The One About the One About ‘Friends’
Kelsey Miller's I'll Be There for You, on the production and cultural legacy of Friends, is a must-read for fans and anyone interested in understanding TV culture over the past 20 years.
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Vaporwave, Cartooned in ‘Rick and Morty’ and ‘Too Many Cooks’
Short film “Too Many Cooks” and cartoon series Rick and Morty are distinctive examples of the Vaporwave Sensibility expressed in narrative-visual form.
Is the Revival of ‘Roseanne’ Merely Televisual Grave-Robbing?
The return of Roseanne brings with it some complicated political baggage -- and it brings Dan Connor back from the dead.
Combating the Trap of Nostalgia in a Look at the Super Nintendo
Dominic Arsenault's Super Power, Spoony Bards, and Silverware cuts through the nostalgia so sharply that it comes off as dismissive, hostile even, at least to someone used to reading the flowery prose of fan literature.
From Hot Rods to Heartbreak: Bruce Springsteen and ‘Baby It’s You’
Baby It’s You pushes past high school’s safe spaces to confront the audience with an imperfect world.
S U R V I V E: RR7349
The perils of nostalgia notwithstanding, many listeners will find the foggy atmospheres and neon-lit cityscapes of RR7349 irresistible.
Field Observations from a Non-Pokemon Go Player
My wife witnessed a Pokeromance in the making, while I discussed the philosophical underpinnings of Pokehunting with a 14-year-old.
Stories We Tell
You know the story. You’ve lived the story, and you're destined to relive it again and again.
Bill O’Reilly’s Rock & Roll Machine
Nostalgia has its uses, its benefits. But is it useful and beneficial when it obscures the reality of the past and present, usually in the service of power, prestige, and making a buck?
Genius. Doesn’t. Fade: A Conversation With Steven Wilson
Revered English musical visionary Steven Wilson discusses the inspirations, methods, and reflections that helped create his newest solo opus, Hand. Cannot. Erase.
‘The Stream’ Is a Deluge of References
Aching for the past dam(n)s The Stream.