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During my long hiatus from the blog, I watched the first two seasons of Netflix’ Shonda Rhimes series Bridgerton. I always intended to write a couple posts about it, but at this point it’s far enough in my rearview mirror that I don’t remember a lot of what I would have said about it, and I don’t...
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As I wrap up my last post on HBO’s The Gilded Age, I had a couple random details from the show that aren’t enough for a whole post, so I’m just going to toss them out here. Stamford White In the first season, when the Russells have just moved into their new mansion, their architect...
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The late 19th century in America is not often depicted in film or television (in contrast to the Late Victorian Age in Britain, which is a pretty popular setting), and even more rare is any depiction of the position of Black people in the post-Reconstruction era. So I really like the fact that The...