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How Lizzie McGuire Reinvented Tween TV and Became a Millennial Obsession
Sometimes she made it. Sometimes she faked it. Twenty years after Lizzie McGuire's TV debut, the cast and creatives reflect on the groundbreaking Disney Channel series—and ill-fated reboot.
'The Color of Friendship' Is Still Disney Channel's Most Progressive Movie About Race
The story of friendship between a South African exchange student and a Black American girl grappled with police brutality, privilege, and racial slurs.
It Doesn't Come in a Jar: An Oral History of 'Bug Juice'
We talked to all your favorite Camp Waziyatah campers and counselors 20 years after the summer camp reality show first aired.
I Wish I Never Revisited This 'Proud Family' Episode on Muslim Americans
I remembered the episode titled "Culture Shock" as an exciting, rare moment of representation for Muslim Americans like me. In reality, it was simply a caricature-like depiction that I was embarrassed to revisit.
Bella Thorne Is Trying to Be Herself
Bella Thorne has spent basically her entire life in the public eye, beholden to an image someone else created for her. Now she's trying to define herself on her own (admittedly contradictory) terms.
Jughead Kinda Told Off a Busker in Vancouver
‘Riverdale’ actor Cole Sprouse does not want his scenes interrupted.
How the Star of ‘Halloweentown’ Built an Etsy Halloween Empire
Child actress Kimberly J. Brown has used her most famous role to create a second career as a Halloween expert.
An Oral History of 'Ocean Girl'
Ocean Girl was kind of an alien, sort of a mermaid, but not really either. She loved whales, hated pollution, and gave zero fucks about petty teenage bullshit.
What I Learned About Style from Hilary Duff Music Videos
From the duff-puff to pleather panties, we've been with her all the way.
How Nick Jonas Became the King of Twinks
The former Disney star has aggressively courted gay audiences during his promotional tour for his first album. Are his intentions good, or is he looking to exploit gay listeners? I spent two months investigating Jonas in the context of gay history to...
How Nick Jonas Became the King of Twinks
Nick Jonas has aggressively courted gay audiences during his promotional tour for his first album. Are his intentions good, or is he looking to exploit gay listeners? I spent two months investigating Jonas in the context of gay history to find out.
Lindsay Lohan Played Herself in Her London Stage Debut
This week, I attended the London production of Speed-the-Plow, David Mamet’s satirical take on the American movie business, which stars Lindsay Lohan as a mysterious girl with nothing to bank on except her sexuality.