…about what it’s really like. I wanted to write something that would not only introduce the subject to folks unfamiliar with it, but also wouldn’t be painful for anyone going…
…Maria Canals-Barrera. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that profession, but it’s hard not to wonder whether Hollywood writers realize that people of Latin American heritage also earn Ph.D.s and pursue…
…Her banter with Oscar the Grouch grew into an endearing friendship. Her real daughter played her TV daughter. She eventually became a writer on the show and won 15 Emmys…
…gets to describe an object? Who gets to assign value? Who gets to write “provenance” or chart who owned it, when? That last question matters more than most people realize….
…Unlike her previous works, this time the author sets aside supernatural elements and unexplained phenomena to focus strictly on human psychology and social realism. The Intrigue boldly blends the crime…
…willing to believe it mattered. The story of the Puerto Rican activists who made Realidades is really resisting that, which takes a lot of courage. Another point that I hope…
…creates a real-life friendship between its co-stars, while also tackling tired and the age-old “women of a certain age” trope. Our society seems determined to embrace and admire women while…
…never questioned that structure. It felt as natural as gravity. Only later did I realize that some of us eventually move beyond it, not because we love our families less,…
…of IVF, financial stress, and the slow erosion of unspoken disappointment. While stories about fertility often center exclusively on women, Smile… the Worst is Yet to Come quietly acknowledges that…
…I remember thinking, What’s so secretive about money? Then I realized I was carrying that same secrecy. Growing up, we were encouraged to earn money, but never taught how to…
