May 27, 2019
The last laugh
Culture
On ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’, ‘Catastrophe’, ‘Broad City’, ‘You’re the Worst’, ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ and ‘Veep’
Matthew Clayfield
By this author
November 14, 2018
The magnificently messy ‘House of Cards’
Culture
The show that made Netflix a major player comes to a satisfying and ludicrous end
March 26, 2019
The hyperbole machine
Culture
Social media and streaming services are changing what and how we watch
October 25, 2018
Comedy gets a reset with ‘The Good Place’
Culture
This innovative NBC/Netflix series has reversed TV’s slide into darkness
October 4, 2018
‘Dark Tourist’ fails to shed light on extreme travel’s shortcomings
Culture
David Farrier becomes the darkest ghoul on the bus in this Netflix travel series
April 23, 2018
‘The Americans’, the Russians and the perils of parallels
Culture
Why sometimes it’s better to approach art on its own terms
March 7, 2018
‘Slow Burn’: Trump, Nixon and the art of the podcast
Society
Slate Plus’s podcast on Watergate urges patience on its audience
December 3, 2017
Anthony Bourdain, the anti-foodie foodie
Culture
The so-called bad-boy celebrity chef has always offered a smarter take – and now we’re beginning to notice
November 7, 2017
Seeing both sides in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s ‘The Vietnam War’
Culture
In a new series, prolific documentarian Ken Burns finally acknowledges that American stories have an impact on the stories of others
September 19, 2017
Understanding Vivian Maier
Culture
In a world obsessed with sharing images, what should we make of a street photographer who hoarded them?
June 29, 2017
A novel idea
Culture
Álvaro Enrigue’s ‘Sudden Death’ and the nonfiction future of fiction
June 1, 2014
An Aussie bullfighter in Spain
Travel
In the 1960s, Sydneysider Chris Meagher was a torero known as “El Australiano”