Everything Now: eating disorder recovery is treated with sensitivity and nuance in Netflix comedy drama
The series should be praised for recognising that it’s not just white, middle-class girls who experience eating disorders.
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The Boyfriend: an innovative Japanese dating show cleverly tapping into the popular boy’s love genre
Nine gay and bisexual male housemates live and work together in Netflix’s latest dating show.
How e‑commerce video advertising will strike yet another blow to commercial TV
E-commerce videos are a precision advertising tool which could put the nail in the coffin of traditional television adverts.
Are you binge‑watching too much? How to know if your TV habits are a problem – and what to do about it
Problem binge-watching is associated with anxiety and depression.
Mary & George: homosexual relationships in the time of King James I were forbidden – but not uncommon
It was sometimes thought that men who had sex with men would give birth to monsters.
Inside the minds of Mad Men: putting Don Draper on the couch
When last we saw our fearless antihero, Don Draper, he was standing face-to-face with his crumbling, dilapidated childhood home. Surprisingly, his three children were by his side as he took these first…
Is Game of Thrones sexist?
One reason for the series’ success can undoubtedly be found in its spectacle of violence and sex.
Orange Is The New Black can teach us a lot about religion
The popular TV series encourages us to question how we understand identity and community in light of religion.
Bed rotting: the social media trend the Victorians would love, especially writer Elizabeth Gaskell
No one languished in bed quite like the Victorians
Burning £5m of punk memorabilia isn’t anti‑capitalist … it’s just dumb
Joe Corré’s stunt to end the Punk.London celebrations by torching lots of punk stuff misunderstands the movement completely.