Call for Papers: The Cultural Impact of Heated Rivalry Upon awarding it a 2026 Peabody Award for excellence in entertainment, jurors argued that Canadian series Heated Rivalry made “the biggest cultural impact in television this year.” The show broke viewership records for US supplier HBO, and booksellers couldn’t keep the original source material on the … More CfP: The Cultural Impact of Heated Rivalry
Scrolling Twitter yesterday, I happened to see the #Emmys trending and thought, “Oh I missed the announcement of the nominees!” As someone who has frequently woken up early in the morning to watch media award nominee announcement ceremonies, that’s a pretty good indicator of how this year’s Emmys seem to hold a little less importance. … More awards for good boys: Emmys
A recent episode of the Slate podcast Working— which showcases interviews with different creative types about their work— features comedy writer and performer Cole Escola. I first noticed Escola in his role in Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner’s too short lived series Difficult People, and he has gotten more recognition since then but is still … More Cole Escola on Performance, Gender and Fluidity
Since J.K. Rowling has made the news again for hateful comments (which I won’t link to or reproduce here in any form) against trans and non-binary people, I’ve been thinking a lot about fan agency. The Harry Potter universe has grown far beyond Rowling’s original books into one of the most valuable transmedia franchises in … More Fan Agency and the Cancelling of the Author
candice d. roberts, phd 