Television

Even when reality TV's dating franchises include dark-skinned black women, too often these shows end up reinforcing false and harmful stereotypes.

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

The most popular streaming shows are quite violent, and they convey a dark, distorted view of society.

Primetime Oval Office addresses are outdated, but may still be effective for Trump.

How comedian Maysoon Zayid is planning to reshape television.

In an offhand remark, the embattled comedian implied a correlation between Down syndrome and emotional apathy—and, in the process, he reinforced an old and hateful stereotype.

Humor is no laughing matter when it comes to persuading others.

A new study finds African Americans on reality television are more likely to be both the victim and perpetrator of verbal aggression.

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

It's in times of tragedy and shame that I miss Fred Rogers the most.

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Can science fiction help American viewers to empathize with occupied peoples?

A collection of some of our most important and timely stories, from a feature inside the California Native Plant Society's efforts to save endangered plant species and turn California into a zero-extinction state to an interview with a historian about the fate of ABC's hit Roseanne.

Over the past few decades, Christian television has gone from spreading the gospel and moved directly into covering news and politics, reaching millions of Americans daily.

Her top-rated show was suddenly canceled after her racist tweet. A historian evaluates the deeper meaning of the decision.

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

For many Americans, watching The Apprentice produced a faux feeling of closeness and trust with Donald Trump.

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

New research finds the famous tagline on political ads makes issue-oriented attacks seem more legitimate.

Donald Trump used Saturday Night Live's harsh parodies to his own advantage.

The prolific showrunner talks about how bringing diversity to television writers' rooms also makes the shows better.

Pacific Standard checks out the studies.

Can any show with an extraordinary hero advance egalitarian politics?