Coming-of-age tales are nothing new. However, coming-of-age tales told from the female perspective kind of are. When one does show up, all eyes are instantly upon it as there’s often an audience ...

The success of recent titles like “Big Mouth” (2017–), “Eighth Grade” (2018) and “Sex Education” (2019–) makes it clear: raunchy coming-of-age cringe comedies are having a well-deserved moment, taking ...

There aren't many people who would choose to go back to middle school — what with all its braces, bullies, crushes and drama. But that's exactly what actors Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle have done in ...

PEN15 debuted Feb. 8 and became an instant sensation. The show is the ultimate throwback for those of us who were in middle school in the early 2000s. Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle star in this adult ...

It may be that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. But as Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle demonstrate in the new Hulu comedy “PEN15,” the same is true of those who remember it ...

Alex Abad-Santos is a senior correspondent who explains what society obsesses over, from Marvel and movies to fitness and skin care. He came to Vox in 2014. Prior to that, he worked at The Atlantic.