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Posted inArts & Culture

Which Way to Westeros?

by Carolyn Wells September 29, 2022October 21, 2022

With a plethora of fantasy appearing on streaming services, we take a look back at Adrian Daub’s essay on world-building maps.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Nathan Fielder Is Out of His Mind (and Inside Yours)

by Peter Rubin July 5, 2022January 25, 2023

On the axis of cringe comedy, Nathan Fielder’s work on TV series Nathan For You ranks somewhere between Sasha Baron Cohen and Covering Your Eyes and Ears to Escape the Vicarious Embarrassment. But Lila Shapiro’s profile, coming just ahead of Fielder’s return to television, attempts to peel back the layers of artifice between man and world. […]

Posted inEditor's Pick

On “Succession,” Jeremy Strong Doesn’t Get the Joke

by Peter Rubin December 6, 2021January 25, 2023

When I told Strong that I, too, thought of the show as a dark comedy, he looked at me with incomprehension and asked, “In the sense that, like, Chekhov is comedy?” No, I said, in the sense that it’s funny. “That’s exactly why we cast Jeremy in that role,” McKay told me. “Because he’s not […]

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

The World’s Tallest Dwarf

by Sara Fredman November 8, 2019January 13, 2023

Late capitalism gets an antihero show.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The 19th Century Lesbian Made for 21st Century Consumption

by Sari Botton June 6, 2019October 19, 2022

Jeanna Kadlec considers Anne Lister, the historical figure at the center of HBO’s Gentleman Jack, and the influence of other queer women who preceded her.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

The 19th Century Lesbian Made for 21st Century Consumption

by Jeanna Kadlec June 6, 2019October 19, 2022

Jeanna Kadlec considers Anne Lister, the historical figure at the center of HBO’s Gentleman Jack, and the influence of other queer women who preceded her.

Posted inEditor's Pick

And What of My Wrath?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 30, 2019October 19, 2022

Cersei Lannister could have been a great antihero, but she was on the wrong show.

Posted inCulture

And What of My Wrath?

by Sara Fredman May 30, 2019October 19, 2022

Cersei Lannister could have been a great antihero, but she was on the wrong show.

Posted inCulture, Story

And What of My Wrath?

by Sara Fredman May 30, 2019October 19, 2022

Cersei Lannister could have been a great antihero, but she was on the wrong show.

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story

Let’s Talk About Sex Scenes

by Soraya Roberts November 2, 2018October 19, 2022

Countless women have been mistreated ever since sex became common on our screens. Hollywood’s newfound awareness of intimacy choreography can help change things.

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