The Body, The Blood, The Bachelor Machine
The figure(s) in Da Vinci’s Le proporzioni del corpo umano secondo Vitruvio—however many there are, on however many planes of existence compressed into [...]
TV Shows
TV Echolalia & Thaw
It’s said that humor happens when we’re told “the truth quicker and more directly than we’re used to.” What if it’s slower? Or garbled? Or purposely aloof? Or [...]
Centrifugal TV: Fringe, Part I
At some point, popular fiction just started skipping over World War III. Instead, many-a-maker headed straight for the uncertain wasteland on the other side of the trilogy. [...]
American’s Cultural Shortcomings
Inevitably, American entertainment has changed over the last sixty years. While individuals have always been drawn to music and television shows, audiences have become more [...]
Dr. Strangelove: A Lack of Evolution in Visual Comedy
A reversal of expectations makes visual comedy work. You expect the pilot near the beginning of Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove to read a manual. Instead, when the camera pans [...]
The Rise of the Female Small Screen Hero
For the past week, I’ve been binge-watching UnREAL, a show co-created by a woman, and which stars a plethora of strong female protagonists. The lead is the producer of the [...]
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