WorldThe rise of François Hollande, France’s Mr. BlandThe presidential nominee for the centre-left Socialist party is a nerd famous for his lack of star power
TelevisionThree stereotypes walk into a diner...Are walking ethnic clichés better than no clichés in sitcoms?
UncategorizedThe Real ThingEmily Yoshida argues that The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills became a very compelling and powerful show as it faced up to...
UncategorizedAmericans Like Our Shows... EventuallyMarsha Lederman has an article on Chris Haddock, who created Da Vinci’s Inquest and Intelligence for the CBC , and how the belated...
UncategorizedRoseanne and the Cosby GambitI mentioned this on a message board the other day, but I thought it was worth a quick post as well, if only because it’s the...
UncategorizedKing of the Hill Revisited: "The Unbearable Blindness...", "Meet the Manger Babies""The Unbearable Blindness of Laying" (airdate: December 21, 1997) Written by Paul Lieberstein Directed by Cyndi Tang People sure...
CultureHow Whitney Houston changed MTVWith Michael Jackson, she helped to erode the disco-era bias against dance music
UncategorizedBlogs as Mean as You’ve Ever SeenI sometimes defend the idea of the TWoP-style snarky TV recap, but I have to admit I’ve lost interest in snarky recaps to a...
UncategorizedThe End of 2004-5The significance of House going off the air is that this is going to be the end of a television era, one that started in the...
TelevisionReality TV is caught faking itBelievers are blind to behind-the-scenes manipulation, while the the rest just don’t care