Welcome to Crosstalk, wherein A.V. Club writers discuss their varied (or unvaried, as the case may be) perspectives on a pop-culture topic. This time, with the first half of 2026 firmly in the ...

In a country that’s increasingly hostile to women and our autonomy—piling on the loss of reproductive rights, the rise of violence against women, the backlash against the #MeToo movement, and the ...

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