In urban America, you do not so much meet a romantic partner as inherit the product of someone else's romantic crimes. Lee Siegel americacrimeinherit Change image and share on social
Everyone seems to be fleeing from the responsibilities that come from being who you are. I think that is why the blogosphere is thriving. It allows people to develop a fantasy self. Lee Siegel blogospheredevelopfantasy Change image and share on social
Television has to reflect back to you your own sense of security. It also has to mirror your sense of your own decency and your own limitations. Lee Siegel backdecencylimitation Change image and share on social
A single week of Oprah takes you from bondage to all the violent terrors of life, to escape through vicarious encounters with celebrity, to visions of charity and hope, to hard resolve, to redemption and moral renovation. Lee Siegel bondagecelebritycharity share on social
I have a confession to make. For years, I earned a living - or a sort of living - writing negative book reviews. Lee Siegel bookconfessionearn Change image and share on social
The Web critic relies on his or her readers for attentiveness and approval. Lee Siegel approvalattentivenesscritic Change image and share on social
The sitcom's traditional role has been to comfort the viewer who feels burdened by the unreality of American expectations. Lee Siegel americanburdencomfort Change image and share on social
I react very badly when mediocrity throws a tantrum of entitlement. Lee Siegel badlyentitlementmediocrity Change image and share on social
It became inevitable that television would address life's mundane problems because television itself is so mundane, part of the ordinary flow of time the way those problems are. Lee Siegel addressflowinevitable Change image and share on social
