‘Doctor Who’: Casting a Woman as the Doctor Offers Fresh Perspectives and a New Kind of Role Model
The BBC's announcement of Jodie Whittaker as the first female Doctor has sections of fandom up in arms. Why all the fuss?
Craig Owen Jones
‘Doctor Who’: “Thin Ice” Is a Welcome Addition to the Doctor’s 19th Century Adventures
In this episode the plotting is tight and well-judged, the interplay between characters snappy and natural-sounding, and we glimpse the Doctor's savage side.
‘Doctor Who’: Mackie Is the Best Thing About “The Pilot” Episode
Pearl Mackie turns in a warm, charming, and entirely compelling performance in the role of Bill in only her second TV appearance.
The Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones’ Memoir ‘Lonely Boy’ Leaves One Wondering
If punk died the day the Clash signed to CBS, what were Rotten, Jones, Cook, and Matlock doing reforming the Sex Pistols in 1996?
The Doctor (Finally) Returns to TV in the Serviceable “Doctor Mysterio”
The referencing that we've come to expect falls strangely flat: a mishmash of tropes, symbols, and callbacks that ultimately don’t lead anywhere.
Animated “Power of the Daleks” Is a First Look at the Second Doctor’s Debut for Many
The animated version of a missing serial provides fascinating insight into a pivotal moment in Doctor Who's history.
‘Scurvy’: Chronicling the Etiology of an Affliction
Jonathan Lamb's authoritative study affords an interesting perspective on one of history's most unpleasant afflictions.
As George Orwell Might Appreciate, This New Biography Abounds in Piety and Wit
As with Orwell’s writing style, very little goes to waste here, and John Sutherland's work is a remarkable achievement of synthesis.
‘Masterpieces of Soviet Painting and Sculpture’ Can Hardly Be Bettered
It is to the credit of the editors that they cover as much ground as they do, and in such style.
Brexit Blues: It’s the Anti-Intellectualism, Stupid
'Leave' campaign figurehead Michael Gove set the tone in early June when he claimed that ‘people in this country have had enough of experts’.
Ross Posnock Explores Why Artists so Frequently Renounce the Tenets of Their Art
Renunciation is a richly textured and highly original exploration of the artistic impulse.
On the Artifice, Ostentatiousness and Camp in James Bond Songs
Every time a new song is premiered ahead of the film, well, plus ça change. Then again, perhaps that makes a Bond song the perfect metaphor for the music industry.