Tag: Hari Nef

  • Extrapolations review: a series of dire warnings ignored

    Extrapolations review: a series of dire warnings ignored

    Extrapolations is a series of interrelated stories meant to illustrate where we are headed if something isn’t done about all the carbon pouring into the atmosphere. It’s a huge, ambitious attempt to warn us, show us, teach us, that we need to change what we’re doing.

  • Barbie review: be the subject not the object

    Barbie review: be the subject not the object

    Barbie is a feminist masterpiece. Feminism is the belief in the equality of the sexes. Barbie and Ken both learn about equality of the sexes in their growth through an adventure in the real world.

  • Review: Transparent, Season 4

    Review: Transparent, Season 4

    Transparent took a trip to Israel in season 4. The Pfefferman clan continues to struggle with issues of identity, gender, sexuality, trauma, family, belonging, and home. Beware the spoilers.

  • Transparent and Epigenetics

    Transparent and Epigenetics

    Ali Pfefferman’s (Gaby Hoffmann) discovery of epigenetics in season 2 of Transparent hooked me. In fact, I thought the idea that stress and trauma from generations before yours could be passed through the generations was the most interesting thing in season 2 of Transparent. It certainly would do a lot to explain why the Pfefferman…