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Believe
by Jeremy Egner • 2024
The chaotic, lucky path from throwaway ad to the streaming era's most comforting hit.
3.93
2k+
Believe Summary
Believe 88%
The chaotic, lucky path from throwaway ad to the streaming era's most comforting hit.
by Jeremy Egner 2024
3.93
2k+ ratings
Hi Honey, I'm Homo!
by Matt Baume • 2023
How sitcoms smuggled queer life past the censors and changed what America saw as normal.
4.30
2k+
Hi Honey, I'm Homo! Summary
Hi Honey, I'm Homo! 87%
How sitcoms smuggled queer life past the censors and changed what America saw as normal.
by Matt Baume 2023
4.30
2k+ ratings
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV
by Emily Nussbaum • 2024
Radio confessionals, hidden cameras, and game shows: the unscrupulous origins of reality television.
3.92
11k+
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV Summary
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV 87%
Radio confessionals, hidden cameras, and game shows: the unscrupulous origins of reality television.
by Emily Nussbaum 2024
3.92
11k+ ratings
Audience of One
by James Poniewozik • 2019
Television didn't just cover Trump. It created him, and the presidency became its season finale.
4.19
926
Audience of One Summary
Audience of One 87%
Television didn't just cover Trump. It created him, and the presidency became its season finale.
by James Poniewozik 2019
4.19
926 ratings
Twilight
by Mark Cotta Vaz • 2008
Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.
4.20
451k+
Twilight Summary
Twilight 86%
Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.
by Mark Cotta Vaz 2008
4.20
451k+ ratings
The Simpsons and Philosophy
by William Irwin • 2001
Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.
3.45
4k+
The Simpsons and Philosophy Summary
The Simpsons and Philosophy 86%
Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.
by William Irwin 2001
3.45
4k+ ratings
A History of India, Vol. 1
by Romila Thapar • 1990
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
3.63
2k+
A History of India, Vol. 1 Summary
A History of India, Vol. 1 86%
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
by Romila Thapar 1990
3.63
2k+ ratings
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
by Chuck Klosterman • 2003
Your Saved by the Bell reruns taught you more about love than Jane Austen.
3.74
73k+
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs Summary
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs 86%
Your Saved by the Bell reruns taught you more about love than Jane Austen.
by Chuck Klosterman 2003
3.74
73k+ ratings
inside tagesschau
by Alexander Teske • 2025
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
3.63
97
inside tagesschau Summary
inside tagesschau 86%
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
by Alexander Teske 2025
3.63
97 ratings
Amusing Ourselves to Death
by Neil Postman • 1985
The real danger isn't censorship. It's a culture so entertained it forgets how to think.
4.17
39k+
Amusing Ourselves to Death Summary
Amusing Ourselves to Death 85%
The real danger isn't censorship. It's a culture so entertained it forgets how to think.
by Neil Postman 1985
4.17
39k+ ratings
National Security Cinema
by Matthew Alford • 2017
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
3.81
113
National Security Cinema Summary
National Security Cinema 85%
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
by Matthew Alford 2017
3.81
113 ratings
Sound and Fury
by Dave Kindred • 2006
Their friendship electrified America: how a boxer and a broadcaster remade sports and each other.
3.99
206
Sound and Fury Summary
Sound and Fury 85%
Their friendship electrified America: how a boxer and a broadcaster remade sports and each other.
by Dave Kindred 2006
3.99
206 ratings
Breaking Bad and Philosophy
by David R. Koepsell • 2012
A philosophy class uses Walter White to dissect moral rot, freedom, and the American Dream.
3.30
274
Breaking Bad and Philosophy Summary
Breaking Bad and Philosophy 85%
A philosophy class uses Walter White to dissect moral rot, freedom, and the American Dream.
by David R. Koepsell 2012
3.30
274 ratings
The Image
by Daniel J. Boorstin • 1961
Most news is manufactured. We know it. And we still prefer the show over the real.
4.07
1k+
The Image Summary
The Image 85%
Most news is manufactured. We know it. And we still prefer the show over the real.
by Daniel J. Boorstin 1961
4.07
1k+ ratings
Elvis '68 Comeback
by Steve Binder • 2022
The Colonel wanted a Christmas show. The director fought for leather, sweat, and a comeback.
4.72
165
Elvis '68 Comeback Summary
Elvis '68 Comeback 85%
The Colonel wanted a Christmas show. The director fought for leather, sweat, and a comeback.
by Steve Binder 2022
4.72
165 ratings
The Man in the High Castle
by Mike Avila • 2019
A decade-long battle to adapt a cult novel, and the designers who built its fascist America.
4.00
13
The Man in the High Castle Summary
The Man in the High Castle 85%
A decade-long battle to adapt a cult novel, and the designers who built its fascist America.
by Mike Avila 2019
4.00
13 ratings
Mad Men and Philosophy
by Rod Carveth • 2010
The philosophy hidden inside Mad Men: identity, desire, and the dark side of the American dream.
