DON’T SLEEP ON THEM
You may not have heard of femdom hypnotists, but proponents of the subculture say that being sexually submissive is not a form of weakness.
Chika Ekemezie is a freelancer who writes about culture, dating, and the politics of life. You can find her work in publications like Cosmopolitan, VICE, and Vox. She’s currently based in Brooklyn, but you can never take the Jersey out of the girl.
15 MINUTES?
Bringing fan favorites back to spice up a stale franchise used to seem desperate. But shows like “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” prove they’re the best kind of reality TV.
IT’S CALLED GROWTH
The teen soap recently debuted on HBO Max. A rewatch of all seven seasons exposed all the ways it influenced how we look at men, think about dating, and the mistakes we’ve made.
YOU BETTER WERK
The season’s most opinionated queen may have gotten the dreaded “villain edit.” But her unfiltered honesty isn’t just entertaining, it’s what more reality shows need.
CRUEL FOR THE SUMMER
You might be screaming at your TV as Bravolebs Lindsay Hubbard and Ciara Miller fight over Austen Kroll, but they’re actually illuminating something profound about how women date.
HOT TAKE
Sorry to the haters who find Netflix’s controversial reality show evil and twisted. Taking part in an experiment like “The Ultimatum” could make more relationships even healthier.