Most academic historians accept that historians’ own circumstances demand that they tell the story in a particular way, of course. While people wring their hands about ‘revisionist’ historians; on some level, the correction and amplification of various parts of the past is not ‘revisionism’ as it is simply the process of any historical writing. Michelle Dean Read Quote
Telling a story about someone has enormous power. People forget a headline. They remember a story. Michelle Dean Read Quote
In an age where television is viewed as the best medium to ‘tell stories,’ narrative often stands in for substance on would-be prestige shows. Michelle Dean Read Quote
Peak TV has resulted in beautiful shows that have nothing in particular to tell us about humanity. Michelle Dean Read Quote
People spend their entire lives trying to construct something to grab onto: a family, a home, a business. Rarely does anyone seem to manage to get much ground under their feet. Michelle Dean Read Quote
The alienated man lashing out at society is a trope that popular culture loves to explore. Michelle Dean Read Quote
Hollywood versions of watershed moments in American history are generally high-minded shlock. ‘JFK,’ ‘The People vs. Larry Flynt,’ even ‘Lincoln’: all of these boast excellent performances in scripts that are ultimately very conventional, even conservative. Michelle Dean Read Quote
It’s become a cliche to say that a piece of drama is about ‘the nature of truth.’ But ‘Rectify’ so openly plays with the slippery nature of memory that the label directly applies. Michelle Dean Read Quote
There are many things to like about ‘Mr. Robot,’ the most ephemeral and yet memorable of them being the opening credits. Michelle Dean Read Quote
