The series has returned for a fourth season of pitch-black humor and quirky characters.
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A Rom-Com Miniseries Made Entirely in Quarantine
Love in the Time of Corona is striking for looking like a normal production despite its constraints.
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The Twists and Turns of the New Twilight Zone
While the series often falters, season two feels less self-conscious about its status in this iconic franchise, and more willing to simply be itself.
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What Hyperallergic Is Watching Right Now
While we all self-isolate at home, we thought we’d share what movies, shows, and other things we’ve been watching to keep ourselves entertained.
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“Why Is Television Dumb?” and Other Musings by Nam June Paik
In the recently published collection We Are in Open Circuits, Paik’s prescient critiques of image consumption suggest he probably would’ve been great at Twitter.
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A New TV Show Looks at Family Albums Across the USA
The PBS series Family Pictures USA suggests that “sharing photographs reminds us of our common roots and strengthens connections with our friends, families and neighbors.”
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Pose Is a Much-Needed Ode to Legacy in the Black and Latinx LGBTQ Community
The groundbreaking television show’s second season speaks to the immense power of chosen family.
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In a New Docuseries, the New York Times Struggles to Defend Journalism
The Weekly, the paper’s documentary venture with FX, is well made but overly reliant on “Truth” branding.
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Mockumentary Series Documentary Now! Makes a Brilliant Parody of Marina Abramović
Tonight’s episode, “Waiting for the Artist,” is the perfect introduction to this odd and wonderful show.
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The Homes, Parks, and Towns that Shaped the United States’ Built Environment
The built environment of the United State was constructed on grand ideas, including parks that inspired morality, towns designed to curb strikes, and homes that offered everyone their own slice of the land.
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When Commercial Television Met the Art World
About halfway through the Jewish Museum’s Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art and the Birth of American Television, you can watch a curious short video circa 1952 directed by Sidney Peterson.
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Hot Internet TVs on Frozen Winter Days
CHICAGO — Media theorist Marshall McLuhan once said that television is cool and radio is hot. This isn’t a temperature thing, but rather a classification of media based on the participation it involves from viewers.
