Tag: Television
Never mind Cleopatra – what about the forgotten queens of ancient Nubia?
Yasmin Moll, University of Michigan
Jada Pinkett Smith’s new Netflix documentary series on Cleopatra aims to spotlight powerful African...
Not all political comedy is equal – how comics can either...
Sophia A. McClennen, Penn State
Biden is old. Trump has weird hair. Biden mangles the English language. Trump barely...
Saving broadcasting’s past for the future – archivists are working to...
Michael J. Socolow, University of Maine
We’ve lived with broadcasting for more than a century. Starting with radio in...
Kids cartoon characters that use AI to customize responses help children learn
Ying Xu, University of Michigan
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Pickleball’s uphill climb to mainstream success
Josh Woods, West Virginia University
Most newer sports are hybrids of older ones, and pickleball is no exception. The...
Why are so many people delighted by disgusting things?
Bradley J. Irish, Arizona State University
Halloween is a time to embrace all that is disgusting, from bloody slasher...
How corporate takeovers are fundamentally changing podcasting
John Sullivan, Muhlenberg College
At first glance, it may seem as though Big Tech can’t figure out how to...
How prosthetic penises in shows like HBO’s ‘Minx’ reinforce existing stereotypes...
Peter Lehman, Arizona State University
Entertainment Weekly recently published an interview with actor Taylor Zakhar Perez, teasing the piece...
EXPLORING NATURE
Despite Supreme Court setback, children’s lawsuits against climate change continue
Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan
An ancient legal principle has become a key strategy of American children seeking to...
