When William Jeakle, one of the producers who helped get Bill Nye his own TV show, took his family to London a couple years ago, his young children wanted to stay in the hotel and watch "The Simpsons" ...

Social media has been feeling off in the time of COVID-19. Twitter is one big anxiety spiral (even more than usual). The idyllic, performative quality of Instagram doesn’t always match the moment, ...

(Spoilers for the first two episodes of season 2 of “Marco Polo” are included in this post. And a disclaimer: As a dramatization of historical events, “Marco Polo” will of course not follow historical ...

Hot off its 31 Primetime Emmy nominations, Netflix has unveiled the premiere date and a set of images for the brand new original series, Marco Polo. The show is based on Marco Polo’s exploits in ...

Benedict Wong steals the show as Mongol warrior Kublai Khan in the 10-episode “Marco Polo.” Phil Bray for Netflix. It’s a cliche of television criticism to label little-watched gems “The Best Show You ...

Watching “Marco Polo,” Netflix’s extravagant but stultifying period drama about the legendary 13th-century traveler, is about as exciting as discovering a new Pier 1 Imports in the strip mall. (That ...