Mon, Feb 29, 2016
Estelle Caswell examines the origin of seapunk an underground aesthetic that flourished in a relatively small subculture before exploding into public awareness when it was during a performance by Rihanna on Saturday Night Live. In the years since, seapunk has mutated into the vaporwave musical sub-genre.
Fri, Mar 18, 2016
Vox Pop looks at twenty-eight examples of television shows taking inspiration from film.
Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Estelle Caswell talks to improvisational comedian Lauren Lapkus about how she develops her strange and oddball characters.
Wed, Apr 20, 2016
Estelle Caswell examines how the television show Broad City (2014) uses jokes that reward die-hard fans of the show. She examines how the show uses callbacks, running gags, and Easter eggs that will be missed by a casual viewer, but are understood by a serious fan.