Emily Nussbaum

Emily Nussbaum
Born	(1966-02-20) February 20, 1966 (age 55) United States
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Oberlin College New York University
Occupation	Television critic
Spouse(s)	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 went on to get 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 started her early career 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[]

• 2014: National Magazine Awards, Columns and Commentary. Honors political and social commentary; news analysis; and reviews and criticism^[22]
• 2016: Pulitzer Prize for Criticism^[23]

Bibliography[]

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Books[]

• I like to watch : arguing my way through the TV revolution. New York: Random House. 2019.

Essays and reporting[]

• "Crass warfare : raunch and ridicule on 'Whitney' and '2 Broke Girls'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 87 (38): 72–74. November 28, 2011.
• "Final cut pro : the devolution of 'Dexter'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 87 (40): 92–93. December 12, 2011.
• "Warming trend : the sentimental smarts of 'Parenthood'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. January 2, 2012.
• "Shark Week : 'House of Cards,' 'Scandal,' and the political game". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. February 25, 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. April 8, 2013.
• "Crass roots : 'Veep' grows up". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 89 (12): 72–74. May 6, 2013.
• "L.A. confidential : Steven Soderbergh's gorgeous homage to Liberace". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 89 (16): 68–69. June 3, 2013.
• "Trauma Queen : the pulp appeal of 'Law & Order: SVU'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 89 (17): 108–109. June 10–17, 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 8–15, 2013.
• "Difficult women : how 'Sex and the City' lost its good name". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 89 (22). July 29, 2013.
• "Private practice : the hot-to-trot pleasures of 'Masters of Sex'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. October 7, 2013.
• "Faint praise : the new network shows, from 'Trophy Wife' to 'The Blacklist'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 89 (34): 80–81. October 28, 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. November 25, 2013.
• "Sweet and low : 'The Fosters' and 'Broad City'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 89 (48): 80–81. February 10, 2014.
• "Cool story, bro : the shallow deep talk of 'True Detective'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 90 (2): 78–79. March 3, 2014.
• "Change agents : breaking code on 'The Americans' and 'Silicon Valley'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 90 (6): 66–68. March 31, 2014.
• "Castles in the air : the gorgeous existential funk of 'Adventure Time'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 90 (9): 106–107. April 21, 2014.
• "Gut reaction : gross-outs and grief in 'The Strain' and 'The Leftovers'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 90 (22): 70–71. August 4, 2014.
• "Small differences : he-said, she-said on 'The Affair'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 90 (40): 74–75. December 15, 2014.
• "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. February 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. March 23, 2015.^[24]
• "Candy girl : the bright-pink resilience of 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. March 30, 2015.
• "The little tramp : the raucous feminist humor of 'Inside Amy Schumer'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. May 11, 2015.
• "Good night : David Letterman's last weeks". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 91 (14): 76–77. May 25, 2015.^[25]
• "Laverne & Curly : the slapstick anarchists of 'Broad City'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 92 (4): 59–61. March 7, 2016.^[26]
• "Swing states : the 'Realpolitik' of 'The Middle'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 92 (6): 102–103. March 21, 2016.
• "Big gulp : drinking and drama on 'Vanderpump Rules'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 92 (15): 82–83. May 23, 2016.
• "Crowning glory : the sneaky radicalism of 'Call the Midwife'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 92 (18): 84–85. June 20, 2016.^[27]
• "Empathy for the Devil : radical loss on 'Orange is the New Black'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 92 (21): 86–87. July 11–18, 2016.^[28]
• "Neigh sayer: the melancholy pleasures of 'Bojack Horseman'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 92 (24): 78–79. August 8–15, 2016.^[29]
• "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. November 7, 2016.^[30]
• "Wikipedia Brown : a millennial private eye on 'Search Party'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 92 (42): 126–127. December 19–26, 2016.^[31]
• "Field notes : the disciplined power of 'American Crime'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 93 (11): 76–77. May 1, 2017.^[32]
• "Bling ring : the glitzy verve of 'GLOW' and 'Claws'". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 93 (19): 70–71. July 3, 2017.^[33]
• "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. February 11, 2019.^[34]
• "Cherry bomb". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 95 (2): 68–69. March 4, 2019.^[35]
• "In the current climate". The Critics. On Television. The New Yorker. 95 (15): 60–64. June 3, 2019.^[36]

Blog posts and online columns[]

• "'Community' had low ratings. So what?". Culture Desk. The New Yorker. November 15, 2011.
• "'Homeland' : the antidote for '24'". Culture Desk. The New Yorker. November 29, 2011.
• "I hate top ten lists". Culture Desk. The New Yorker. December 6, 2011.
• "'Raising Hope' and 'The Middle' : two sneakily good sitcoms". Culture Desk. The New Yorker. December 21, 2011.
• "Dear PBS : the Laura Linney 'Downton Abbey' intros are freaking me out". Culture Desk. The New Yorker. January 9, 2012.
• "In defense of Liz Lemon". Culture Desk. The New Yorker. February 23, 2012.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Emily Nussbaum on Twitter