In addition to writing about politics, I am also really lucky to weigh in occasionally about sports (mostly baseball), television, film, literature and culture.
“Is Maika Monroe the First Feminist Scream Queen?” The Week, July 25th, 2024.
“The Best TV Shows Set in Chicago.” The Week, July 18th, 2024.
“The Only TV Show You Need to Watch This Election Year.” The Week, June 26th, 2024.
“5 Recent Shows Netflix Canceled on Cliffhangers.“ The Week, May 20th, 2024.
“The Unparalleled Leader of the Gentle Parenting Movement.” The Week, May 13th, 2024.
“5 Stellar TV Series Based on Award-Winning Novels.” The Week, April 24th, 2024.
“Inside MLB Super-Agent Scott Boras’s Dreadful Winter.” The Week, April 9th, 2024.
“Who Filmed It Better? What Happens When the Same Story is Filmed Twice.” The Week, March 26th, 2024.
“The Horror Movies the Academy Forgot.” The Week, March 4th, 2024.
“The Chillingly Plausible Authoritarianism of ‘Prophet Song.‘ The Week, February 23rd, 2024.
“15 Toxic Relationship Movies for Valentine’s Skeptics.” The Week, February 13th, 2024.
“D.C. Should Let Its Billionaire Sports Owner Extort Someone Else.” Slate, January 31st, 2024.
“The 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame Drama and Inductees Have Arrived.” The Week, January 24th, 2024.
“True Detective: Night Country and the Rise of ‘Arctic Noir.‘ The Week, January 13th, 2024.
“Six Horror Novels To Read This Winter.” The Week, December 16th, 2023.
“Why Baseball’s New Rules Rule.” The Week, September 11th, 2023.
“How Apple Became the King of Sci-Fi.” The Week, July 16th, 2023.
“The Oakland Athletics and the Worst Baseball Teams of All Time.” The Week, June 4th, 2023.
“The French Star Poised to Become the Face of the NBA.” The Week, May 22nd, 2023.
“Succession’s Shocking Twist.” The Week, April 12th, 2023.
“How MLB’s Rule Changes Will Affect This Season.” The Week, March 30th, 2023.
“Why Are America’s Teenagers Feeling Hopeless?” The Week, February 26th, 2023.
“MLB’s Trevor Bauer Problem.” The Week, January 18th, 2023.
“Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?” The Week, December 25th, 2022.
“Phillies and Astros Square Off in One of Baseball’s Biggest World Series Mismatches.” The Week, October 27th, 2022.
“Are You Ready For a Full, Wild Month of Baseball Playoffs?” The Week, October 6th, 2022.
“Shohei Ohtani’s Magnificent Season.” The Week, September 9th, 2022.
“The Streaming TV Dream Is Now a Price-Gouging Nightmare.” Newsweek, August 24th, 2022.
“The Most Overlooked TV Shows of 2022.” The Week, August 22nd, 2022.
“What to Expect From MLB’s 2022 Trade Deadline.” The Week, July 29th, 2022.
“The Best WWI Movies.” The Week, June 28th, 2022.
“Ozark Finally Acknowledges Its Victims in Brilliant Final Season.” The Week, April 29th, 2022.
“What Do the Players Really Want in the MLB Standoff?” The Week, February 11th, 2022.
“Station Eleven and the Sweetness of Life on Earth.” The Week, January 13th, 2022.
“15 Movies to Watch in 2022.” The Week, January 9th, 2022.
“Succession‘s Lack of a Satisfying Conclusion Might Be the Whole Point.” The Week, December 9th, 2021.
“The Distinctly American Catharsis of the Thanksgiving Movie.” The Week, November 25th, 2021.
“Ruben Amaro, Jr. Is the Worst Executive in Sports.” Philadelphia Magazine, June 7th, 2015.