Two iconic television shows launched in the ’90s — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “The Sopranos” — inspired Emily Nussbaum to become a television critic. “I got passionate about ‘Buffy...

Just a few years ago, Meg Chambers Steedle (Communication ’08) was taking the stage at Northwestern as Sally Bowles in “Cabaret.” This fall, she stole the screen on Season 3 of the HBO hit drama...