Daily Archives: April 27, 2012

A Simple Formula

Gawker’s latest in a 374-part series about the “racist” HBO show Girls includes a reference to searching for a “Black Costanza,” meaning someone on television to whom black viewers may relate—but who also happens to look like them. I think I’ve tracked … Continue reading

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SitCombat: 4/26/12

As the barren, post-apocalyptic world of the Office scrambles to find fresh water and seeks shelter in a burned-out building on a charred city street, 30 Rock loads up with a live episode for a possible ninth consecutive victory. I … Continue reading

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