Daily Archives: July 28, 2026

The Distance Between the Maker and the Made-For: American Screen Culture, Its Audience, and the Comparative Question

Posted on July 28, 2026 by nathanalbright

1. Framing the Claim The complaint that Hollywood has lost touch with ordinary Americans is old enough to have become furniture. It was made in the 1930s, in the 1960s, and in every decade since, usually by people who wanted … Continue reading →

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The Servant Who Is Cleverer Than His Master: Cultural Preconditions of the Jeeves–Wooster Arrangement, and Why It Cannot Be Naturalized in America

Posted on July 28, 2026 by nathanalbright

1. The Question P. G. Wodehouse built roughly thirty-five stories and eleven novels on a single arrangement: a wealthy, idle, kindly, and comprehensively silly young man is managed — steered, rescued, and quietly overruled — by his valet, who is … Continue reading →

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