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February 5, 2013
Laura Bennett
Kevin Spacey's Leading-Man Problem
The star of the 13-hour "House of Cards" is as impenetrable as ever
January 30, 2013
Laura Bennett
The Spies Next Door
"The Americans" is a Cold War Thriller for Our More Ambiguous Age
January 25, 2013
Laura Bennett
Katie Couric's Daytime Talk Show Desperately Needed Manti Te'o
The identity crisis of "Katie."
January 17, 2013
Laura Bennett
An "Enlightened" Mike White Wants to Change TV
January 10, 2013
Laura Bennett
"1600 Penn" and the Tedium of the Goofball White House Comedy
January 9, 2013
Laura Bennett
Lena Dunham Caved to Her Critics on Race, and It Made "Girls" a Better Show
December 27, 2012
Laura Bennett
The Best TV of 2012
December 23, 2012
Laura Bennett
When Will Judd Apatow Stop Making Movies About His Own Life?
December 21, 2012
Laura Bennett
The Pentagon’s Man in Hollywood: I’m a Eunuch
December 6, 2012
Laura Bennett
From “You’re Fired” to “You’re Promoted”: The Changing World of the Workplace Competition TV Show
November 20, 2012
Laura Bennett
Why “Parks and Recreation” Should Stay Away From Washington
October 30, 2012
Laura Bennett
Fallon and Letterman and the Invisible Late Show Audience
October 26, 2012
Laura Bennett
“Homeland,” Argo, and the Changing Role of the Rogue CIA Agent
October 19, 2012
Laura Bennett
How Do You Mine Jokes From a Hospital Ward? Don't Ask “Emily Owens, M.D.”
October 8, 2012
Laura Bennett
Was O’Reilly vs. Stewart Less Funny Than Romney vs. Obama?
October 5, 2012
Laura Bennett
Generation Whine
September 26, 2012
Laura Bennett
Mindy Kaling: TV's Smartest Airhead
September 17, 2012
Laura Bennett
Ryan Murphy's New Show Reduces Cultural Bigotry to a Personal Problem
September 17, 2012
Laura Bennett
Sentimental Education: How Junot Díaz Learned to Love
September 16, 2012
Laura Bennett
The Tedious Accuracy of Jay Pharoah’s Obama Impersonation

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