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I've covered popular culture and television for more than two decades, but here's a sampling of recent work.
A dude and a desk: Why women really don’t get to host late-night TV
Jimmy Kimmel and the strongman’s fear of comedians
Everything’s permissible and nobody is accountable now: Welcome to the age of anything goes
Blue Origin’s all-woman space flight made history, but not in the way it’s promoting
”South Park” and the high price of free speech
The alpha male is on its way out
”Alien: Earth” and the foot on our necks
The maga war on PBS was never about money
Why won’t “And Just Like That” let Carrie be single?
On “Andor,” as on Earth, disinformation defeats truth
The charity case that was the 2025 Emmys
The cruel joke of CBS ousting Stephen Colbert
“Severance” and the horrors of RTO: The case against bringing your best self to work
Should the billionaire be a fan fave? “The Gilded Age” says yes.
“The Pitt” has a diagnosis for what’s wrong with America
Long live “The Traitors,” a killer distillation of American reality TV psychological games
We need to talk about Andy: The best “Alien: Romulus” character has glitches
“Apple Cider Vinegar” may explain how “The Whole Pantry” fraud was a step on the path to RFK Jr.
“Fascism that cloaks itself in patriotism”: “The Boys” boss on dangers of strongmen and superheroes
The Ballerina Farm furor explains why people love being childless cat ladies