Richard WexlerA German television drama, and its de facto sequel, look at life before, during and after the wallBefore the review, a plea: These are great series — they’re also damn complicated, especially if you are neither German nor a student of…Feb 25Feb 25
Richard WexlerAn open letter to some people I wanted to think of as friendsThe president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has pledged unwavering solidarity with the Palestinians, condemned Israel’s assault on…Oct 22, 2023Oct 22, 2023
Richard WexlerWe’re old, we’re bold, get used to it!It’s a toss-up when it comes to which prejudice blazing forth from the cover of The New Yorker is more offensive, the ableism or the…Sep 30, 2023Sep 30, 2023
Richard WexlerA drama from Finland explores being a journalist in a post-truth worldWhen police raided the newspaper in the small town of Marion, Kansas this month, a myth quickly took hold among some journalists. It was…Aug 20, 2023Aug 20, 2023
Richard WexlerA salute to Neil Burnside — the spy who got me to MaltaContains mild spoilers about a 44-year-old television series you’ve probably never heard of — though it’s currently streaming on BritBox.May 28, 2022May 28, 2022
Richard WexlerFrom Portugal with love — and saudadeAbout nine years ago, a work colleague and I were discussing Jess Walter’s brilliant novel, Beautiful Ruins. It’s a novel The New York…Mar 6, 2022Mar 6, 2022
Richard WexlerNetflix Japanese drama “The Journalist” is ripped from the headlines — and faithful to themAt the very end of a long closing credits sequence in The Journalist, the first series Netflix has commissioned from Japan, there appears…Jan 30, 2022Jan 30, 2022
Richard WexlerAfrican politics through an African lensThere are no white saviors in the fascinating, and frustrating, Senegalese-French political drama WaraDec 19, 2021Dec 19, 2021
Richard WexlerAnd to think that I saw it in my Facebook feed: A few words about those Dr. Seuss booksLast week Dr. Seuss Enterprises (DSE) decided to let six of the famed children’s book author’s books that almost no one was buying anyway…Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
Richard WexlerHow the racial and class bias sneak into the journalism● A New York Times Upshot story about COVID-19 and schools dresses up middle-class angst and inconvenience in the trappings of science…Feb 12, 2021Feb 12, 2021