As the antiausterity demonstration in Athens on Tuesday, June 28, devolved into familiar violent, tear-gas-soaked clashes between fringe anarchists and police outside Parliament, Giorgos Rallis shut off his television and stewed quietly about the immense dilemma facing his country.
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A Cop (And A Raincoat) For All Seasons
His tie is askew. His third-day shirt has ring-around-the-collar
Television: Reviewing the Commercials
While dramatic series have become drearier, commercials have developed into the sprightliest little plays on television. These days, many a viewer is tempted to leave his set during the first half of The Brady Bunch, fix a sandwich, pour a beer and then hurry back to watch these entertaining dramas in miniature.
The Aftermath of Manila’s Botched Hostage Crisis
This week was supposed to bring good news for Filipinos: Miss Philippines, Maria Venus Raj, a farm girl turned fashion model, was a big favorite headed into Monday’s Miss Universe final.
Company The Movie: Can Dr. Doogie and Stephen Colbert Sing Sondheim?
It seemed like a celebrity stunt: a Broadway classic revived in concert form for a few nights and featuring a cast of, eww, television stars. Neil Patrick Harris may be suited for blithe hosting chores on the Tony Awards, and the Emmy show and the Spike TV Video Games Awards and the TV Land Awards and the World Magic Awards, but he’s no Raul Esparza
Essay: The Aged Mother
Another Mother’s Day down, the awkward ceremony survived. Loaded like a German fruitcake, you smiled wide as a freeway, wobbled under tulips, chocolates, a witty card, wished her all the happiness in the world and told all the old stories.
Game of Death: French TV Shocks with Torture Experiment
Is a crusading French documentary maker striking a blow at the abusive powers of television — or simply taking reality TV to a new low of cynicism and bad taste? That’s the question viewers across France are asking in light of Christophe Nick’s new film, The Game of Death, which airs on French television on Wednesday night
In Yemen’s Confused Capital: The City of the Invisible President
As dawn broke over Yemen’s capital on Saturday morning, confusion over the condition of President Ali Abdullah Saleh after a mortar attack on his presidential compound convinced most Sana’a denizens to remain in their homes following a night filled with the sound of gunfire and shelling.
Study: TV May Perpetuate Race Bias
Most people regard watching television as a passive activity. You sit, you watch.
Those Guys Have All the Fun: An Unauthorized, Uninhibited History of ESPN
I don’t watch Saturday Night Live. I don’t own a television, and I do own a 10-month-old baby, so you do the math.