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Game of Thrones vs. The Wire
I’m halfway through Book 2 of the Game of Thrones series (now on HBO for those allergic to words), and I’m finding myself as addicted to the Seven Kingdoms as I’ve ever been to a fictional world (and...
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Badass Ladies on the TV
Today I’m over at Persephone Magazine (check out their kick-ass new layout!) listing some of the coolest characters on TV in 2011. Forgive me, New Year’s makes my list-making affinity go berserk. I...
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When You Turn the Last Page
When was the last time you were head over heels in love with a book? Most recently for me, Game of Thrones had me in its thrall for a solid two months (come on! It’s 5,000 pages!), and before that, I...
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S(Monday) Scraps 54
1. TRAYVON: Ugh. When NBC mixes and matches the 911 Trayvon Martin call to make George Zimmerman sound more racist, they do no one any favors. From Mother Jones. 2. BOOKS: Slate ponders what, if...
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Sunday Scraps 59
1. WEIGHT: Michelle Obama takes a rare misstep with her support of The Biggest Loser. Ragen Chastain and Virginia Sole-Smith (Beauty Schooled) explain why. 2. KICK: New York Times has a kick-ass...
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Three Strikes, Newsroom, Three Strikes
Three episodes is the standard hook-me-or-I’m-out window I give new shows. That’s about all the time I’m willing to spare for something unproven. My attention span shrinks by the day, but some of my...
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“Strong Female Characters”? No thanks.
A NewStatesman piece is going around this week called “I Hate Strong Female Characters,” and it’s actually pretty good. Sophia McDougall makes the not-new but needs-repeating argument that we conflate...
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Game of Thrones and “Sex” on TV
If you are all up in the guts of the Internet where TV and commentary collide, you have already read a novel and a half of haterade about last night’s episode of Game of Thrones. For long, articulate,...
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Moms on the Tube
“I don’t really watch TV.” THIS BAFFLES ME. I mean, obviously, to each his or her own, but I just love television so much that when I hear this declaration (less and less frequently, according to my...
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