‘The English’ breaks through the myths of the American West
Helmed by a British director, the Amazon series is untroubled by cultural coercion to protect myths and faux history of the American West.
TV shows are catching up to a growing interest in therapy
Mental health is trending, and TV programming is catching up with varying degrees of seriousness and a seemingly shared message.
It’s time for the ‘female buddy’ genre to grow up
Netflix’s “Firefly Lane” honors friendship but leans into stereotypes.
Hallmark movies: An antidote for a male-centered world?
Romances validate what women bring to the table.
It’s not the flavor of odd holiday foods we crave, but the taste of home
Foods like fruitcakes, pig's jowls, and lutefisk are all but unpalatable, but we keep making them, year after year.
Writing on the table
Come the Holidays, I feed a lot of people.
All the Whos down in Whoville
There's a difference between Going Green and Going Grinch.
The Christmas card from strangers
This December week, I received precisely one dozen Christmas cards.
Christmas Jell-O
It just wouldn't be Christmas without Jell-O.
Baking for nobody
I just baked 12 dozen Christmas cookies for no one. I do the baking every year; the “no…