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Mental health in television: a spectrum
June 17, 2019By: Melissa Campos, Kitty Cheung, Winona Young, and Zoe Vedova Mainstream media portrayals of mental health issues and mental illnesses vary enormously, and it can be difficult to tell apart the good from the bad until you’re already almost done the first season. To save you some hours of disappointing TV viewing, The Peak has made a list of shows whose portrayals of mental health range from problematic to nuanced to complex perfection. [caption id="attachment_110154" align="alignnone" width="696"] Image via cosmopolitan[/caption] 13 Reasons Why (Season 1) 2/10 This show’s portrayal of mental health has been widely viewed as problematic. The narrative follows…
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The newest Steven Universe episodes will leave you starstruck
July 28, 2018Written by: Winona Young This article contains spoilers. Everyone loves a good wedding. That, and a pair of matriarchal alien overlords crashing one. Meaning, Steven Universe is back with five-episode “Steven Bomb” (a noun that the show’s creators use to describe…
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The best animated shows on TV right now
March 29, 2016There was a point as a child when I just stopped watching cartoons. I'm not entirely sure what nebulous social rule told me I needed to stop doing something that I liked, but I stopped watching nonetheless. It wasn't until…
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