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'Happy Endings' Subverts a Gay Stereotype or Two
Happy Endings essentially proved that anyone can fit into any kind of stereotype, which is pretty forward for a sitcom whose characters play off of archetypes like "the gay male best friend who gets around." [11.May.11]
Dy(e)ing to be White: Whiteface Performance in Postracial America
On the surface, whiteface performers often exaggerate widely recognized and aesthetically pleasing aspects of white people and culture from a minority viewpoint: light eyes, light colored hair, swanky clothes, snobbish attitude... [11.May.11]
Voyeurism in CSI: Las Vegas
By Eva Roa White
Why do we watch CSI: Las Vegas? Eva Roa White suggests that in observing the investigations of the CSI scientists, we can safely explore all the darkest recesses of our own lives, whether biological or moral or psychological. [10.May.11]
'America's Next Great Restaurant' Is the Next Great American Dream
Reality shows that promise the American Dream keep contestants lining up and audiences tuning in. [5.May.11]
Feeling at House in Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is the How the Other Half Lives of period dramas. But rather than inside/outside, upstairs/downstairs emerges as the central division. [4.May.11]
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The return of Detectives Goren and Eames to Law & Order: Criminal Intent denotes the end of USA’s attempts to domesticate the show and returns it to its earlier, eerier incarnation. [29.Apr.11]
Forty-two years ago, "the forces of faggotry" rose up. As Lucian Truscott IV remembers writing those words in his Village Voice column, he notes that his use of the term “fag” was deliberate, that reclaiming the word helped to build the community. [25.Apr.11]
The new series from the makers of Green Wing feels like comedy by the numbers. [25.Apr.11]
David Simon's interest in cities has always been how they happen: how do particular practices and ideas become normalized, and how do these reveal crosscurrents of power? [22.Apr.11]
DVD Reviews
There are bad stories, goofy aliens and lousy special effects littered throughout the Doctor Who series, but stories like this help us keep the faith. [12.May.11]
Being Human remains a nearly pitch perfect fictive universe with characters we care about and, show for show, far more unforgettable set-pieces than most of what's on television. [10.May.11]
Features
By Eva Roa White
Why do we watch CSI: Las Vegas? Eva Roa White suggests that in observing the investigations of the CSI scientists, we can safely explore all the darkest recesses of our own lives, whether biological or moral or psychological. [10.May.11]
Benedict Cumberbatch’s body of work is impressive. So what has previously prevented his transformation from a highly talented, sought-after actor to bona fide international celebrity? [27.Apr.11]
Columns
The Race to Post
On the surface, whiteface performers often exaggerate widely recognized and aesthetically pleasing aspects of white people and culture from a minority viewpoint: light eyes, light colored hair, swanky clothes, snobbish attitude... [11.May.11]
Reaction Shot
Seth Rogen's idiosyncratic laugh colors both his film characters and his real-life persona. Like it or not, that laugh has a significant effect on how we watch his movies. [04.May.11]
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