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Category Archives: Television

Feb 02, 2018Nov 18, 2020

Thunder and Lightning

Back at the tail end of 2016, dazed from the uppercut of the whitest election result since Andrew Jackson polled his family about whether to have mayonnaise sandwiches or unseasoned chicken for dinner,  I included […]

Dec 22, 2017Nov 18, 2020

Anita’s Most Memorable Media of 2017

Every new year I say to myself, “Self, keep track of the media you love this year so when December rolls around you know exactly what to write about,” and every year, I don’t do […]

Dec 21, 2017Nov 18, 2020

Ashley’s Happy Distractions from 2017

For me, this was the year of the podcast. Whether waiting in an airport terminal or securely seated on a train, I was happy to temporarily retreat from the world and listen to folks speak […]

Dec 19, 2017Nov 18, 2020

Ebony’s 2017 Comfort Blankets

For what it’s worth (quite a lot, actually), there were moments of solace and triumph in the largely fetid swamp of 2017. For my money, 99% of those moments were born from the work, passion, […]

Dec 18, 2017Nov 18, 2020

Carolyn’s Fave Five: TV in 2017

In times of particularly intense struggle or hardship, people sometimes say that it’s difficult to see why film or TV or video games might matter. To me, it’s often times like this when the necessity […]

Dec 04, 2017Nov 18, 2020

Eleven Is the Hero I Needed in 1984

NOTE: This piece references events that take place at the end of Stranger Things season two. I want to tell you about Eleven, and why she’s my favorite in a long line of young magical […]

May 25, 2017Nov 18, 2020

Jungletown and Reality TV: The Unbearable Whiteness of Being and ‘Surviving’

The onslaught of headlines indicating some dark times – regarding immigration, education, and healthcare, to name just a few areas of concern and crisis – have left a lot of us looking for escapist entertainment in our […]

Dec 29, 2016Jan 11, 2017

FemFreq Fave Five: Anita’s Picks for 2016

At FemFreq, despite being deeply concerned with media and with how representations in the media impact our culture, we don’t always get to talk about the media we love. Sometimes it’s because we just don’t […]

Dec 28, 2016Jan 11, 2017

FemFreq Fave Five: Ashley’s Picks for 2016

What a daunting task: twelve months, five moments or makings, at least one or two reasons as to why each truly spoke to me. But, here we go and here they are (in no particular order). […]

Dec 27, 2016Nov 18, 2020

FemFreq Fave Five: Ebony’s Picks for 2016

Composing year-end lists appeals to my desire for useless organization and my tendency toward capricious judgment.  Nevertheless, I started this project with a smug certainty that I had enjoyed absolutely nothing this year and I was going to […]

Dec 26, 2016Dec 31, 2016

FemFreq Fave Five: Carolyn’s Picks for 2016

The books, films, games and television shows that spoke to me most in 2016 are linked by questions of identity: who we are in isolation and who we are in connection, how society pressures some […]

Sep 30, 2011Nov 18, 2020

I Watched the Fall Premieres So You Don’t Have To

[tweetmeme]It’s that time of year again when we get excited for all the new TV shows only to be terribly disappointed that they’re basically the same stories and characters recycled and repackaged. This year’s fall […]

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