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July 29, 2017
Rachel Syme
The Constrained Elegance of Room 104
The Duplass brothers' new HBO series shows how to do a lot with a little.
May 18, 2017
MagazineSarah Marshall
Selina Meyer, Hillary Clinton, and Life After Political Defeat
A new season of "Veep" tackles the shock of losing the White House.
March 30, 2017
Juliet Kleber
Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend is coming to HBO, which could be a very good thing.
October 28, 2016
MagazineJeet Heer
Westworld’s Trigger Warnings
The robots of HBO’s new drama wake up to the trauma of humanity.
October 25, 2016
Lovia Gyarkye
The Authentic Black Female Friendship of Insecure
On Issa Rae’s new show, black women are bonded, not divided, by their insecurities.
September 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Game of Thrones is going to own the Emmys until 2019.
July 15, 2016
Eric Thurm
Vice Principals: Love and Toxic Masculinity
The new HBO series from the creators of Eastbound and Down is a meditation on homosocial desire—with poop jokes.
July 11, 2016
Sarah Marshall
The Night Of: Welcome to Dead Girl Town
The eight-part miniseries keeps a tight focus on the perpetrator as protagonist.
May 25, 2016
Alex Shephard
Death created time to grow the things that it would kill, like True Detective, which is dead now.
May 20, 2016
Muna Mire
All The Way: Proof That You Can’t Escape the Past
The new HBO film examines Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency, and shows that history is our best guide to the present.
April 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Season 6 might be the last full season of Game of Thrones.
March 8, 2016
Adam Peck
The trailer for the new season of Game of Thrones is here. Let the nitpicking begin!
January 8, 2016
Alex Shephard
Life is just one vile f*cking task after another, but HBO says the Deadwood movie is happening so maybe things aren’t so bad.
June 4, 2015
Naomi Fry
Turn Off Your Brain, Put Your Ethics on Hold, the 'Entourage' Movie Is Here
April 21, 2015
Erik Malinowski
The Future of Binge TV Belongs to America's Oldest Sport
April 20, 2015
Naomi Fry
All Apologies
A new Kurt Cobain documentary reminds us of what we lost when he died
October 31, 2014
Erica Wagner
Margaret Atwood: “Ooooh! Are We Going to Talk About Dying?”
Talking to the author about feminism, aging, and rewriting Shakespeare
October 31, 2014
Esther Breger
You Won't Like Frances McDormand in 'Olive Kitteridge' ... But You Might Love Her
October 17, 2014
Esther Breger
Should You Cut the Cord on Cable TV? Here's a Guide To Help You Decide
October 14, 2014
Eric Sasson
Hey Liberals, It's OK to Criticize Muslim Countries' Treatment of Gays
What the Bill Maher–fueled debate over Islam misses

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