His Dark Materials Finale: The Best Adaptational Change? Making It Gayer
The heightened inclusivity of the TV adaptation heightens the power of this message, a message that—in an age where…
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The Curmudgeon: Taylor Swift, Lizzo & Maggie Rogers Show How Substantial “Pop Music” Can Be
“Pop music” is a term with several shades of meaning. In its broadest sense it refers to all of popular music—everything that operates in the free-for-all marketplace, everything that isn’t a subsidized, high-culture art form like jazz or classical music, everything that isn’t meant for a local community, as traditional folk is. In a slightly … The Curmudgeon: Taylor Swift, Lizzo & Maggie Rogers Show How Substantial “Pop Music” Can Be
The Best Movies of the Year: Athena! Athena! Athena!
Athena's one-shot opening scene is exhilarating, but more than that, it sets you up for the exciting and tragic movie at…
Far-Right ‘Free Speech’ Fundamentalists Keep Using YouTube’s Copyright Claim System To Try To Silence Critics
Jennifer Sutphin and James Bryant regularly take Christian fundamentalists to task on their YouTube channel "Fundie Fridays…
The Best of December TV 2022 (i.e. After We Made Our Year-End Lists)
We made our Best of 2022 lists in November, so here are the best things we missed from December of this year.