An intelligent, finely judged Golden Globes
This has been the first year that the judging panel of the Golden Globes has been expanded
Ricky gervais
Monday
Monday
How Netflix saved comedy
It saturated the market with comics who are on opposite sides of the culture wars
Wednesday
Bryce Dallas Howard’s throwback femininity
Old-fashioned women make the world go round
Wednesday
Ricky Gervais, Netflix and clickbait controversy
Audiences are increasingly wise to knee-jerk manipulation
Monday
The mythic rise of the celebrity dissident
The public dissent of some stars is not really the sign of a backlash against bad ideas
Monday
Finally, Gervais said something I agree with
I whole-heartedly supported his decision to omit tributes to the deaths of white people until more actors of color are included
Friday
Ricky Gervais’s humor is a bullying extortion racket
A trans woman being refused ball-waxing is no laughing matter
Monday
The best comedy is the type that makes white people feel terrible about themselves
Many sensitive souls find the sound of merriment jarring
Sunday
Every woman has a right to have her scrotum waxed
Jessica Yaniv must be going through Hell right now
