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Conversation with Alyssa Rosenberg
Posting is going to continue to be light because of Netroots Nation, but that doesn’t mean we’re content-free. Today I had the honor of being the first guest in an interview series Think Progress is doing with Google. Alyssa Rosenberg and I chatted about pop culture, and because it’s the…
Why not have a bunch of sex on HBO?
Anna Holmes and Alyssa Rosenberg are in disagreement about the aggressive nudity on “Game of Thrones”. I agree with both of their points, to an extent. Alyssa defends it, arguing that it’s rarely just prurient, especially in the second season. I’d say I think they’re being somewhat more thoughtful in…
Don’t let them win
There's been an interesting surge lately in protests against online misogyny, kicked off by the rather strange case of douchebags dogpiling of Alyssa Rosenberg for having the nerve to be an even-tempered pop culture blogger for Think Progress. Oh yeah, and with a vagina. That, it is believed, was her…
Men on the TV
I've been really happy with the reception I've gotten for a piece I did on masculinity and high-quality TV drama. (It got reprinted on Jezebel, which I think may be my first byline for them, believe it or not.) Alyssa Rosenberg calls it "prestige TV", and I think that's exactly the…
In defense of the low road
I love most of this review of the double episode of "Louie" by Alyssa Rosenberg, but I have to object to this: I should note that I tend to hold jokes made by liberals about evangelical Christians to a higher standard. If you’re going to venture into an arena of…
“Breaking Bad” and the problem of evil
Spoilers of the most recent season. "Breaking Bad" is back with its fourth season, and it's causing some interesting writing about the moral universe of the show. Alyssa Rosenberg is close to my view of it. Chuck Klosterman, who has this amazing knack for being thought-provoking and interesting while so…
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