of an overweight woman who is trying to lose enough pounds to qualify for lap band surgery. After 20 minutes of watching, it’s a darkly comedic satire of the culture that asks women to adhere to conventional beauty standards at the risk of damaging themselves. 

After three episodes… it’s something entirely different. 

Dietland is based on a book by Sarai Walker that was praised for its feminist ideals and wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing premise. The show takes these ideals and runs with them, using its exaggerated characters to shine an increasingly harsh light on rape culture and the millions of heaping slights that women are subjected to in a world that views them as objects first and people second.  Read more…

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7 summer TV shows for the 7 kinds of people out there

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Summer may seem like the time to go outside and do things, but let’s be real: it’s time to sit indoors and watch TV. Networks generally try to keep things fun and light for their summer premieres, and these seven shows will have something fun for every type of person out there. 

If you need new heroes to root for after the end of Infinity War…try Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger (June 7)

The TV branch of the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe gains two new heroes this summer Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen are two teens with the kind of superpowers audience haven’t yet seen from the MCU.  Read more…

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