Lindsay Stamhuis
Lindsay Stamhuis is a writer and English teacher. In addition to editing and writing about TV and Film, she is the co-host of The Bicks Pod, a podcast currently deep-diving into the collected works of William Shakespeare. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta with her partner Aidan, their three cats, and a potted pothos that refuses to grow more than one vine.
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in MusicWoodstock and the End of the Sixties
There’s a legendary story about folk singer Joni Mitchell and Woodstock. She wanted to perform but her producer, David Geffen, talked her out of it. He wanted her to appear on The Dick Cavett Show the day after the festival ended instead. He figured it was more important for her to reach a national TV […] More
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End of an Era: The Beatles’ Abbey Road
August 8, 1969 was a blisteringly hot day in southern England. Even under the late morning sun, the pavement baked; the skies were clear and blue over the capital. It seemed to be the perfect day for what was about the take place. But nobody—not even the four men standing at the crosswalk—could have guessed […] More
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Fly Me to the Moon: The Apollo 11 Moon Landing in Popular Culture
There are few moments of our modern cultural history that resonate so deeply they become touchstones. Where were you when? or Do you remember? people ask. How you answer reveals a lot about you: your age, your ideals, how capital “R” Romantic you are. Many of these events are tragic. Think of the assassinations of […] More
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Powering Through the Pilot: Seinfeld
A pilot can make or break a show and, if it’s not so great, it can turn off any viewer from watching the rest of the series. Join 25YL as we take a deep dive into TV pilots that we found lacking in our Powering Through the Pilot series. This week, join Lindsay Stamhuis as […] More
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in Interviews
An Interview with Griffin Powell-Arcand from Netflix’s Chambers
The Netflix series Chambers is a psychological thriller about a girl who, after suffering a nearly-fatal heart attack, is haunted by unexplained visions about the life of her heart donor. We sat down with Griffin Powell-Arcand, who stars as TJ, the main character’s boyfriend, to ask him about his experiences on set and how his personal […] More
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in Favorites
Favorites: Mind-Expanding YouTube Channels
Favorites takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, we will take you through a list of favorites—whether its moments, scenes, episodes, characters, lines of dialogue, whatever!—in bite-sized articles perfect for your lunch break, a dull commute, or anywhere you need to take a Moment of Zen. So, sit back and […] More
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in TV News
Apple to Offer Netflix-Style Video-Streaming Service
The latest buzz in the tech world surrounds Apple’s imminent release of their much-hyped video streaming service. More
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Favorites: Most Heartwarming and Tear-Jerking Holiday Moments
Favorites takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, we will take you through a list of favorites—whether it’s moments, scenes, episodes, characters, lines of dialogue, whatever!—in bite-sized articles perfect for your lunch break, a dull commute, or anywhere you need to take a Moment of Zen. So, sit back and […] More
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Northern Exposure Might Be Returning to our TVs
CBS is advancing towards a reboot of the quirky ’90s dramedy Northern Exposure. Rumours have swirled like Aleutian winds for a while now about a possible return to Cicely, Alaska, but the news—first reported in The Hollywood Reporter—that Northern Exposure‘s star Rob Morrow and series creators Joshua Brand and John Falsey are attached to the […] More
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The Romanoffs: End of the Line
Our coverage of the 8-part Amazon Prime series The Romanoffs from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner continues with Lindsay Stamhuis’s analysis of the seventh episode, “End of the Line” There’s a moment in this week’s episode of The Romanoffs that absolutely blew me away: where the tension of what we’ve seen up to this point dissolves into the kind of existential angst […] More
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The Romanoffs: Panorama
Our coverage of the 8-part Amazon Prime series The Romanoffs from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner continues with Lindsay Stamhuis’s analysis of the sixth episode, “Panorama” If there’s one thing that can be said about Matt Weiner’s rather sprawling 8-part series, it’s this: it certainly doesn’t shy away from the realities of the haves vs. the have-nots. We’ve encountered Romanov/Romanoff […] More
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The Romanoffs: Bright and High Circle
Our coverage of the 8-part Amazon Prime series The Romanoffs from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner continues with Lindsay Stamhuis’s and Caemeron Crain’s discussion of the fifth episode: “Bright and High Circle” LS: So, Caemeron, we’re back with Episode 5 of The Romanoffs and this was an…uncomfortable episode in places. It was “cringey” as the kids say these days. Let’s dispense […] More
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