Three Questions from the Internet

Why are the socials talking about Mindy Kaling, Liam Hemsworth, and Alix Earle?

Hello subscriber friends!

Welcome to the very first post just for you. I’m excited to play around with the format and the subject matter—and your feedback is MOST welcome. Always.

As we all know, I’m terminally online and don’t plan on changing that anytime soon, in spite of my better judgment. So I figured I would break down a few of the topics my fellow screen time addicts are talking about. Maybe these made their way into your bubble, maybe not…but that’s what I’m here for.

Why Is Mindy Getting Dragged?

Let’s start with Mindy Kaling. Now, if you read this newsletter I am quite certain you know who Mindy is, but just in case you don’t know how Hollywood important she’s become…

She rose to mainstream fame as a writer and star of The Office (duh), playing the hilariously narcissistic and romantically obsessed Kelly Kapoor. Though, I first heard of Mindy back in 2002 when there was tons of NYC buzz around her off-Broadway play Matt & Ben. There is no content about those two I wouldn’t consume—then, now, forever.

She went on to create and star in The Mindy Project (which is now on Netflix and I watched pretty religiously when it first aired) and became a major (and powerful) creative/producing force with shows like Never Have I Ever, The Sex Lives of College Girls, the movie Late Night, the Four Weddings and Funeral reboot for Hulu (am I the only person who watched this?!?), and the new animated series Velma (yes, of Scooby Doo fame) on HBO Max. Plus, she’s the co-writer of the new Legally Blonde movie that seems in some sort of limbo, but is supposed to happen some day.

The general public response to Mindy has typically been super positive and she was certainly lauded for bringing South Asian representation to the screen. But lately the tides have turned. Or I should say the critical voices are becoming louder and larger in numbers, because many of these notes from South Asian women are not new.

So what’s the deal?