Tag: Lenny Bruce
In Defense of Mrs. Maisel’s “Stagnation” in Season 4
There is all this constant pressure to “do” and “be” “more” as a human being. As though the very basic obligations of said title aren’t [Read More…]
Even The New York of the 60s Feels Stale In Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 3–Or Is It Just the New York-centric Jokes?
There is something to be said for the fact that when Miriam Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) finally manages to take her act outside of New York, [Read More…]
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2: An Exploration of the Sacrifice of a Successful Personal Life an Artist Must Make
As we find Miriam Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) navigating her way through the sharky waters of escalating success and recognition at the tail end of the [Read More…]
The Nora Ephron Sensibilities of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Once again speaking to the trend in pop culture of either reverting well into the past or much further into the future, one of the [Read More…]
Jayne Mansfield: The Ultimate Symbol of the Meaning Behind Don DeLillo’s Underworld
Jayne Mansfield may very well have been one of the first emblems of life in a postmodern world. Thus, her strong presence throughout Don DeLillo’s [Read More…]
