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How Cosby's 'Pound Cake' Speech Helped Lead to His Downfall

His moralizing accelerated the cultural backlash against him and provided evidence that would be used against him at trial.

by Adam Serwer via The Atlantic on April 26, 2018

Thank Sean Hannity for the Trump Presidency

The conservative media made this president, and the conservative media will keep him in office.

by Brian Rosenwald via Made By History on April 23, 2018

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Spotlighting Communism & Hollywood in the Papers of Sesame Street’s Mr. Hooper

The actor who played the loveable grocer found his way to Sesame Street after being blacklisted during the Red Scare.

via American Heritage Center Blog on April 18, 2018

A Spoonful of Sitcom Synergy: 25 Years of the "Disney Episode"

Why don't TV families go to Disney World as much as they used to?

by Myles McNutt via The A.V. Club on April 17, 2018

Kneeling for Hollywood

How Hollywood portrays religious prayer.

by Melani McAlister via Modern American History on March 5, 2018

Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker: A Scandal of the Self

The long historical roots and continuing relevance of the disgraced preacher's story.

by Martyn Wendell Jones via Weekly Standard on March 2, 2018

Sheeeeeeeee-it: The Secret History of the Politics in ‘The Wire’

An exclusive excerpt from the forthcoming oral history of HBO’s beloved drama.

by Jonathan Abrams via The Ringer on February 6, 2018

The ‘SNL’ Sketch That Predicted Our Nerd Overlords

In 1986, William Shatner told a roomful of spoof Trekkies to "get a life."

by Alan Siegel via The Ringer on January 31, 2018

Is It Time for a 21st-Century Version of ‘The Day After’?

It’s beginning to feel like the 1980s all over again.

by Marsha Gordon via The Conversation on January 25, 2018

Same As It Ever Was: Orientalism Forty Years Later

On Edward Said, othering, and the depictions of Arabs in America.

by Philip Metres via Literary Hub on January 23, 2018

Bad Boys

How “Cops” became the most polarizing reality TV show in America.

by Tim Stelloh via The Marshall Project on January 22, 2018

In 1968, When Nixon Said "Sock It To Me" on 'Laugh-In,' TV Was Never Quite the Same Again

The show's rollicking one-liners and bawdy routines paved the way for cutting-edge television satire.

by Ryan Lintelman via Smithsonian on January 19, 2018

1968’s Chaos: The Assassinations, Riots and Protests that Defined Our World

On the 50th anniversary of that extraordinary year, historians consider 1968’s meaning and global context.

by Michael S. Rosenwald via Washington Post on January 1, 2018

Why The 'War On Christmas' Just Isn't What It Used To Be

The battle between "Happy Holidays" and "Merry Christmas" goes way deeper than you think.

by Sophie Kleeman via Bustle on December 21, 2017

Anita Hill and Her 1991 Congressional Defenders to Joe Biden: You Were Part of the Problem

Hill revisits the infamous Clarence Thomas hearings with five of the congressional women who supported her.

by Annys Shin, Libby Casey via Washington Post on November 22, 2017

How to Measure Ghosts: Arthur C. Nielsen and the Invention of Big Data

How audience measurement became central to the creative and commercial development of television.

by Matt Locke via Medium on November 16, 2017

The Strange Story of the Forever 1980s

Why the makers of today's popular culture are still so obsessed with the Reagan era.

by Jarrett Ruminski via That Devil History on October 29, 2017

President Richard Nixon prepares to go on television May 23, 1970 in the Oval Office.

When It Comes to Harassing the Media, Trump is No Nixon

Trump challenges the press. Nixon changed it.

by Oscar Winberg via Made By History on October 16, 2017

Revisiting the Most Political 'Star Trek' Episode

In 1995, the "Deep Space Nine" installment “Past Tense” stood out for its realistic, near-future vision of racism and economic injustice.

by Robert Greene II via The Atlantic on October 8, 2017

A 1902 football game mid-play, with men from both sides rushing at each other

God and the Gridiron Game

America's obsession with football is nearly as old as the game itself.

by Paul Putz, Hunter Hampton via Christianity Today on September 6, 2017

The Mystique of the American Diner, From Jack Kerouac to “Twin Peaks”

Freedom, fear and friendliness mingle in these emblematic eateries.

by Ryan P. Smith via Smithsonian on August 31, 2017

The Lost Cause Rides Again

The prospective series takes as its premise an ugly truth that black Americans are forced to live every day: What if the Confederacy wasn’t wholly defeated?

by Ta-Nehisi Coates via The Atlantic on August 4, 2017

We Don’t Need a TV Show About the Confederacy Winning. In Many Ways, it Did.

HBO's “Confederate” assumes America is much further from its slaveholding past than it really is.

by Bree Newsome via Washington Post on August 2, 2017

The South Rises Yet Again, This Time on HBO

In a world where Confederate flags continue to fly, it is hard not to cry “enough” at this continued emphasis on all-things-Confederate.

by Nina Silber via Muster on July 31, 2017

How Watching Congressional Hearings Became an American Pastime

Decades before Watergate, mobsters helped turn hearings into must-see television.

by Jackie Mansky via Smithsonian on June 8, 2017

James Comey taking an oath.

The Greatest Hearings in American History

James Comey’s testimony joins the pantheon of dramatic congressional moments.

by Joshua Zeitz via Politico Magazine on June 7, 2017

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

People on a rollercoaster

Are We Having Too Much Fun?

In 1985, Neil Postman observed an America imprisoned by its own need for amusement. He was, it turns out, extremely prescient.

by Megan Garber via The Atlantic on April 27, 2017

Nixon campaign button with the slogan "Now more than ever."

Now Less Than Never

A smooth forehead suggests a hard heart.

via n+1 on April 5, 2017

Neutron Sunday

In 1956, Ed Sullivan showed America what nuclear war looks like. We were never the same again.

by Donald Fagen via Slate on October 14, 2016

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