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Downton Abbey and Modern Marriage
The finale to season three of Downton Abbey offers us a glimpse at a world before the last great transformation in…
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Oxygen’s The Face: Fashion Still Holds Women in a Corset
Fashion and pop culture go hand in hand and the newest merger is presented in the popular TV series, The…
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The Carrie Diaries: Depressing, Disturbing, and Deranged
I am embarrassed to admit that I have watched every episode of every season of Sex and the City. I…
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The New Homeland?
A lot of spies, check. A dysfunctional marriage, check. Extramarital sex, check. An older sister, younger brother combination who each…
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Parenthood’s Julia Braverman Exemplifies “Leaning In”
I have spent some time on this site commenting about the TV show, Parenthood. Today is no different, especially since…
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An Irreverant Sitcom with a Traditional Take: NBC’s Community
With the season four premiere last Thursday, cult-favorite NBC sitcom Community is back. This is a welcome return since Harmon…
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“Gotcha” Journalism Is Ruining the NFL
The National Football League is an economic and entertainment juggernaut, providing the most competitive, exciting product in the sports world…
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Building a Duck Dynasty on Cable TV
If you hear something worthwhile calling out to you among the bogs, toils, and snares of the suffocating swamp that…
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The Rise and Fall of TV’s New Golden Age
Editor’s note: This is the third post in a four-part series. by Mark Tapson
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Kardashian Family Values: For Me but Not for Thee
It is a strange phenomenon of our current culture that one of the highest virtues is nonjudgmentalism. That is to…
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