The show’s universe is a world where rules matter, just like my Orthodox upbringing
The nominations are in. As usual, darkness, cynicism, and violence are well represented. But so are freer, zen-like series, like ‘Orange Is the New Black.’
Lady Rose MacClare marries the Rothschild-esque Atticus Aldridge
Introducing the dashing, Rothschild-esque Atticus Aldridge
The Tattler’s suggestions for a cozy date night in that doesn’t involve ‘Annie Hall’ or ‘Manhattan’
Enter The Tattler’s invented world of advertising, where Philip Roth, Mila Kunis, and other MOTs rescue failing brands
The hit period-specific PBS drama glosses over a crucial detail of 1920s England: anti-Semitism
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Like religion, TV shows must understand how to tell stories over time if they hope to endure. The Simpsons gets it. Downton Abbey doesn’t.
A few suggestions for future seasons
Jonathan Sarna weighs in on 19th century Cincinnati Jewry
The upper-crust Edwardians of Downton Abbey, now back on PBS, are as bound by tradition as the shtetl Jews of Fiddler on the Roof
