“Valeria” Taught Me About Self-Love and Friendship
Netflix’s “Valeria” is almost a parallel, remake of “Sex in the City,” but Spanish, updated, and more focused on self-love.
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“Past Lives” Is a Mediation on (Immigrant) Sacrifice Wrapped in a Love Story
I see myself in “Past Lives.” Like the Oscar-nominated film’s heroine Nora, I’ve equated falling in love with losing control for so long.
“This is Me… Now” Won’t Help JLo’s Reputation as an Artist
Is JLo’s “This is Me… Now” a parody, an attempt at a meaningful work of art, or a feverish dream? Or is it just a commercial?
Netflix’s Cutest Latine Couple is from “Love on the Spectrum”
Dani of “Love on the Spectrum” shows us that not only is it perfectly acceptable to want sex, but we can also tell our partners what we want.
Relationship Goals with “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”
Prime Video’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” pairs romantic nail-biting action scenes with relatable moments in awkward millennial relationships.
On-Screen Latinx Couples To Watch this Valentine’s Day
To inspire more cute, inspiring, complicated, and just-plain-real Latinx love on-screen, here are nine Latinx couples to watch and celebrate.
“If You Were the Last” Visualizes Love
“If You Were the Last” gives us a funny, sexy, and silly story, delivering a compelling treatise on love in all of its complicated glory.
‘With Love’ Season Two Is A Refreshing Take on Latinx Love (and Sex!)
Whenever I think of the phrase “happily ever after” the first image that comes to mind is Cinderella and her Prince Charming waving from the back of a horse-drawn carriage (understandable since we’ve been conditioned by movies and fairytales to believe that’s what a happy ending looks like); I rarely think about people who don’t […]
The Complicated Intersection of Love and Excellence
Our relationships are supposed to make us stronger: “you challenge me to be better,” “I learn so much from you,” “you’re my best friend.” They’re all clichés you hear at weddings and see on anniversary cards. Yet, as a recent New York Times article reminded us, relationships don’t always turn out to be fountains of support and […]
Finding Love and Pandemonium on “The Good Place”
In “Pandemonium,” the season three finale of The Good Place, the show makes explicit its most radical idea yet: love. Specifically, love as what gives life meaning. As Janet, the all-knowing robot says, “If there were an answer I could give you to how the universe works, it wouldn’t be special. It would just be […]