Tuesday, March 28, 2023

GLOW

 


The New Yorker review of GLOW asked of lady wrestlers: "Is it O.K. to act out a crass stereotype if it makes you a star? How about if you get paid a ton? What if your performance is genuinely funny? Is it subversive -- or cathartic, or even therapeutic -- to expose the ugliest ways people see you? Or is that just an excuse you make because it's better than being ignored?" 


How do you respond to this? What is the core question being asked here? 




Monday, March 6, 2023

Luck

 


The intricacy of horse racing, its rules and peculiar language were cited by some critics as challenging to viewers. Are there some sports that defy entertainment narratives? If so, how so? If not, why not?


Ted Lasso

  What do you make of this observation by Megan Garber of The Atlantic : “Soccer, in  Ted Lasso , doubles as a moral and a metaphor …” with ...