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“Mother Daughter Sister Wife”: Gender on Comedy Central

February 27, 2014
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“Mother Daughter Sister Wife”: Gender on Comedy Central

Comedy Central has long courted young men with disconcerting portrayals of women, but several of its programs this spring provide small indications of a different politics of representation.
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Change and Continuity on Saturday Night Live

October 9, 2013
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Change and Continuity on <i>Saturday Night Live</i>

Despite a rough start to the season, Saturday Night Live continues to be a fascinating case study for understanding American television.
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On Leaving the Game Early

June 20, 2013
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On Leaving the Game Early

Miami Heat fans' early exit from game six of the NBA Finals is the latest flashpoint in mediated discussions of Florida this year.
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Locked In on ESPN

December 7, 2011
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Locked In on ESPN

As the lights rose on a recent late night edition of ESPN’s SportsCenter, anchors Stuart Scott and Scott van Pelt grinned disingenuously, like desperate salesmen sampling crumb cake before demanding we sign for all eight units. ESPN had just wrapped coverage of an utterly forgettable college basketball game that saw No. 5 North Carolina...
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Louie, Luckily

July 2, 2010
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<em>Louie</em>, Luckily

FX's Louie and new possibilities for half-hour television comedy.
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Generation X Has a Midlife Crisis at Midcourt

June 15, 2010
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Generation X Has a Midlife Crisis at Midcourt

The 2010 NBA Finals are seeing generational conflict both on the court and on the sidelines.
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On Sports Irrelevance

May 2, 2010
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On Sports Irrelevance

We hear a lot about teams and fans that are "tortured," but what about the ones we don't hear about at all?
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5 Thoughts On: The Marriage Ref

March 1, 2010
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5 Thoughts On: <em>The Marriage Ref</em>

"I think we're wasting a lot of valuable network time here." --Alec Baldwin
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5 Thoughts On: MacGruber

January 25, 2010
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5 Thoughts On: <em>MacGruber</em>

Five thoughts on the film adaptation of the Saturday Night Live sketch MacGruber.
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Ad Rant: The Gap, “Go Ho Ho”

November 20, 2009
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Because nobody watches commercials anymore, Antenna keeps track of what you may have missed while pushing those three triangles rightward. The Gap has long had a knack for exploiting cultural detritus and ruining things you love. To wit: Hey confused Xers and bored boomers, looking for attire to impress everyone else at the community...
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Ad Rant: Pizza Hut Tuscani Pizza

November 13, 2009
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Because nobody watches commercials anymore, Antenna keeps track of what you may have missed while pushing those three triangles rightward. This week’s ad:  Pizza Hut Tuscani Pasta It’s no secret we are, as Ali G so delicately put it, a nation of “fatty boom-booms”.   And anyone who’s flipped through that Michael Pollan book their...
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NBC to Ruin Comedians You Once Loved

November 6, 2009
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Fans of comedy on NBC rejoiced last week Monday, then went into a deep funk around 10/9c, then rejoiced again after reports that the network had agreed to a pilot commitment with Reno 911! co-creators Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant. The program was a modest success for Comedy Central over the last six...
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