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- 1The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century Ranked●The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century https://kottke.org/26/10/the-100-best-tv-shows-of-the-21st-century # TV # Cult
A new roundup naming the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century is drawing attention online. The list, published on the culture blog Kottke, covers the most acclaimed series since 2000 and invites readers to compare its picks against their own favorites, a familiar spark for debate about what deserves a place among the century's top television.
- 2The Bayeux Tapestry of Fascism, a political art comparison●The Bayeux Tapestry of Fascism. "What's this middle bit?"... https://kottke.org/26/10/0049713-the-bayeux-tapestry-of-fa
A short essay on Kottke compares fascism to the Bayeux Tapestry, a medieval embroidery depicting the Norman conquest of England. Under the heading 'What's this middle bit?', it examines a middle section of that visual narrative, drawing an analogy between the tapestry's unfolding story of conquest and the stages by which fascist movements develop. Readers are sharing the piece as a discussion of how political histories are depicted and interpreted through art.