Reese Witherspoon Archives

18 Years of Legally Blonde: Can We Finally Give the Criminally Underrated Reese Witherspoon Her Due?

In her speech after winning the Emmys for Big Little Lies, Reese Witherspoon spoke of how important it was to “bring women to the front of their own stories and make them the heroes of their own stories.” Eighteen years ago, that’s exactly what she did in Legally Blonde. Witherspoon’s Elle Woods embodied the unspoken rules of sisterhood.

Kahini Iyer April 28, 2016

Pop Culture

The Morning Show and the Rachel You Need to See

Jennifer Aniston’s career was largely limited to latching onto the leftover charms of Rachel, her career-defining role in Friends. But with The Morning Show, she has made the leap no one would have thought she would.

Manik Sharma April 21, 2016

Pop Culture

Big Little Lies and the Violence in Women’s Lives

Golden Globe-winner Big Little Lies starts as a show about women of privilege, but pivots into one about the interior lives of women whose lives are invariably marked by violence.

Sharan Saikumar April 18, 2016

Pop Culture

Big Little Lies and the Truth About Women’s Grief

If season one of Big Little Lies was all about shattering the them-not-us illusion of what a victim of domestic violence looks like, season two tried to capture the hypnotic nature of grief. Poorly written they might be, but between them, Mary Louise and the Monterey Five perfectly encapsulate the messiness of mourning.

Sonali Kokra April 10, 2016