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The idea of marathoning TV shows existed before the advent of streaming, but Netflix turned it into a model. Though the term began popping up in the 1990s, the streaming service popularized “binge-watching” in 2013 once Netflix rebranded from a TV-on-DVD mail service to a platform producing original content. In the years since, this model has changed not only the way we as consumers and fans watch television, but arguably also how it’s created and written. More and more shows feel designed from the jump to be binged in one sitting or at least in batches of multiple episodes with changes to traditional pace and structure making the next episode almost imperative to understand what is going on.
Difficult People star Shakina Nayfack has come out as non-binary
Difficult People and Connecting star Shakina Nayfack has come out as non-binary in a new social media post.
Taking to Instagram, Nayfack – who uses she/her pronouns – opened up about her non-binary journey in a lengthy post.
“I always felt “non-binary” was implicit in my identity. I’ve personally understood the prefix “trans” to mean “beyond” more than “from one to another,” as in TRANScending gender,” she explained.
“I’ve claimed the term “gender non-conforming” from the outset of my journey, more than 20 years ago before non-binary was common language.