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weekend watchlist: a timely cure for collective cultural amnesia

Tue, Jun 07, 2022
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Plus drone warfare, murder most genteel, and more. (First published May 7th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)

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Downton Abbey movie review: embarrassment of riches

Thu, Sep 19, 2019
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Wherein the working class revels in servitude, and wealth and privilege are deserved. Deeply reactionary and unlikely to please anyone not already enamored of the show. I get Anglophilia, but really?

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the real moral of Star Wars (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu, Mar 22, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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question of the day: What do you think of the Emmy Awards results?

Mon, Sep 19, 2011
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The Emmy Awards for excellence in American television were handed out last night, and one of the biggest winners wasn’t American at all: Downton Abbey…

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FX overload is killing next season’s TV; Sammy Hagar comes out as alien infiltree and crazy person; Brad Pitt’s ‘World War Z’ probably dead; more: leftover links

Mon, Mar 28, 2011
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Plus: You will not be able to avoid having Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding soundtrack downloaded into your brain…

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question of the day: What is the longstanding appeal of British costume dramas, like the new ‘Downton Abbey’?

Wed, Oct 06, 2010
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For me, it’s the bottling up of emotion required by the (stereotypical) British stiff upper lip, until it just won’t stay bottled up anymore, which results in exquisitely drawn out encounters full of subtext and seething with feeling, and eventually explosive outbursts. You?

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December 18: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri, Dec 18, 2009
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We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you really hate those 3D glasses– oh, who are we kidding: you’re gonna see Avatar this weekend if you have to knock over someone’s granny for a ticket. But just in case you’re feeling the slightest bit guilty about having … more…

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