Confession is Just a Special Form of Bragging: On "Fleabag"
Anastasia Berg considers confession and confessors from Saint Augustine to Fyodor Dostoevsky to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag.
"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." —Woody Allen
Anastasia Berg considers confession and confessors from Saint Augustine to Fyodor Dostoevsky to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag.
Anastasia BergJul 30, 2019
Libby Lenkinski explores the progressive political potential of a TV series about Israel's ultra-Orthodox community.
Libby LenkinskiJun 21, 2019
Kristen Warner is here to tell you that Game of Thrones is a soap opera, that you are soap opera fans, and that it's okay.
Kristen WarnerMay 18, 2019
Peli Grietzer considers the rallying murmur of Russian Doll's revolutionary representation of mental illness.
Peli GrietzerMay 6, 2019
Kyle Turner on how queer dating and hookup app Grindr has changed LGBTQ cinema.
Kyle TurnerApr 23, 2019
Reading HBO’s “The Deuce” through the lens of academic porn studies.
Kelly CoyneFeb 6, 2019
Erin Zimmerman thinks Star Trek can teach us a thing or two about life on Earth.
Erin ZimmermanJan 12, 2019
Michael Donaldson evaluates Corey Field's "Entertainment Law: Fundamentals and Practice."
Michael C. DonaldsonJan 1, 2019
Ronnie Scott speaks to Dion Kagan about “Positive Images,” a new work that looks at how representation of HIV/AIDS has changed in the “post-crisis”...
Ronnie ScottDec 19, 2018
Tessa Brown considers the politics of “My Brilliant Friend,” an adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels.
Tessa BrownDec 15, 2018
Summer Kim Lee on representation, attachment, and being too close to Sandra Oh, from Grey's Anatomy to Killing Eve.
Summer Kim LeeDec 4, 2018
A top media historian explains our culture’s fascination with zombies, caped crusaders, and other vigilantes.
Scott TimbergNov 30, 2018