by C.P. Heiser A few weeks ago I found myself in Bangladesh for the Hay Festival. I was visiting the …
November 2013
Writing about China and Eponymous Adjectives
By Paul French In the wake of new Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s “Third Plenum” — the first policy-focused general meeting …
Saturday Night Live’s Alumni Problem
Dear TV, WE’RE TALKING SNL this week, and I’m … excited. Which isn’t a feeling I’ve gotten from SNL in …
Good, Giving, and Game: Towards a Theory of SNL Hosting
Dear Television, WHEN PHIL FIRST emailed to ask if we wanted to cover this week’s Saturday Night Live, he was …
Robot Revolutions: “Almost Human”
THE LAST OF THIS YEAR’S new science fiction programs, Fox’s Almost Human, debuted this week, a co-creation of J.H. Wyman and J.J. …
Life Hacks and the Undead: On Urban Exploration, “The Walking Dead” and “Revolution”
By Brigette Brown A deserted prison sits in the middle of an open field, fenced in with gates several feet …
In Praise of Quitting
Dear Television, I’VE QUIT ONE JOB, I’ve quit two sports, I quit one (very ill-advised) diet. I finish all my …
Gene Luen Yang on Relying on Stories, Creating Boxers & Saints
By Angilee Shah It’s not that the concept of Gene Luen Yang’s Boxers & Saints is complex: two volumes tell …
Trust Fumes: Staying With Homeland
SPOILERS AHEAD FOR ALL SORTS OF STUFF… Dear Television, THIS WEEK, AHP and I will be talking about the virtues …
The UC System Is Failing Its Graduate Students
By Maura Elizabeth Cunningham I have enjoyed the best experience one could possibly hope for while getting a PhD. I …
