Broadly Culture
Lena Waithe Says Halle Berry Made Her Feel Like She Could Do Anything
Ahead of the Oscars, the Emmy-winning screenwriter talks to Broadly about working with Halle Berry on BET's "Boomerang" remake and the "string connecting" their trajectories as groundbreaking Black artists.
Morgan Parker’s 'Magical Negro' and the Multiplicity of Blackness
“I was thinking about ‘Black Girl Magic,’ which is cool, but I’m also a real person, so I wanted to explore what is magical about us according to us.”
How to Film a Sex Scene In a Safe, Respectful, and Chill Way
The intimacy coordinator from Netflix's "Sex Education" explains how to approach even the raunchiest scenes with sensitivity.
How Black Women Made GIFs Into a Language of Self-Expression
GIFs give voice to Black women who, because of their shared erasure and oppression, often communicate in a silent dialogue.
I Owe Everything to Miss Piggy, a Size-Positive Icon Ahead of Her Time
Even as a child, years before I came out, there was always a special place in my heart for any character willing to punch a silk-gloved fist straight through that gender binary.
What This Ted Bundy Survivor Thinks of the Obsession Around the Serial Killer
Kathy Kleiner was 20 years old when she was attacked by the notorious serial killer. Decades on, she wants to recenter Bundy's victims in a narrative that too often excludes them.
Netflix's 'Siempre Bruja' Is a Tone Deaf Erasure of Slavery's Trauma
A prime example of problematic Afro-Latinx narratives, this series finds a slave witch traveling through time to save her lover, the son of her master.
What a Perfect Breakup Scene Looks Like, According to a Screenwriter
The screenwriter behind "Legally Blonde" and "10 Things I Hate About You" explains how you can destroy your protagonist's heart on screen.
How Black Queers Made 'Sis' a Gender Neutral Term of Endearment
"Sis" is an evolved expression, rooted in the Christian church and revolutionized by queer Black people—and it's not a term everyone can or should use.
'You've Got Mail' Is a Love Story About a Millionaire Destroying a Woman's Livelihood
'You've Got Mail' isn't a frothy romantic comedy with added dial-up modem sounds. It's a disturbing true-to-life thriller about a corporate executive slowly driving a women's business into the ground.
This Online Community Is Obsessed With Johnny Depp and Kate Moss' Failed Relationship
While they were together, Depp and Moss were the most photographed couple of the 90s. But what drives the online nostalgia for their relationship, even after Depp was accused of abuse?
Sirens Are Actually Bird-Bodied Messengers of Death, Not Sexy Mermaids
Over time, artists transformed these morbid songstresses from horrific bird women into seductive femme-fatales.