Ruthy Sher

Disordered thinking on eating disorders
Sun, Feb 21, 2010, 7:26pm

This week marks 2010 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. One of the three goals of the week is to “reduc[e] the stigma surrounding eating disorders” by properly informing people that “eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses—not choices—and it’s important to recognize the pressures, attitudes and behaviors that shape the disorder.”

Macbeth Meets The Simpsons In Rick Miller’s MacHomer
Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 10:39pm

Classic drama and modern television would seem to make an unlikely pair.

Columbia’s Club Scene Non-Existent for Television
Tue, Feb 17, 2009, 11:40pm

Some of the best student clubs at Columbia aren’t clubs at all. You can find entire floors of dorms huddled up on a weekly basis to watch episodes of LOST or The Office.

Spin-offs That Rival or Surpass Their Predecessors
Sun, Feb 8, 2009, 11:34pm

There are two golden rules of television: when it’s not broken, don’t fix it, and when it’s performing well in the ratings, make a spin-off.