"Everyone is pretending to be younger. We dye our hair, we whiten our teeth, we wear moisturizing face masks that make us look like serial killers..."

2020

Aug

EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ARCADIA AND WIZARDS - BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK By Monique Nazareth

The imaginative Guillermo del Toro has unveiled the final TV series in his Tales of Arcadia animated saga on Netflix - but even that complex narrative, which is worth exploring in depth, won't be the last we see of its setting and characters...

2020

May

IS MINDY KALING GOING BACK TO HER ROOTS? By Monique Nazareth

“You have an idea of how your life is going to turn out. When I was a kid, all I did was watch romantic comedies in our living room while I did my homework.”...

2020

Mar

NETFLIX'S SEASON 3 OF 'CARMEN SANDIEGO' GOES INTERACTIVE By Monique Nazareth

Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? She’s back on Netflix with a new interactive adventure... unlike the first two seasons, the viewer decides which way the story line goes, perhaps it’s a nod to the series beginnings in the game realm...

2019

Dec

SINGING A SONG THAT’S LOUD AND STRONG – 'SESAME STREET' AND 'KENNEDY CENTER HONORS' By Monique Nazareth

Sesame Street premiered in 1969, at the height of the civil rights movement, and in the midst of the war on poverty...

2019

Nov

WHAT TO SERVE THE FAMILY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON: 'GREEN EGGS AND HAM' By Monique Nazareth

When I first sat down to watch Green Eggs and Ham (Netflix), I felt a bit like the guy in the book: doubtful that I would like it...

2019

Nov

GOING BEYOND BLACK AND WHITE By Monique Nazareth

Back in 2016, I wrote a piece for this site comparing television writer and producer Kenya Barris to the great Norman Lear. At the time, Barris' black-ish (on ABC) was addressing some of the most controversial issues...

2018

Jun

A HAIL MARY FOR 'LUCIFER' By Monique Nazareth

Lucifer has been saved… by Netflix. But was it worth saving?...

2018

Jun

A LOVELY TRIBUTE TO A SHORT LIFE By Monique Nazareth

“Destiny is a gift … Never forget that fear is but the precursor to valor, that to strive and triumph in the face of fear, is what it means to be a hero. Don’t think … Become!”

2017

Mar

ODE TO ‘GRIMM’ By Monique Nazareth

“Foretold our fate; but, by the god’s decree, all heard, and none believed the prophecy.”...

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Monique Nazareth

Monique Nazareth is a former producer on Knowledge@Wharton on SiriusXM's business channel, former senior producer on NPR's The Diane Rehm Show, and former producer on Fresh Air with Terry Gross. She started her journalism career at Monitor Radio and is a graduate of the University of Iowa.

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