Tag Archives: Music
Welcoming the Zeitgeist: One Direction’s Saturday Night Live Invasion
One Direction’s SNL Invasion April 8th, 2012 One of the (many) perks about being an academic studying elements of popular culture is the ability to turn any obsessive tendencies into “research.” I’ve spent the better part of the last month … Continue reading
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A Westerossi Balancing Act: Game of Thrones Season Two [Review]
A pre-air review of the HBO series’ second season. Continue reading
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Series Premiere: The Voice – “Blind Auditions”
“Blind Auditions” April 26th, 2011 In principle, The Voice is about something grand and meaningful. By having the show’s judges be unable to see the singers they are judging, the show purports to finally have a singing competition in which … Continue reading
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Season (Series?) Finale: Skins – “Eura/Everyone”
“Eura/Everyone” March 21st, 2011 “Is that why I’m here? To tell stories?” In reviewing last week’s penultimate episode of MTV’s Skins, “Tara,” at The A.V. Club, I sort of offered my general take on the show thus far: while it … Continue reading
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The Pleasure of the ‘Unnecessary’: BBC’s Sherlock
The Pleasure of the ‘Unnecessary’: BBC/PBS’ Sherlock July 31st, 2010 / October 24th, 2010 Before I watched it, I found Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ Sherlock [which premiered tonight on PBS in the U.S., but which aired on the BBC … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Mad Men – “Tomorrowland”
“Tomorrowland” October 17th, 2010 “Are you kidding me?!” I’m extremely glad that Faye Miller actually said this during the episode, so I could pull quote it instead of saying itself myself. But, seriously: is Mad Men kidding me? “Tomorrowland,” like … Continue reading
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