Emily Articulated: Ethical
By Emily EricksonReader Columnist I was gifted my first Harry Potter book in third grade. It was wrapped alongside my siblings’ copies, with strict instructions to wait our turn and read them in order....
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The only medical drama worth watching
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff From House to New Amsterdam, Royal Pains to The Good Doctor, there are hundreds of medical dramas with just enough interpersonal conflict and medical jargon to deliver enjoyable but...
Dune: Prophecy trafficks in uninspired inevitability
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s getting hard to justify the buzz around certain “prestige” series — in no small part because, somehow, despite having an endless supply of money and intellectual property, so...
The Penguin is a crime drama masterpiece that transcends its comic-book origins
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s been said by at least one critic at The Guardian that Colin Farrell should win “all the awards” for his remarkable performance as Oswald (a.k.a. “Oz,” a.k.a. “The...
Proselytizing despair
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Pop culture started down a dark path in the early 2010s with the rise of shows like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead, which have dominated the TV...
Emily Articulated: Reboots
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I first watched the original Sex and the City TV series in my late teens (my older sister handing down her DVD box set like a family heirloom) and...
Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon debuts with more ice than fire
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A little more than three years after Daenerys Targaryen firebombed King’s Landing atop her dragon, got shanked by her erstwhile lover-nephew John Snow and opened the way for King...
