A return to the White Lotus
By the show’s admittedly high standards, this first episode was definitely disappointing
Television
Monday
Monday
This month in culture: March 2025
What to watch this March
Monday
I watched everything except the Super Bowl
If you don’t want to take in the big game, what else is on TV?
Friday
Why we dramatize history — and why we should stop
The melding of truth and fiction is both culturally limiting and the kind of dangerous terrain which breeds conspiracy theories and fake news
Thursday
Is Rivals the most outrageous show on television?
Come for the outrageousness and scandal, stay for the surprisingly sweet heart at its center
Monday
Disclaimer is the best show on TV — and the most underrated
Sex, death and wealthy people being vile to one another — what’s not to like?
Friday
Where has the erotic film gone?
Depictions of sex in cinema have collapsed
Monday
Emmys 2024: Shōgun, shocks and surprises
The Japan-set drama won virtually everything this year
Thursday
Michael Richards’s memoir is heavier on introspection than laughs
Entrances and Exits shows the Seinfeld actor’s clever, energetic, dissatisfied, self-critical mind at work
This month in culture: October 2024
Our staff picks what to watch out for this October
The return of CRT TVs
For enthusiasts of retro video games and other esoteric media hobbies, what others see as trash is their treasure
Monday
This month in culture: September 2024
What to watch this September
Thursday
This month in culture: August 2024
What should be on your radar this August
Wednesday
Emmy nominations 2024: shocks and surprises
Largely a fair judgement on a considerable year for television
Monday
This month in culture: July 2024
What should be on your radar this July
Friday
The battle of the late-night scolds
Comedians are increasingly becoming left-wing mouthpieces
Thursday
The loss of Joss Whedon
Even post-cancellation, we still live in the pop culture universe the screenwriter created
Tuesday
Does Joan Crawford deserve her bad reputation?
It’s unlikely a Crawford could happen in today’s Hollywood
Wednesday
Bowling Alone reads like a nostalgic look at the good ol’ days
However bad Robert Putnam thought it was, it has become considerably worse
Tuesday
Why America’s top TV networks are banking on English soccer
It sure seems like there are more red-blooded Americans patrolling our streets in Arsenal and Liverpool shirts these days
