If You Wanna Be My (Music) LoverOverrated, Not: Girl Bands Girl groups are an opportunity for feminists to converse with themselves, their generational predecessors, and their successors, through music. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Reality BytesOverrated, Not: Reality TV However contrived, managed, or heavily produced, reality TV offers a glimpse into our own dark hearts -- reflecting our own desires back to us and performing a ritual of emotional purging on behalf of a society too repressed to manage it on its own. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Best of Old WorldsOverrated, Not: Hannah Montana It is one thing to take teen girls’ interests seriously, and another entirely to take teen girls themselves seriously. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Superstar SupernovaOverrated, Not: Rajinikanth What makes Rajinikanth's image unassailable is his bombastic, over-the-top persona and films that allow one to suspend their disbelief. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
A Wonderful World of HitsOverrated, Not: One‑Hit Wonders While the popular image of the one-hit wonder is that of a struggling, out-of-work person in the shadow of their own glory, their moment in the sun isn't something to be scoffed at, but celebrated. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
What Makes Them BeautifulOverrated, Not: Boy Bands Boy bands offer an alternative masculinity in a toxically heteronormative culture, celebrating love, attraction, and feelings rather than suppressing them. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Picture Abhi Baki HaiOverrated, Not: ‘Om Shanti Om’ 'Om Shanti Om' pays tribute to the power of stories and is a reminder to embrace excess in all forms -- whether joyful or bitter. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Why This Snobbery?Overrated, Not: ‘Why This Kolaveri Di?’ This widespread popularity attracted scorn from music zealots who dismissed the song as low-brow, irritating, and lazy. But was it? By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Not My GirlbossOverrated, Not: ‘The Little Mermaid’ In ‘Overrated, Not,’ we revisit things that were so good, they quickly turned bad, and make a case for why they deserve a comeback. By Rohitha Naraharisetty