The Kamala Harris Vibe Shift
The announcement of Kamala Harris’s Presidential run has set off one of the most pronounced vibe shifts in recent memory. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexand...
1 Elo 202448min
From Vanity Fair’s “Dynasty”: Can Harry and Meghan’s Hollywood Dream Last?
Critics at Large is off this week. In the meantime, enjoy a recent episode from Vanity Fair’s “Dynasty,” hosted by the executive editor Claire Howorth, along with the correspondents Katie Nicholl and ...
25 Heinä 202448min
Alice Munro’s Fall from Grace
In an essay published earlier this month, Andrea Skinner, the daughter of the lauded writer Alice Munro, detailed the sexual abuse she suffered as a child at the hands of Munro’s second husband, Geral...
18 Heinä 202451min
The Changing World of Nature Documentaries
In 1954, a young David Attenborough made his début as the star of a new nature show called “Zoo Quest.” The docuseries, which ran for nearly a decade on the BBC, was a sensation that set Attenborough ...
11 Heinä 202448min
From The New Yorker Radio Hour: Emily Nussbaum on the Beginnings of Reality TV
Reality television has generally got a bad rap, but Emily Nussbaum—who received a Pulitzer Prize, in 2016, for her work as The New Yorker’s TV critic—sees that the genre has its own history and craft....
4 Heinä 202418min
Summer Obsessions
There’s arguably no better time for falling down a cultural rabbit hole than the languid, transitory summer months. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Sch...
27 Kesä 202452min
The Therapy Episode
In recent years, as our culture has embraced therapy more widely, depictions of the practice have proliferated on screen. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexand...
20 Kesä 202449min
Is Travel Broken?
It’s a confusing time to travel. Tourism is projected to hit record-breaking levels this year, and its toll on the culture and ecosystems of popular vacation spots is increasingly hard to ignore. Soci...
13 Kesä 202452min
