The One Where We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live
Victoria Myers considers the resonances between the author Joan Didion and the star persona of Jennifer Aniston.
"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." —Woody Allen
Victoria Myers considers the resonances between the author Joan Didion and the star persona of Jennifer Aniston.
Victoria MyersApr 18, 2022
Sophia Stewart reviews Annie Berke's new book on the creative lives of women writers in postwar television
Sophia StewartMar 30, 2022
Emily Schlesinger re-watches The Sopranos and considers new paths forward for psychoanalysis in the Anthropocene
Emily SchlesingerFeb 23, 2022
On the heels of Kristen Stewart's Oscar nomination for Spencer, Soraya Roberts dives into the trouble of styling Princess Diana
Soraya RobertsFeb 16, 2022
Philippa Snow reviews And Just Like that..., HBO Max's sexless, zombified, tragicomic return to Sex and the City
Philippa SnowJan 24, 2022
Jorge Cotte thinks about the persistence and power of art across the various timelines the HBO Max miniseries Station Eleven.
Jorge CotteJan 14, 2022
Hannah Amaris Roh argues that Squid Game's simplicity masks its meta-commentary on the trauma of capitalism
Hannah Amaris RohDec 22, 2021
Lauren Herold, PhD, and Steph Herold, MPH, ask why the increased visibility of abortion on television doesn't equal progress
Lauren Herold, Steph HeroldDec 21, 2021
Kelly Coyne asks why TV series from Laverne and Shirley to Girls5Eva need to represent adult female friendship through girlhood
Kelly CoyneNov 24, 2021
Elizabeth Alsop considers the supernatural series Evil alongside neo-procedurals like Mindhunter, Twin Peaks: The Return, and Search Party
Elizabeth AlsopOct 31, 2021
Annie Berke reviews Elana Levine's "Her Stories: Daytime Soap Opera and US Television History," on a pivotal genre and its diverse fandom
Annie BerkeOct 19, 2021
Adam Fales watches I Think You Should Leave and asks what's so funny about sad men telling massive lies to themselves and others?
Adam FalesOct 11, 2021