CSTonline by Kim Akass
I am writing this blog with a heavy heart. After 21 years and 2,000 blogs I have taken the...
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Author: Kim Akass
CFP: MEDIA AND EMOTION CONFERENCE – 7-8 SEPTEMBER 2026
2 days with up to 100+ papers in 30+ panels, 4 keynote events, lunches and refreshment breaks for...
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On Task, the Women are Robbed by Delanie Widdifield
Brad Ingelsby struck gold with Mare of Eastown (HBO, 2021), a small town mystery series helmed by...
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TV WITH AN INTERNATIONAL DIFFERENCE by Kim Akass
Those of you that have been reading CSTonline for a while will know that I have been in the USA...
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GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (CNN, 7 June, 2025) by Kim Akass
I first started writing this blog some weeks ago after I was lucky enough to be invited along to a...
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ADOLESCENCE (NETFLIX, 2025) HITS THE US by Kim Akass
Everyone is talking about Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne’s latest venture: the 4-part series,...
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MOVING WITH THE TIMES: AN UPDATE FROM CSTONLINE by Toby Steiner, Sarah Lahm, and Kim Akass
First of all, a happy New Year – we at CSTonline hope you have all had a good winter break. And...
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PHILIPPA BREWSTER – 29 DECEMBER 1949 – 15 OCTOBER 2024 by Kim Akass, with comments by Janet McCabe
I have been sitting here staring at a blank screen for nearly an hour. That isn’t counting the 2...
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TRUMP, MALIGNANT NARCISSISM AND THE 2024 AMERICAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN by Kim Akass
I initially started writing this blog on Tuesday (we’ll certainly remember, remember, this 5th of...
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THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS (OR, HOW TV KEPT ME SANE DURING A PANDEMIC) by Kim Akass
More than ever this year I find myself coming up against Facebook memories. You know, the ones...
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