Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone looking for something to inspire them — or soothe them — as election day arrives. This week, Screen Gab editor Matt Brennan recommends the always timely wisdom of historian Howard Zinn, whose perspective shapes the documentaries “You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train” and “A People’s History of the United States.” Also in issue No.
155, we suggest rewatching “The West Wing” and setting a reminder for “The Daily Show” election special. Plus, we talk baseball with the director of Netflix’s new docuseries “The Comeback.” ICYMI Must-read stories you might have missed ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ is approaching the end, but ‘life goes on’ in the vampire comedy : Showrunner Paul Simms and cast members discuss their otherworldly comedy, now in its sixth and final season.
Everything you need to know about Death before the ‘Agatha All Along’ finale : Aubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal was revealed to have been Death all along. Here’s everything you need to know about the character before the “Agatha All Along” finale. PETA files new motion in Tonia Haddix case, citing ‘Chimp Crazy’ as evidence : PETA filed a new motion Wednesday asking the court to compel Haddix and her alleged accomplices to show why they should not be held in contempt of court, detailing evidence that aired in the HBO docuseries.
Martha Stewart is an ‘unreliable narrator’ but also ‘a visionary,’ documentary directo.
