Emmys 2024: Shōgun, shocks and surprises
The Japan-set drama won virtually everything this year
Television
Monday
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
In praise of Hallmark Christmas movies
There is not enough football on TV not to get drawn into the Countdown to Christmas
Tuesday
Were we all wrong about Frasier?
Early reactions to the revised show have been generally positive
Wednesday
Why What We Do in the Shadows works
A vampire sitcom that doesn’t suck
Thursday
Before Yellowstone there was The Big Valley
It paved the way for modern neo-Westerns
Friday
Yawn: your childhood just died again
When the transgressive becomes normal, the normal will become transgressive
Monday
The magnetism of His Dark Materials
Pullman’s color palette is of vibrant grays. He rejects absolute goods and evils
Sunday
The heart of The Rings of Power
Amazon’s Tolkien adaptation does justice to the aesthetics as well as the ethics of his world
