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American television critic (born 1966)
Emily Nussbaum
Nussbaum in 2015
Born (1966-02-20 ) February 20, 1966 (age 58) US
Alma mater Occupation Television critic Spouse
Clive Thompson Children 2 Relatives
Bernard Nussbaum (father)
Emily Nussbaum (born February 20, 1966)[
citation needed ] is an American television critic.
[1]
[2] She served as the television critic for
The New Yorker from 2011 until 2019.
[3] In 2016, she won the
Pulitzer Prize for Criticism .
Early life
Nussbaum was born in the United States to mother Toby Nussbaum and
Bernard Nussbaum , who served as
White House Counsel to President
Bill Clinton .
[4]
[5]
Nussbaum was raised in
Scarsdale, New York , and graduated from
Oberlin College in 1988.
[6]
[7] She earned a master's degree in poetry from
New York University
[8] and started a doctoral program in literature, but decided not to pursue teaching.
[9]
Career
After living in
Providence, Rhode Island , and
Atlanta , Georgia, Nussbaum began writing reviews of TV shows following her infatuation with the series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
[10] and posting at the website
Television Without Pity .
[11]
[12]
[13] She began writing for
Lingua Franca and served as editor-in-chief of
Nerve .
[14] She also wrote for
Slate and
The New York Times .
[9]
Nussbaum then worked at
New York magazine, where she was the creator of the "Approval Matrix" feature and wrote about culture and television.
[15] She was at New York for seven years and was the culture editor.
[16]
In 2011, she became the television critic at
The New Yorker ,
[17] taking over from Nancy Franklin.
[18] She won a
National Magazine Award for Columns and Commentary in 2014 and the
Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2016.
[19]
Personal life
Nussbaum is married to journalist
Clive Thompson .
[20] They have two children.
[21]
Awards
Bibliography
Books
Nussbaum, Emily (2019). I like to watch : arguing my way through the TV revolution . New York: Random House.
Essays and reporting
Nussbaum, Emily (November 15, 2011).
" 'Community' had low ratings. So what?" . Culture Desk. The New Yorker .
[a]
— (November 28, 2011).
"Crass warfare : raunch and ridicule on 'Whitney' and '2 Broke Girls' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 87 (38): 72–74.
— (December 12, 2011).
"Final cut pro : the devolution of 'Dexter' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 87 (40): 92–93.
— (January 2, 2012).
"Warming trend : the sentimental smarts of 'Parenthood' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker .
— (January 23, 2012).
"Horsey Set : the upscale temptations of 'Luck' and 'Downton Abbey' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker .
— (February 13–20, 2012).
"It's good enough for me : the renaissance in children's programming" . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker .
— (February 6, 2012).
" 'Smash' : it had me at 'Hello!' " . Culture Desk. The New Yorker .
[a]
— (February 25, 2013).
"Shark Week : 'House of Cards,' 'Scandal,' and the political game" . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker .
— (April 8, 2013).
"To stir, with love : the modern cooking show, from 'Hell's Kitchen' to 'Barefoot Contessa' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 89 (8): 86–87.
— (May 6, 2013).
"Crass roots : 'Veep' grows up" . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 89 (12): 72–74.
— (June 3, 2013).
"L.A. confidential : Steven Soderbergh's gorgeous homage to Liberace" . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 89 (16): 68–69.
— (June 10–17, 2013).
"Trauma Queen : the pulp appeal of 'Law & Order: SVU' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 89 (17): 108–109.
— (July 8–15, 2013).
"Vice versa : good and bad in 'Orange is the New Black' and 'Ray Donovan' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 89 (20): 90–91.
— (July 29, 2013).
"Difficult women : how 'Sex and the City' lost its good name" . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 89 (22).
— (October 7, 2013).
"Private practice : the hot-to-trot pleasures of 'Masters of Sex' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker .
— (October 28, 2013).
"Faint praise : the new network shows, from 'Trophy Wife' to 'The Blacklist' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 89 (34): 80–81.
— (November 25, 2013).
"Below the belt : comic aggression in 'Moms Mabley' and 'Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 89 (38): 128–129.
— (February 10, 2014).
"Sweet and low : 'The Fosters' and 'Broad City' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 89 (48): 80–81.
— (March 3, 2014).
"Cool story, bro : the shallow deep talk of 'True Detective' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 90 (2): 78–79.
