Mary McNamara is a culture columnist and critic for the Los Angeles Times. Previously she was assistant managing editor for arts and entertainment following a 12-year stint as television critic and senior culture editor. A Pulitzer Prize winner in 2015 and finalist for criticism in 2013 and 2014, she has won various awards for criticism and feature writing. She is the author of the Hollywood mysteries “Oscar Season” and “The Starlet.” She lives in La Crescenta with her husband, three children and two dogs.
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The series’ optimistically civil campaign between the potential successors of President Josiah Bartlet no longer reads as liberal wish-fulfillment but full-blown fantasy.
Nov. 4, 2024
With a middle-of-the-night press conference from the East Room of the White House, Donald Trump kicked off his effort to steal the 2020 election. It could happen again.
Nov. 3, 2024
In Screen Gab No. 155, we offer election day viewing recommendations and talk baseball with the director of Netflix’s new docuseries ‘The Comeback.’
Nov. 1, 2024
Sure, there should be a price for violating parking rules. But recovering a towed car in Los Angeles is a financial and logistical nightmare.
Oct. 14, 2024
In Screen Gab no. 152, the showrunner of ‘Chicago Med’ drops in to discuss how the medical drama has evolved, ‘Chef’s Table: Noodles’ subject Evan Funke shares his pasta tips and more.
Oct. 11, 2024
‘You get to 60 and it’s slim pickings,’ the actor says of the ‘beauty-based’ entertainment industry — but with the Apple TV+ spy drama, she keeps finding new ways to shine.
Oct. 9, 2024
For years, anecdotal evidence and scholarly research have shown the dangers social media can hold for kids and teens. The groundbreaking ‘Social Studies’ shows us what that looks like in real time.
Oct. 3, 2024
Vice-presidential debates may not matter in terms of election results, but when one of the participants would be serving under a 78-year-old, they matter to the world.
Oct. 2, 2024
Maggie Smith never failed to illuminate and astonish. As she aged, she showed us that the face and body may change, but the spirit need not falter.
Sept. 27, 2024
JD Vance and other conservatives need to stop trying to drive a wedge between those who choose to be parents and those who do not. It’s absurd — and dangerous.
Sept. 19, 2024