Waffle Lens is a close-reading blog that analyses the writing, character development and craft of TV series and games, with a focus on subtext and narrative structure. Recent issues dissect episodes of Patriot and DTF St. Louis and relate them to other works such as the game Lust for Darkness.
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TV critic Alan Sepinwall publishes episode recaps, season reviews and weekly check-ins covering current prestige television, along with podcast and anniversary pieces. Readers get spoiler-filled critical analysis plus a roundup of his recent work elsewhere.
Weekly essays by author A.R. Moxon mixing political commentary with fiction and pop-culture analysis, including a monthly satirical walkthrough of the TV series LOST. Readers get a strongly opinionated, morally driven take on American politics, media ownership and culture.
A personal column by novelist Nick Hornby covering music, books, film, TV and football through memoir and cultural reflection. Readers get essays that start from a small memory or recent release and open out into wider observations.
Media scholar Amanda Lotz shares research-based analysis of how people actually use and make media in the twenty-first century, drawing on interviews, surveys and her published work. Readers get evidence-led challenges to conventional thinking about social media, streaming and the media industries.
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