— (March 31, 2014).
"Change agents : breaking code on 'The Americans' and 'Silicon Valley' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 90 (6): 66–68.
— (April 21, 2014).
"Castles in the air : the gorgeous existential funk of 'Adventure Time' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 90 (9): 106–107.
— (August 4, 2014).
"Gut reaction : gross-outs and grief in 'The Strain' and 'The Leftovers' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 90 (22): 70–71.
— (December 15, 2014).
"Small differences : he-said, she-said on 'The Affair' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 90 (40): 74–75.
— (February 23 – March 2, 2015).
"Last girl in Larchmont : Joan Rivers was a survivor of a sexist era : a victim, a rebel, and, finally, an enforcer" . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 91 (2).
— (March 23, 2015).
"What about Bob? The strange allure of Robert Durst and 'The Jinx' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 91 (5): 96–97.
[b]
— (March 30, 2015).
"Candy girl : the bright-pink resilience of 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker .
— (May 11, 2015).
"The little tramp : the raucous feminist humor of 'Inside Amy Schumer' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker .
— (May 25, 2015).
"Good night : David Letterman's last weeks" . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 91 (14): 76–77.
[c]
— (June 29, 2015).
"To serve man : the savory spectacle of 'Hannibal' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 91 (18): 62–64.
[d]
— (November 23, 2015).
"Sickness and health : stages of life in 'Gettin On' and 'Master of None' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 91 (37): 118–119.
[e]
— (December 7, 2015).
"American untouchable : the actor who fought to integrate early TV" . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 91 (39): 79–81.
[f]
[g]
— (February 22, 2016).
"Waiting on the Man : big shots on 'Vinyl' and 'Billions' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 92 (2): 78–79.
[h]
— (March 7, 2016).
"Laverne & Curly : the slapstick anarchists of 'Broad City' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 92 (4): 59–61.
[i]
— (March 21, 2016).
"Swing states : the 'Realpolitik' of 'The Middle' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 92 (6): 102–103.
— (April 25, 2016).
"In living color : with 'black–ish,' Kenya Barris rethinks the family sitcom" . Letter from Hollywood. The New Yorker . 92 (11): 58–69.
— (May 23, 2016).
"Big gulp : drinking and drama on 'Vanderpump Rules' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 92 (15): 82–83.
— (June 20, 2016).
"Crowning glory : the sneaky radicalism of 'Call the Midwife' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 92 (18): 84–85.
[j]
— (July 11–18, 2016).
"Empathy for the Devil : radical loss on 'Orange is the New Black' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 92 (21): 86–87.
[k]
— (July 25, 2016).
"Counting sheeple : political paranoia on 'Mr. Robot' and 'BrainDead' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 92 (22): 60–62.
[l]
— (August 8–15, 2016).
"Neigh sayer: the melancholy pleasures of 'Bojack Horseman' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 92 (24): 78–79.
[m]
— (November 7, 2016).
"Fox eats crow : the crisis of Fox News and the rise of Megyn Kelly" . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 92 (36): 64–66.
[n]
— (December 19–26, 2016).
"Wikipedia Brown : a millennial private eye on 'Search Party' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 92 (42): 126–127.
[o]
— (March 20, 2017).
"Arch nemeses : bittersweet catfights on 'Feud' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 93 (5): 98–99.
[p]
— (May 1, 2017).
"Field notes : the disciplined power of 'American Crime' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 93 (11): 76–77.
[q]
— (July 3, 2017).
"Bling ring : the glitzy verve of 'GLOW' and 'Claws' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 93 (19): 70–71.
[r]
— (February 11, 2019).
"Star 69 : the perils of fame on 'The Masked Singer' and 'The Other Two' " . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 94 (48): 70–71.
[s]
— (March 4, 2019).
"Cherry bomb" . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 95 (2): 68–69.
[t]
— (June 3, 2019).
"In the current climate" . The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker . 95 (15): 60–64.
[u]
Blog posts and online columns
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Notes
^
a
b Available on website only.
^ Title in the online table of contents is "Robert Durst's new trial".
^ Title in the online table of contents is "David Letterman, revolutionary curmudgeon".
^ Title in the online table of contents is "The savory spectacle of 'Hannibal'".
^ Title in the online table of contents is "'Getting On' and Aziz Ansari’s 'Master of None'".
