Outside Reading — Fighting, Winning edition
This week featuring a huge batch of articles on this Kamala Harris moment, the acting power of Gena Rowlands, and more. Continue reading Outside Reading — Fighting, Winning edition
Category: Television
Outside Reading — Choose Joy edition
This week featuring articles by Amanda Marcotte and Sam Adams. Continue reading Outside Reading — Choose Joy edition
Bob Newhart, 1929 – 2024
Bidding farewell to a comedy great. Continue reading Bob Newhart, 1929 – 2024
Top Ten Television, 2023-2024 season
On the eve of this year’s Emmy nominations being revealed, these are my picks for the best in TV for the past season. Continue reading Top Ten Television, 2023-2024 season
Outside Reading — Hey, Man, Did We Order an Orchestra? edition
This week featuring articles on Cypress Hill finally making their Homerpalooza performance real and the problem with booking artists who are despicable human beings. Continue reading Outside Reading — Hey, Man, Did We Order an Orchestra? edition
Golden Words — My Name Is Earl, “Pilot”
The television episode that made Greg Garcia an Emmy winner. Continue reading Golden Words — My Name Is Earl, “Pilot”
Outside Reading — Taylor-Made edition
Featuring articles by Brian Hiatt and Charles M. Blow Continue reading Outside Reading — Taylor-Made edition
Golden Words — Abbott Elementary, “Pilot”
Since great television comedy always begins with the script, this series of posts considers the individual episodes that have claimed the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series over the years. “Philadelphia gets a bad rap,” Quinta … Continue reading Golden Words — Abbott Elementary, “Pilot”
Andre Braugher, 1962 – 2023
In the summer of 1996, Andre Braugher took advantage of the hiatus between seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street to star in a New York production of Henry V. The occasion prompted The New Yorker to include a blurb … Continue reading Andre Braugher, 1962 – 2023
Outside Reading — We Are Hope Despite the Times edition
Michael Stipe Is Writing His Next Act. Slowly. by Jon Mooallem This article about the former lead singer of R.E.M. is a simply a masterful piece of profile writing. With unerring instincts for which details convey the most telling information, … Continue reading Outside Reading — We Are Hope Despite the Times edition
Coffee for Two 