3.58
612
Mad Men and Philosophy Summary
Mad Men and Philosophy 85%
The philosophy hidden inside Mad Men: identity, desire, and the dark side of the American dream.
by Rod Carveth 2010
3.58
612 ratings
Operation Hollywood
by David L. Robb • 2004
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
3.46
72
Operation Hollywood Summary
Operation Hollywood 85%
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
by David L. Robb 2004
3.46
72 ratings
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2021
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
4.67
3
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 85%
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
by Bruce Block 2021
4.67
3 ratings
You Are What You Watch
by Walter Hickey • 2023
Horror films thicken your blood. Violent movies cut crime. What we watch remakes us without asking.
3.65
761
You Are What You Watch Summary
You Are What You Watch 85%
Horror films thicken your blood. Violent movies cut crime. What we watch remakes us without asking.
by Walter Hickey 2023
3.65
761 ratings
Save the Cat! Writes for TV
by Jamie Nash • 2021
Board it. Beat it. Weave it: the writers' room method for structuring a pilot that sells.
4.31
423
Save the Cat! Writes for TV Summary
Save the Cat! Writes for TV 85%
Board it. Beat it. Weave it: the writers' room method for structuring a pilot that sells.
by Jamie Nash 2021
4.31
423 ratings
Manufacturing Consent
by Edward S. Herman • 1988
Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.
4.23
25k+
Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent 85%
Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.
by Edward S. Herman 1988
4.23
25k+ ratings
Simulacra and Simulation
by Jean Baudrillard • 1981
What's left of reality when the map no longer copies the territory but creates it?
4.00
17k+
Simulacra and Simulation Summary
Simulacra and Simulation 85%
What's left of reality when the map no longer copies the territory but creates it?
by Jean Baudrillard 1981
4.00
17k+ ratings
Hate Inc.
by Matt Taibbi • 2019
The news isn't failing to inform you. It's succeeding at its real job: selling your outrage.
4.09
6k+
Hate Inc. Summary
Hate Inc. 85%
The news isn't failing to inform you. It's succeeding at its real job: selling your outrage.
by Matt Taibbi 2019
4.09
6k+ ratings
The Eight Characters of Comedy
by Scott Sedita • 2005
Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.
4.03
357
The Eight Characters of Comedy Summary
The Eight Characters of Comedy 85%
Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.
by Scott Sedita 2005
4.03
357 ratings
Introduction to Documentary
by Bill Nichols • 2001
Reality does not speak for itself. How documentary turns observation into argument, frame by frame.
3.77
484
Introduction to Documentary Summary
Introduction to Documentary 84%
Reality does not speak for itself. How documentary turns observation into argument, frame by frame.
by Bill Nichols 2001
3.77
484 ratings
Indiana Jones and Philosophy
by Dean Kowalski • 2023
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
3.71
21
Indiana Jones and Philosophy Summary
Indiana Jones and Philosophy 84%
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
by Dean Kowalski 2023
3.71
21 ratings
Springfield Confidential
by Mike Reiss • 2018
The one rule that made The Simpsons great: network executives were banned from the building.
3.91
5k+
Springfield Confidential Summary
Springfield Confidential 84%
The one rule that made The Simpsons great: network executives were banned from the building.
by Mike Reiss 2018
3.91
5k+ ratings
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2007
Stop guessing at visual impact. A system for making every frame serve your story deliberately.
4.30
772
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 84%
Stop guessing at visual impact. A system for making every frame serve your story deliberately.
by Bruce Block 2007
4.30
772 ratings
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
by David Foster Wallace • 1997
Why TV breeds irony, cruises feel empty, and what writers can do about it.
4.13
55k+
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again Summary
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again 84%
Why TV breeds irony, cruises feel empty, and what writers can do about it.
by David Foster Wallace 1997
4.13
55k+ ratings
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
by David Foster Wallace • 2005
Mainstream acceptance forced adult film into a paradox: to keep its edge, it grew more extreme.
4.18
55k+
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays Summary
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays 84%
Mainstream acceptance forced adult film into a paradox: to keep its edge, it grew more extreme.
by David Foster Wallace 2005
4.18
55k+ ratings
Copaganda
by Alec Karakatsanis • 2025
The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.
4.49
582
Copaganda Summary
Copaganda 84%
The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.
by Alec Karakatsanis 2025
4.49
582 ratings
Cinema Speculation
by Quentin Tarantino • 2022
How a child snuck into adult movies in 1970s Los Angeles and came out a filmmaker.
4.04
15k+
Cinema Speculation Summary
Cinema Speculation 84%
How a child snuck into adult movies in 1970s Los Angeles and came out a filmmaker.
by Quentin Tarantino 2022
4.04
15k+ ratings
The Big Picture
by Ben Fritz • 2018
How Marvel, Netflix, and the Chinese box office dismantled the movies you used to love.
