Diane Nguyen and the Myth of the Tortured Artist
Socially and culturally, we hang onto the belief that the more you suffer for your art, the more valuable it is. Diane's experience dismantles the myth of the tortured artist. By Rebecca Wei Hsieh If I were to distill Diane Nguyen into
BoJack Horseman, #MeToo, and the Monsters We Love
There is a human cost to all the revelations unveiled during the height of #MeToo. This is something BoJack Horseman recognized early on and excelled at. This article contains spoilers for Netflix’s BoJack Horseman, mentions of sexual assault, and physical violence. Back
Diane Nguyen’s Weight Gain Is Part Of Her Healing
What a key message for all of us to hear. Weight gain is not inherently a sign of sickness, and can in fact be part of our healing. This essay discusses eating disorders and fatphobia, and contains spoilers for season six
Bojack Horseman Gave Hollyhock The Perfect Closure
Spoiler Alert: This article does have spoilers for season 6 of Bojack Horseman. That’s the funny thing about closure. You often never get it. And if you get it, you won’t like how you get it. Because “closure” is a pipe-dream. Netflix
10 Things BoJack Horseman Kept It Real About
BoJack Horseman took its place in pop-culture very seriously. It made us laugh, cry and challenged us to be better people thanks to and despite our trauma. This article contains spoilers for Netflix's "BoJack Horseman" I’m not going to lie. I