^ On
P. Jay Sidney
^ Online version is titled "One man’s crusade to integrate TV".
^ Title in the online table of contents is "This season's big dirty dramas".
^ Online version is titled "The slapstick anarchists of 'Broad City'".
^ Online version is titled "'Call the Midwife,' a primal procedural".
^ Online version is titled "Empathy and 'Orange is the New Black'".
^ Online version is titled "TV dramas of political paranoia".
^ Online version is titled "The bleakness and joy of 'Bojack Horeseman'".
^ Online version is titled "Fox News, a melodrama".
^ Online version is titled "A millennial private eye on 'Search Party'".
^ Online version is titled "'Feud' : a bittersweet beauty".
^ Online version is titled "The disciplined power of 'American Crime'".
^ Online version is titled "The glitzy verve of 'GLOW' and 'Claws'".
^ Online version is titled "Celebrity delirium on 'The Masked Singer' and 'The Other Two'".
^ Online version is titled "Middle-school mortification on 'PEN15'".
^ Online version is titled "TV's reckoning with #MeToo".
References
^
"Three Pulitzers for New Yorker Writers" .
The New Yorker . April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
^ Rosenberg, Alyssa (April 18, 2016).
"Why everyone is freaking out over Emily Nussbaum's Pulitzer Prize for criticism" .
The Washington Post . Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
^
"New Yorker Reshuffles: Emily Nussbaum to 'Expand Her Writing,' Doreen St. Félix Named New TV Critic" .
TheWrap . December 3, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020 .
^
"Paid Notice: Deaths Nussbaum, Toby A."
The New York Times . January 4, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2016 .
^
"Toby Nussbaum, 66, Philanthropist and Activist" .
The New York Sun . January 5, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2016 .
^
"I wasn't a journalism major, but..." Oberlin Alumni Magazine . Fall 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ Milstein, Larry (October 10, 2013).
"Nussbaum talks technology, journalism" .
Yale Daily News . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^
"Creating Television Today: Industry Perspectives" . Yale Conference On Television . February 4, 2012. Archived from
the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^
a
b Anaheed (April 9, 2014).
"Why Can't I Be You: Emily Nussbaum" .
Rookie . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ French, Lisa (August 18, 2014).
"Speaking with: The New Yorker TV critic Emily Nussbaum" . The Conversation . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^
"The Emily Nussbaum Interview" . Zulkey . July 12, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ Patel, Nilay (November 16, 2012).
"New Yorker TV critic Emily Nussbaum: 'Social watching just sounds like wishful thinking' " .
The Verge . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^
Nussbaum tweet , June 2, 2016
^ Doig, Will (September 7, 2007).
"Emily Nussbaum" .
Nerve . Retrieved April 15, 2016 .
^ Allsop, Jon (November 16, 2017).
"What's 'worth seeing' on TV? Emily Nussbaum knows" . Columbia Journalism Review . Retrieved July 22, 2018 .
^ Tanzer, Myles (August 13, 2014).
"How New York Magazine ' s Approval Matrix Went From The Back Page To TV" .
BuzzFeed . Retrieved April 15, 2016 .
^ Silvarole, Georgie (November 11, 2015).
"TV critic Emily Nussbaum fields questions on everything from "Buffy" to "Broad City" " .
Newhouse School of Public Communications –
Syracuse University . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ Koblin, John (October 13, 2011).
"Emily Nussbaum Headed to The New Yorker " .
Women's Wear Daily (WWD) . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ Rosenberg, Alyssa (April 18, 2016).
"Opinion | Why everyone is freaking out over Emily Nussbaum's Pulitzer Prize for criticism" .
The Washington Post . Retrieved July 22, 2018 .
^ Zuckerman, Esther (October 5, 2012).
"Emily Nussbaum: What I Read" .
The Wire . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ Simons, Seth (January 20, 2016).
"New Yorker Critic Emily Nussbaum on Recurring Dreams and Her Trick For Beating Insomnia" . Van Winkle's . Archived from
the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ Holt, Sid; McCarthy, Margaret; Lowe, Jonathan (May 1, 2014).
"National Magazine Awards 2014 Winners Announced" .
MPA – the Association of Magazine Media . Archived from
the original on July 19, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
^ Calderone, Michael (April 18, 2016).
"2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced: 'Hamilton' Wins For Drama, AP Wins For Slavery Investigation" .
HuffPost .
Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023 .
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