What makes a great show?

“In the past, when he has spoken, he has sometimes replied to questions by protesting that he is boring. Maybe he believes that this is the case, or just believes there is no point in allowing himself to seem interesting in the way interviewers usually want people to be. Still, he has told himself that tonight he will be truthful. He’s feeling calmer these days. He has not had one of these conversations for a while, and he intends it to be a long time before he has another.”

On the media’s failure to cover climate change.

The story behind the spectacle.

On “Operation Bambi,” the secret plan to oust “Today” show co-host Ann Curry.

“Ebert: Sometimes we do really dislike each other.

Siskel: And sometimes we don’t.”

“The first time I was ever published in a book was 1997. It was because I found Roger Ebert’s email and asked him a question.”

An oral history of Siskel and Ebert.

The past, present, and increasingly optimistic future of Vice.

A profile of the late-night host.

A Liberian road trip with the creator of MTV, Ralph Reed and a reformed cannibal named General Butt Naked.

An explanation of enduring distaste.

An essay on television and race.

On CEO Reed Hastings and the future of Netflix.

How an autocratic CEO made the company billions, alienating almost everyone else in the process.

On the reality TV empire of Thom Beers, creator of Deadliest Catch.

An oral history of Freaks and Geeks.

A profile of Huell Howser, the happiest man on TV.

The many reasons Lost shouldn’t have happened.

A profile of the late actor.

An essay on Jimmy Savile, British television and child sexual abuse.

A conversation with Offerman, who plays Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation.

An oral history of Cheers.

A day at the mall with the cast of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.