The Beautiful Lies of “Star Trek”
It was an entertaining enough TV show but an utter philosophical mess: no wonder its fans turned it into a ‘progressive’ cult.
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How Helpful Is ‘Adolescence’ for Britain?
While the show may have a compelling narrative, it doesn’t seem particularly useful for understanding violence in contemporary society.
How Dare She Presume His Pronouns!
If you look at the article it’s clearly Blair in the photos and not his alter-ego Spankie. He’s not transexual. He doesn’t believe he’s actually a woman. He even says so in the article.
The Degeneration of Doctor Who into Woke Propaganda
Steven Tucker Steven Tucker is a UK-based writer with over 10 books to his name. His latest, Hitler’s & Stalin’s Misuse of Science, comparing the woke pseudoscience of today to the totalitarian pseudoscience of the past, was released in 2023. Recently, I watched a repeat of a
My MAFS Habit, and Why
Married at First Sight NZ isn’t going to wow the entertainment world with its deep insights on the human character. “From my point of view, it’s just ice cream TV that I just stuff in my face and feel bad about afterwards,” says TV reviewer Karl Puschmann. But
“A Comedy Sniper Just Waiting for My Chance to Go ‘Bang’.”
(Unfortunately, the YouTube videos linked are blocked on third-party websites, but readers can click to watch them on the YouTube site.) Boomers like to brag that the 60s was a time of social change, which is true enough, but the 60s don’t hold a candle to the staggering
‘Shogun’ Shows Why the 2nd Amendment Is So Important
Jon Miltimore Jonathan Miltimore is the Senior Creative Strategist of FEE.org at the Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org My wife and I are in the process of finishing Shogun, the new FX miniseries on Hulu based on James Clavell’s 1975 book. Shogun was one of the first
Married at First Sight NZ Pops the Question
Rebecca Trelease Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology Following the hugely successful recent season of Married At First Sight (MAFS) Australia, fans of the format – and the reality romance genre in general – will be wondering if the rebooted New Zealand version can live up to expectations. The
Bridgerton Is a Progressive Fantasy About the Past
Lisa J. Hackett Lecturer, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England Jo Coghlan Associate Professor Humanities Arts and Social Sciences University of New England Armidale NSW, University of New England Bridgerton watchers started questioning the show’s historical authenticity (again) even before the third season landed. But does
TVNZ Attempt to Improve Ratings by Axing Long-Running Show People Actually Watch
Rosemary Abbott whakatakitimes.nz GENIUS STUFF In a bold move to tackle plummeting ratings and revenue, the brains trust at TVNZ has announced its decision to axe one of its longest-running and most beloved shows, Fair Go, along with the midday and late-night news bulletins. The announcement comes
Of Kings in Yellow and True Detectives
In the early 2000s ‘Golden Age of Long-Form Television’, the first season of True Detective must surely rank as one of the greats. One part of its genius was that it worked effectively on multiple levels. On the surface level, it was a thoroughly disturbing slab of Southern Gothic,