Television Archives

PS Picks: Hulu’s ‘Harlots,’ a Show That Foregrounds the Concerns of Women Above All Else

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.

Angela Serratore

Social Justice

How ‘Colony’ Dramatizes Possibilities for Resisting Fascism

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

David M. Perry

Televangelist Pat Robertson delivers remarks at a campaign event for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Regent University.

News in Brief

Tracing the Rise of Christian Media in American Political Discourse

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.

Jason C. Bivins

Roseanne Barr Visits The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on April 30th, 2018, in New York.

Social Justice

Roseanne Doesn’t Have Trump’s Teflon

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

Tom Jacobs

PS Picks: Skewering the Sitcom Reboot With ‘Saturday Night Live’

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.

Ben Rowen