There’s an inherent danger in nostalgia. As we’ve witnessed over the past four years, slogans about some mythical better time in America can come loaded with prejudice. Those good ol’ days weren’t all that great for everyone. But there are some anachronistic artifacts that are worth … if not celebrating, …
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Welcome to week eleventy-seven of sheltering at home! Perhaps by now you’ve taken up macramé, or teaching yourself Latin, or, ew, yoga. Us, we’re still watching all the TV. And at this point, our choices seem to be falling into one of three categories: hot-off-the-presses new series; classic, all-time-great shows …
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When you watch The Looming Tower, Hulu’s ambitious 10-episode adaptation of Lawrence Wright’s 2006 book on the intelligence failures and international terrorist conspiracy that led up to 9/11, you’ll find yourself keying in to a number of the show’s moving parts and characters. There’s the globetrotting narrative, with the series …
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