television

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  8/5/2020
  

  The Revealing and Disturbing Story of America, Told Through 20 Years of Reality Dating Shows

  Reality dating shows, for better or worse, have focused a lens on the state of love, sex and relationships in American society. Here is a list of shows that define each of the 20 years of the genre (and might be historical documents someday?)

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• SOURCE: The New York Times
  7/26/2020
  

  As a Teenager, I Hated Johnny Carson. Then Came the Pandemic.

  As a teenager, I thought his ‘Tonight Show’ was a bland, uncool relic. Now I appreciate his deadpan humor and the loose weirdness of his interviews.

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• SOURCE: WTOP
  6/23/2020
  

  Kennedy Center Board Chairman David Rubenstein Hosts New PBS History Series

  “If somebody watches these programs … it might whet the appetite to do two things: one, read the book that has been talked about … and two, learn more about history and other important people and important events and maybe read other books.”

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  6/4/2020
  

  Shut Down All Police Movie and TV Shows. Now

  The author argues that movies and TV have shaped Americans' view of policing with dangerous real-world consequences.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  5/26/2020
  

  William Small, Who Made CBS Washington Bureau a TV News Powerhouse, Dies at 93

  William Small built CBS News into a top journalistic organization that covered the biggest stories of the 1960s and 1970s. 

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• SOURCE: Jacobin
  5/19/2020
  

  There’s Nothing Good About Phyllis Schlafly

  by Eileen Jones

  "Mrs. America", the new miniseries about Phyllis Schlafly, doesn’t want us to come away with a harsh view of its subject. But we should: Schlafly’s right-wing views were consistently monstrous, doing untold damage to the country.

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• SOURCE: Jezebel
  5/20/2020
  

  Get in Shape Girl: A Century of Working Out from Home

  by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

  The home fitness industry grew by creating and addressing gendered insecurities about masculine strength and feminine attractiveness. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  5/14/2020
  

  ‘Mrs. America’ Reminds Us that More Women in Politics Won’t Necessarily Mean More Liberal Policies

  by Leandra Zarnow

  The recent streaming hit "Mrs. America" underestimates the influence of New York Representative Bella Abzug on future progressive politics and the complex impact of women's activity in the political arena.

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• SOURCE: Slate
  5/13/2020
  

  What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Mrs. America’s Episode About Bella Abzug

  Did Phyllis Schlafly really accept support from the Klan? Was she really hit with a pie? We break down “Bella.”

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  5/11/2020
  

  In Jerry Stiller, the Rage of Jewish Fathers Found a Hilarious Outlet

  Jerry Stiller mined a rich comedic vein that was rooted in cultural conflict between Jewish immigrants and their American-born children.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  5/10/2020
  

  Daniel Dae Kim on ‘Asian-Americans’: Ugly History, Relevant Again

  Kim, who narrates the PBS documentary, discusses its unanticipated resonance in the age of Covid-19 and his own experiences with the disease.

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• SOURCE: The New Yorker
  5/11/2020
  

  How We Got to Sesame Street

  by Jill Lepore

  The beloved children's program grew from the need to use the overabundance of televisions to fix the dearth of preschools in 1960s America. Jill Lepore assesses how the show has changed along with society.

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• SOURCE: Deadline
  57/2020
  

  ‘Lincoln’ & ‘Theodore Roosevelt’ Miniseries Lead History Slate As A+E Networks Expands Relationship With Leonardo DiCaprio & Doris Kearns Goodwin

  “Understanding our past provides a pathway for our future, which is why I’m so glad to be partnering again with History to tell the remarkable stories of some of our best past presidents,” Doris Kearns Goodwin said.

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• SOURCE: CNN
  5/9/2020
  

  'Mrs. America' Makes the Case for Messy History

  In allowing various perspectives to shine through, "Mrs. America" takes a piece of the past that, through the work of time, has been smoothed of its rough edges and grants it complexity.

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• SOURCE: LA Times
  4/26/2020
  

  The Real Star of Showtime’s New Series? L.A.’S Neglected Mexican and Chicano History

  The man behind the original “Penny Dreadful,” which ran for three seasons and drew on famed figures from Gothic literature, has now taken an oft-forgotten piece of history, added the supernatural and the culturally specific iconography of Santa Muerte, and produced Showtime’s spinoff “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels."

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/27/2020
  

  How Did We Get A President Who Advocates Injecting Disinfectant? ‘Mrs. America’ Offers An Answer.

  by Max Boot

  Max Boot examines "Mrs. America" and finds precedent for today's fake news politics. 

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• 4/26/2020
  

  Tiger King: Lurid Netflix Smash Can Illuminate Southern Queer Cultures (If You Look Closer)

  by John Howard

  Tiger King viewers should look past the show's outrageous elements to consider the political, economic and legal factors that shape queer life in the American south.

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• SOURCE: HistoryExtra
  4/16/2020
  

  The Woman who Opposed Equality with Men: Phyllis Schlafly and the Real History Behind "Mrs. America"

  by Kimberly A. Hamlin

  Phyllis Schlafly ignited a national movement by arguing that women were fundamentally different from men.

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian
  4/15/2020
  

  The True Story of ‘Mrs. America’

  In the new miniseries, feminist history, dramatic storytelling and an all-star-cast bring the Equal Rights Amendment back into the spotlight.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/14/2020
  

  ‘Mrs. America’ Tells the Story of the Women’s Movement from the Dark Side of the Force

  There’s no mistaking that “Mrs. America” is Schlafly’s show, giving her everything she lacked as a media caricature: shape, complexity and even some empathy for her personal struggles and her own experiences (whether she acknowledges them or not) of being discriminated against as a woman.