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“Dear White People” visits the “Big Brother” Cookout via a pointed parody of reality show racism

“Dear White People” could not have asked for a better concluding coincidence than the parallel between this season’s show-within-a-show “Big House” and the current cycle of “Big Brother,” the CBS reality show it parodies. The 23rd round of “Big Brother”…

September 24, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Wanting the best school for your kid doesn’t make you a hypocrite

Digital journalism is as subject to fads as any other medium. Snarky fisking — responding to an article line-by-line — gave way to the quiz boom, which was consumed by the personal essay before the long decade of short-form video. But…

September 24, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

A homecoming for “A Different World”

Five episodes into Netflix’s “A Different World” sequel, Hillman gets a bomb threat. This is a very real part of life for students at historically black colleges and universities, but that doesn’t make it any less frightening. Everyone gathers at…

September 24, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery fueled by foreign cash: report

One of the largest media mergers in history has been given the green light after California and 11 other states settled lawsuits Monday. For most of the year, Paramount Skydance has tried to purchase Warner Bros Discovery for a reported…

September 23, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

We got the original “Resident Evil” films all wrong

In the sixth and final installment of Paul W.S. Anderson’s original “Resident Evil” film franchise, the writer-director — known for his abrasive, nu-metal vulgar auteurism — raises a middle finger of sorts to his detractors. Over 17 years and thousands…

September 23, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

What my reactive dog has taught me about rental culture

Getting older means learning that peace of mind is absolutely, 100% for sale. Or, at least for rent. When I rescued my dog, Ivy, I made a purchase, an investment. But in New York, everything seems to be temporary. Hypervigilance…

September 22, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Tom Morello wants to make dangerous rock ‘n’ roll again

“You don’t have to wait around to change the world.” That’s Tom Morello talking about the heroes that inspired his song “Date Night,” featured on his new solo album, “Everyone Gets Everything They Want.” “Date Night” is the story of…

September 22, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“NAZA” could be the tipping point in the public perception of Gaza

Perhaps it’s just hope springing eternal, but it seems that in the last week alone, there has been a significant step toward people finally understanding and accepting the incalculable toll of Israel’s war crimes and mass killing of Palestinian civilians…

September 21, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Fjord” tests whether we can ever stay objective

Few things in movies happen by coincidence, and fewer still in a film so self-conscious as Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord.” The Romanian filmmaker’s stoic drama is designed to provoke viewers in opposite directions, snaring them in waiting traps and causing them…

September 19, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Kathy Griffin still won’t stay silent

Kathy Griffin apologizes in advance for all the noise. On the day we connected by phone, she expected a lot of activity in her Malibu home, including air-conditioning repairers and the usual four or five yapping dogs. “It’s mayhem,” she…

September 19, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0