In the performative age of social media, personal brands, and dating apps, it’s a revolutionary idea: What if we were happy to just be ourselves? The journey to that sort of peace, if she ever finds it, is at the heart of Issa Rae’s Insecure, the HBO comedy that Rae created, produces, writes, and stars in. Written in Rae’s singular voice, the series is personal, hilarious, current, and both matter-of-factly and groundbreakingly black. Awkwardness defines so much of the series, but the poise with which Rae rose to fame and to a platform to speak her truth this past year was anything but. Read more..