Amanda Marcotte, Author at The American Prospect

Six Seasons and a Movie!

Community finally comes back on the air tonight to finish up its third season, and it’s kind of a big deal for the show’s rabid fans.

The TV show Portlandia is the last stand between the cool and the uncool fedora haters.

Pinterest is quickly becoming the safest place for women to socialize on the Internet.

The Simpsons celebrates a television milestone but where has all the edge gone?

It’s a lot harder for mega-celebrities to manage their public and private personas.

Led by Madonna’s halftime act, this year’s telecast included something for everyone.

Parks and Recreation’s once-funny and subversive lead character turns into an anti-feminist cliché.

The Oscars recognize women in non-traditional roles, but leave actors of color behind.

The special treatment Beyoncé received when she gave birth may have made the headlines, but real economic injustice gets noticed far less often.

Glee is one of a handful of television shows offering unabashedly smart, awkward … well, nerdy, female characters. Will Hollywood take to the trend?