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  • Making Our Dreams Come True?: A Retrospective on Laverne & Shirley and the “Single-Girl” Sitcom
    June 19, 2026

    Making Our Dreams Come True?: A Retrospective on Laverne & Shirley and the “Single-Girl” Sitcom

    Kate L. Flach
  • “Something of a Hero”: 50 Years Since the Taxi Driver
    February 10, 2026

    “Something of a Hero”: 50 Years Since the Taxi Driver

    Jason A. Higgins
  • Before Norman and After Norman: The Impact of All in the Family on American Television
    January 28, 2026

    Before Norman and After Norman: The Impact of All in the Family on American Television

    Oscar Winberg
  • Noir City vs. The Opera on the Turnpike: As Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run Turns 50, Its Most Underrated Track Deserves Some Love
    August 26, 2025

    Noir City vs. The Opera on the Turnpike: As Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run Turns 50, Its Most Underrated Track Deserves Some Love

    Kirk Curnutt
  • “To Root Against Your Country”: Crisis, Dissent, and Patriotism Under Nixon and Trump
    April 30, 2025

    “To Root Against Your Country”: Crisis, Dissent, and Patriotism Under Nixon and Trump

    Clio and the Contemporary
  • Gaslit Zeroes in on Loyalty to Nixon, But Not Nixon’s Crimes
    July 8, 2022

    Gaslit Zeroes in on Loyalty to Nixon, But Not Nixon’s Crimes

    Michael Koncewicz
  • History 3254: The Vietnam War—Syllabus
    June 29, 2022

    History 3254: The Vietnam War—Syllabus

    Jason A. Higgins
  • Christmas Films as Reflections of American History, Part II: Stop-Motion, Action, and Horror in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s
    December 23, 2021

    Christmas Films as Reflections of American History, Part II: Stop-Motion, Action, and Horror in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s

    Vaughn Joy

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