4.02
2k+
The Big Picture Summary
The Big Picture 84%
How Marvel, Netflix, and the Chinese box office dismantled the movies you used to love.
by Ben Fritz 2018
4.02
2k+ ratings
The Decline of Popular Politics
by Michael E. McGerr • 1986
The loud, communal democracy that drew 83% turnout was killed by reformers, not apathy.
3.41
17
The Decline of Popular Politics Summary
The Decline of Popular Politics 84%
The loud, communal democracy that drew 83% turnout was killed by reformers, not apathy.
by Michael E. McGerr 1986
3.41
17 ratings
Johnny Carson
by Henry Bushkin • 2013
His first job for Johnny Carson: a break-in. The next 18 years got stranger.
3.79
9k+
Johnny Carson Summary
Johnny Carson 84%
His first job for Johnny Carson: a break-in. The next 18 years got stranger.
by Henry Bushkin 2013
3.79
9k+ ratings
Echo Chamber
by Kathleen Hall Jamieson • 2008
Three outlets, one ideology, and a shared strategy for keeping their audience inside the walls.
3.41
49
Echo Chamber Summary
Echo Chamber 84%
Three outlets, one ideology, and a shared strategy for keeping their audience inside the walls.
by Kathleen Hall Jamieson 2008
3.41
49 ratings
Documentary Storytelling
by Sheila Curran Bernard • 2010
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
4.00
148
Documentary Storytelling Summary
Documentary Storytelling 84%
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010
4.00
148 ratings
Under the Black Hat
by Jim Ross • 2020
Half his face was paralyzed. His boss made it a joke. He stayed at the broadcast table.
4.29
2k+
Under the Black Hat Summary
Under the Black Hat 84%
Half his face was paralyzed. His boss made it a joke. He stayed at the broadcast table.
by Jim Ross 2020
4.29
2k+ ratings
Why Not Me?
by Mindy Kaling • 2015
A vampire's diamond skin, a breakaway dance studio, and a weather war: how Twilight got made.
3.90
227k+
Why Not Me? Summary
Why Not Me? 84%
A vampire's diamond skin, a breakaway dance studio, and a weather war: how Twilight got made.
by Mindy Kaling 2015
3.90
227k+ ratings
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette
by Stephen Hess • 1998
The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.
1.00
1
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette Summary
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette 84%
The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.
by Stephen Hess 1998
1.00
1 ratings
Screen People
by Megan Garber • 2026
When screens started watching us back, everyone became a performer and reality became a set.
3.42
184
Screen People Summary
Screen People 84%
When screens started watching us back, everyone became a performer and reality became a set.
by Megan Garber 2026
3.42
184 ratings
Girls on Film
by Alicia Malone • 2022
Landing her dream job as a TCM host was only act one of her film education.
3.82
272
Girls on Film Summary
Girls on Film 84%
Landing her dream job as a TCM host was only act one of her film education.
by Alicia Malone 2022
3.82
272 ratings
Audition
by Barbara Walters • 2008
Her father lost fortunes. Her sister needed lifelong care. She fought her way to every headline.
3.79
7k+
Audition Summary
Audition 84%
Her father lost fortunes. Her sister needed lifelong care. She fought her way to every headline.
by Barbara Walters 2008
3.79
7k+ ratings
"I Have Nothing to Hide"
by Heidi Boghosian • 2021
Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.
3.64
191
"I Have Nothing to Hide" Summary
"I Have Nothing to Hide" 84%
Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.
by Heidi Boghosian 2021
3.64
191 ratings
Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
3.68
659
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation 84%
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
by Julia Angwin 2014
3.68
659 ratings
The Rant Zone
by Dennis Miller • 2001
Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.
3.57
375
The Rant Zone Summary
The Rant Zone 84%
Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.
by Dennis Miller 2001
3.57
375 ratings
Newton's Football
by Allen St. John • 2013
Football as science: unpredictable bounces, strategic arms races, and the physics of brain injury.
3.84
185
Newton's Football Summary
Newton's Football 84%
Football as science: unpredictable bounces, strategic arms races, and the physics of brain injury.
by Allen St. John 2013
3.84
185 ratings
Everything Bad is Good for You
by Steven Johnson • 2005
IQ scores keep rising, and your video game habit may explain why.
3.49
5k+
Everything Bad is Good for You Summary
Everything Bad is Good for You 84%
IQ scores keep rising, and your video game habit may explain why.
by Steven Johnson 2005
3.49
5k+ ratings
Propaganda Blitz
by David Edwards • 2018
The news isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed: manufacturing consent for the powerful.
4.28
184
Propaganda Blitz Summary
Propaganda Blitz 84%
The news isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed: manufacturing consent for the powerful.
by David Edwards 2018
4.28
184 ratings
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