The ‘fat shaming’ of Tara Erraught forces an issue in opera
The talented mezzo soprano received criticism for her body type, not her performance
Jaime Weinman
Marvel, Fox and the fantastic fracas
From the archives: Marvel Comics is cancelling the Fantastic Four series—proof that it may just be willing to sabotage its own properties to spite a rival company
Is Don Draper past his prime?
Mad Men tries out a radical idea: an anti-hero who’s not a genius at work
Mad Men: Bang! Zoom! To the Moon!
Some thoughts on the ’midseason finale’
Why is it so hard to make a successful TV spinoff of a hit film?
Our TV critic explains why blockbusters do not necessarily become a hit series
Seth MacFarlane takes on the western
In ’A Million Ways to Die in the West’ the creator of ’Family Guy’ tries his luck with the least popular genre of our time
Why are there so many rapes on TV?
From Game of Thrones to Scandal, rape scenes have become a de rigueur narrative device in dramas–to the ire of many
Community finally runs out of luck
What the now-cancelled show has in common with NewsRadio
Why we still love Friends: 20 years later
Jaime Weinman and Adrian Lee are there for you with a conversation on what the show means to pop culture
Nothing sells on television today like nihilism
Life is tough and then you die. And then the ratings go up.