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Alyssa Rosenberg is a correspondent for TheAtlantic.com. She is the pop culture blogger for ThinkProgress, where she writes about the intersection of politics and culture at thinkprogress.org/alyssa. More
Alyssa Rosenberg is a correspondent for TheAtlantic.com. She is the pop culture blogger for ThinkProgress, where she writes about the intersection of politics and culture at http://thinkprogress.org/alyssa.
Alyssa is also a columnist for the Washington Monthly and The Loop 21. Her career as a critic began at 8, when she began a children's book review column for her local paper, taking payments in gift certificates to the neighborhood bookstore. Since then, her interests have expanded to include Atlanta hip-hop, procedural television shows, and action movies she watches without any sense of irony whatsoever. Her writing on culture has appearedin Esquire.com, The Daily, The Daily Beast and the American Prospect, and she has written about politics and the executive branch for Government Executive, The New Republic and National Journal.
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An interview with "Believer" editor Heidi Julavits about her new novel… More »
If there's anything new to be said about her flimsy candidacy, HBO's 'Game Change' can't find it.… More »
The new ABC show has sparked controversy for portraying Christians negatively, but the real problem is how it wastes a talented cast.… More »
What's wrong with new shows "Lillyhammer" and "Battleground"… More »
The Comedy Central series is TV's new best ongoing exploration of race.… More »
An interview with Lionel Shriver, whose novel has been turned into a film that comes out in more theaters this week.… More »
As the women-in-comedy trend grows, certain archetypes for fictional funny ladies are beginning to emerge.… More »
How television executives are adjusting to the post-Netflix world… More »
For some famous, secure people, official confirmation of their sexual orientation isn't just a matter of honesty: It's a highly valuable commodity.… More »
Don Cheadle's new Showtime series follows a team of management consultants but relies too much on cliched cable gratuitousness… More »
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NBC shelves a cult favorite, "True Blood" gets weird, and more lowlights from a frustrating season… More »
TLC's new series subverts reality TV cliches as it focuses on the everyday lives of Muslim families in Michigan… More »
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