Endless Culture Wars: On Kliph Nesteroff’s “Outrageous”
Chris Yogerst reviews Kliph Nesteroff’s book, “Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars.”...
Chris Yogerst reviews Kliph Nesteroff’s book, “Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars.”...
Chris YogerstDec 1
Slava Greenberg looks at the legacy of Netflix’s series “Sex Education” in light of its finale...
Slava GreenbergNov 16
Azeta Hatef reviews the Hulu reality show “Secrets & Sisterhood:The Sozahdahs."...
Azeta HatefNov 12
Recent TV series have been imagining worlds without men. What does this absence make possible? asks Elizabeth Alsop....
Elizabeth AlsopNov 3
Alessandro Camon discusses the role storytelling played in the success of the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood....
Alessandro CamonOct 15
Alexandra J. Gold considers the centrality of time in the second season of FX’s “The Bear.”...
Alexandra J. GoldSep 18
Ariella Garmaise reviews Alissa Bennett’s compilation of celebrity-themed zines, collectively titled “Taxidermist’s Handbook.”...
Ariella GarmaiseSep 13
Henry M. J. Tonks explains how Lawrence Kasdan’s “The Big Chill” gets generational politics all wrong—and why we still need to watch it....
Henry M. J. TonksSep 7
Kathryn Cramer Brownell on the electoral transformations wrought by cable news and the evolving media landscape....
Kathryn Cramer BrownellAug 23
Harry Waksberg reviews a new book from Fantagraphics about television pioneer Ernie Kovacs, “Ernie in Kovacsland.”...
Harry WaksbergAug 17
Olivia Stowell reviews Michael Szalay’s “Second Lives: Black-Market Melodramas & the Reinvention of Television.”...
Olivia StowellJul 29
Sophie Frances Kemp reviews HBO’s “The Idol.”...
Sophie Frances KempJul 25
J. D. Connor ponders how AI is transforming the media landscape, the law, and our lives....
J. D. ConnorJul 22
Leigh-Michil George reviews Shondaland’s “Queen Charlotte,” and asks about the nature of the game being played....
Leigh-Michil GeorgeJul 17
Sean T. Collins and Julia Gfrörer lay out the generic terms of the erotic thriller’s morose relation, the erotic bummer....
Sean T. Collins, Julia GfrörerJul 7
Ali Royals reviews Nicholas Britell’s “Succession: Season 4” soundtrack....
Ali RoyalsJul 2
Amanda Walujono reviews Netflix’s new dramedy “Beef.”...
Amanda WalujonoJun 30
Brienne Adams examines stan culture and its relationship to Black and queer love in Amazon Prime’s “Swarm.”...
Brienne AdamsJun 9
J. D. Connor discusses Netflix’s business model, specwork in comedy, and the extraction of surplus value from Black labor....
J. D. ConnorApr 27
Nicholas Russell reviews Peacock’s new series “Mrs. Davis,” created by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof....
Nicholas RussellApr 21
Samantha Pergadia reviews Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” in the context of Victorian literature....
Samantha PergadiaMar 1
Jorge Cotte reviews HBO’s “The White Lotus.”...
Jorge CotteFeb 10
Farah Bakaari reviews “Ramy,” “Mo,” and shows about Muslim life on American TV....
Farah BakaariFeb 3
R. Colin Tait discusses Michael Schulman’s profile of Jeremy Strong....
R. Colin TaitDec 20, 2022