Television

"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." —Woody Allen

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  The Froth Estate: VICE’s Cult of Immersion

  VICE’s preoccupation with “immersive” journalism places undue emphasis on vicarious thrills and not enough on reporting.

  Franҫois KiperMar 21, 2015

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• Life Is Easier than We Make It

  "The Slap" is about people who are so distracted they have very little sense of how to count their blessings.

  Laurie WinerMar 19, 2015

  • Television

• Brown Broads, White TV

  “I want to understand: why does abjection signify freedom for white people?"

  Kyla Wazana Tompkins, Rebecca WanzoMar 16, 2015

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  The Big Thaw: “Togetherness” and What Thirty-Something Means Now

  Thirtysomething is the new twentysomething. Soraya Roberts looks at the evolution of quarter-life crisis TV and film, from "The Big Chill" to HBO’s "Togetherness."

  Mar 8, 2015

  • Television

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  I Want My Anti-TV: On “Tim and Eric”

  “Steve Brule Special” and “Bagboy”

  Gavin TomsonFeb 20, 2015

  • Television

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  The Trees, The Trees

  “Entering the town of Twin Peaks. Five miles south of the Canadian border, 12 miles west of the state line. I have never seen so many trees in my life."

  Nathan HuffstutterFeb 6, 2015

  • Television

• An Ongoing Autobiography of a Slightly Younger Self

  Laurie Winer speaks with 'Girls' creator Lena Dunham

  Laurie WinerJan 25, 2015

  • Television

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  The Bachelor Vernacular

  When reality catches up to reality TV

  Suzannah ShowlerJan 19, 2015

  • Television

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  You Can’t Make a Living: Digital Media, the End of TV’s Golden Age, and the Death Scene of the American Playwright

  Digital Media, the End of TV’s Golden Age, and the Death Scene of the American Playwright

  Alena SmithDec 8, 2014

  • Television

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  All Trenchcoat and Cigarette and Arrogance: "Hellblazer," "Constantine," and Noir

  After 26 years of life in comics, John Constantine has transitioned to the small screen.

  Lars Garvey Laing-PetersonNov 26, 2014

  • Noir

  • Television

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  “I Don’t Want to See That”: Ethics and Exploitation in “The Comeback” and “Nathan For You”

  Nathan For You and The Comeback are darkly comic visions of Hollywood. Both shows parody reality TV while giving their audiences a good, hard look at how the reality sausage is made.

  Lara ZarumNov 17, 2014

  • Television

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  All-American Girl at 20: The Evolution of Asian Americans on TV

  Margaret Cho’s All-American Girl at 20 and the evolution of Asian Americans on TV.

  E. Alex JungNov 9, 2014

  • Television