Category: TV

  • The Courage To Be A Sidekick

    The Courage To Be A Sidekick

    I’ve always loved Kramer and the other whacky sidekicks on television. So it bugged me that they were always on the side. Until recently. Let me explain.

  • What Maya Angelou Taught Me About Language

    What Maya Angelou Taught Me About Language

    Who knew a small moment on a random TV show would change the way I look at the world forever?

  • The Chassidus of Mister Rogers

    The Chassidus of Mister Rogers

    Shoshana Zohari, an awesome blogger over at Sustainable Jewish Schooling has graciously submitted this beautiful guest post. As many of you know, I’ve recently been raving about Mr Rogers, and I’m very happy to have a post about him here. Enjoy.

  • Don Draper Is A Tzadik

    Don Draper Is A Tzadik

    A guest post by Lorelai Lehrer: “Don Draper – tzadik? What could be a more intriguing twist in the story – and what is more appealing than a character that struggles to overcome his dark side and comes out into the light?”

  • I Eat Alien Food

    I Eat Alien Food

    I always get a weird feeling after seeing alien food, though. Sure, I haven’t eaten it, thank G-d (it’s not kosher). But there’s something oddly familiar about it. As if… as if I’ve had it before… something like it, at least.

  • The Office: Michael Scott is the Man

    The Office: Michael Scott is the Man

    He inhabits a world full of ridiculous rules. A world of corporate hierarchy, women without consciences, and people who just won’t stop putting him down. But Michael Scott, seven seasons into the series now, has stood up to them all.