The Great Pottery Throw Down Is a Balm for a Weary Age

In late 2020, I wrote about a show — new-ish at the time — I thought might supply a bit of the pandemic balm we needed. Ted Lasso has since become firmly ensconced in the popular culture, but our need for programs that soothe our ragged psyches has not abated. Enter The Great Pottery Throw Down, which is, in my humble opinion, even better than its unscripted cousin, The Great British Baking Show. No shade to the pastry colossus, which for a decade has been a delightful escape from reality and into various cream-filled treats. But its enormous success has… Read Full Article