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Time to Face Reality
Charting the history of a TV phenomenon.
by
A. S. Hamrah
via
Bookforum
on
July 2, 2024
How “The Real World” Created Modern Reality TV
The rules governing everything from “Big Brother” to “The Real Housewives” started three decades ago, with a radical experiment on MTV.
by
Emily Nussbaum
via
The New Yorker
on
June 15, 2024
Smile, You're on Jury Duty!
First came 'Candid Camera.' Then 'The Truman Show.' Now, a new swath of TV speaks to 21st-century voyeurism.
by
Jackie Mansky
via
Zócalo Public Square
on
April 28, 2023
partner
The Revolving Door Between Reality TV and the Trump Administration
Why Anthony Scaramucci’s turn on “Celebrity Big Brother” shouldn’t come as a surprise.
by
Kathryn Cramer Brownell
via
Made by History
on
January 15, 2019
How Mark Burnett Resurrected Donald Trump as an Icon of American Success
With “The Apprentice,” the TV producer mythologized Trump as the ultimate titan, paving his way to the Presidency.
by
Patrick Radden Keefe
via
The New Yorker
on
December 27, 2018
The TV That Created Donald Trump
Rewatching “The Apprentice,” the show that made his Presidency possible.
by
Emily Nussbaum
via
The New Yorker
on
July 31, 2017
The Strange Death of Private Life
In the early 1970s, the idea that private life meant a right to be left alone – an idea forged over centuries – began to disappear. We should mourn its absence.
by
Tiffany Jenkins
via
Engelsberg Ideas
on
November 21, 2023
Jerry Springer and the History of That [Bleeping] Bleep Sound
As ‘The Jerry Springer Show’ climbed the ratings ladder, the censorship bleep became a star of the show.
by
Matthew F. Jordan
via
The Conversation
on
May 2, 2023
Bad Boys
How “Cops” became the most polarizing reality TV show in America.
by
Tim Stelloh
via
The Marshall Project
on
January 22, 2018
partner
Ronald Reagan, the First Reality TV Star President
Ronald Reagan is at the heart of the modern American politics of advertising, public relations, and a television in every home.
by
Matthew Wills
,
Tim Raphael
via
JSTOR Daily
on
June 5, 2017
Ronald Reagan Was Once Donald Trump
The Trump candidacy looks a lot more like Reagan's than anyone might care to notice.
by
Frank Rich
via
Intelligencer
on
June 1, 2016
The Drama of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” Spilled Into Real Life
After "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," the nightmare of American familyhood was the only game in town.
by
Scott Bradfield
via
The New Republic
on
February 13, 2024
Sass And Shimmer: The Dazzling History Of Black Majorettes And Dance Lines
Beginning in the 1960s, young Black majorettes and dance troupes created a fascinating culture. This is the story of how they did it.
by
Alecia Taylor
,
Brooklyn White
via
Essence
on
October 10, 2022
Sex, Scandal, and Sisterhood: Fifty Years of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
They’re global icons who have left a lasting imprint on American culture. But do recent controversies threaten the squad’s future?
by
Sarah Hepola
via
Texas Monthly
on
August 15, 2022
Television Genres Over Time
Here’s how the distribution of genres has changed since 1945 up to present.
by
Nathan Yau
via
FlowingData
on
October 26, 2021
Rambo Politics from Reagan to Trump
Trump links the assassination of Iranian General Soleimani to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, positioning himself as Rambo, avenging American humiliation abroad.
by
Bonnie Honig
via
Boston Review
on
January 6, 2020
How TV Paved America’s Road to Trump
“A brand mascot that jumped off the cereal box”: a TV critic explains the multimedia character Trump created.
by
Sean Illing
,
James Poniewozik
via
Vox
on
November 7, 2019
In America's Panopticon
Sarah Igo’s "The Known Citizen" examines the linked histories of privacy and surveillance in the United States.
by
Katie Fitzpatrick
via
The Nation
on
December 6, 2018
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