Does Sarah Silverman Suck? Does Sarah Silverman Suck?
The raunchy, racy comedian makes us laugh and cringe.
Oct 3, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Kera Bolonik
Ken Burns’s War Ken Burns’s War
His nostalgic PBS series casts WWII as acrucible of meaning. Too bad it lacked a tighter focus on the moral failure of combat.
Sep 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Chris Hayes
Olbermann Rules! Olbermann Rules!
He's the guy who put the guts back into TV journalism.
Sep 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Marvin Kitman
Mad Men’s Retro Charm Mad Men’s Retro Charm
A cable hit's unabashed attachment to filthy habits, bad parenting and horrendous gender roles shows how far we've come from the Sixties.
Aug 28, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Anna McCarthy
The Sopranos’ Last Song The Sopranos’ Last Song
With an ominous sense of foreboding, Tony Soprano takes his last drive down the Jersey Turnpike, after seven seasons and 86 bloody, sexy, curse-ridden episodes.
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Max Fraser
Farewell, Tony and Carm Farewell, Tony and Carm
As we begin our final hour with Tony Soprano and his two families, it's hard not to feel a familiar sense of loss.
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Max Fraser
The Simpsons Hit 400 The Simpsons Hit 400
Over eighteen seasons and three presidential eras, The Simpsons has paid badly animated homage to all that sucks in America.
May 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Simon Maxwell Apter
Katrina vs. Colbert Katrina vs. Colbert
Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on The Colbert Report to debate the host on the question of truthiness and much more.
Apr 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen Colbert
Hooray for Right-Wing Hollywood Hooray for Right-Wing Hollywood
Right-wing culture warriors gathered in LA to praise ABC for its flawed 9/11 docudrama, talk up a conservative version of The Daily Show and release a thriller fueled by a nativist...
Nov 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Max Blumenthal
Election Night From Hell Election Night From Hell
As Fox News marks its tenth birthday, recall the fateful night in November 2000 that its election desk broke all the rules reporting the election of George W. Bush. Will Fox do it ...
Oct 25, 2006 / Books & the Arts / David W. Moore