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Larry David
April 3, 2024
Phillip Maciak
How Curb Your Enthusiasm Went Beyond Cringe
Larry David crafted a show about mortifying social encounters that somehow left us feeling comforted. 
November 17, 2022
Matt Ford
The Twilight of the Crypto Celebs
Celebrities such as Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen, and Shohei Ohtani face a class-action lawsuit for their roles touting the now wiped-out FTX.
February 15, 2022
Timothy Noah
Hey, Larry David, Your Super Bowl Commercial Was Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Bad
Forget crypto. The currency that’s tanking right now is celebrity liberalism. Looking at you, Matt Damon, Reese Witherspoon, and LeBron James.
July 3, 2018
Jeet Heer
Is Alan Dershowitz really a victim of Martha’s Vineyard McCarthyism?
February 7, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Bernie Sanders brought democratic socialism to the viewing public on Saturday Night Live.
August 12, 2013
Laura Bennett
Larry David Keeps Playing Himself, and It's Getting Old
December 23, 2012
Laura Bennett
When Will Judd Apatow Stop Making Movies About His Own Life?
December 21, 2010
Jonathan Chait
Curb Your Enthusiasm
June 16, 2010
Jonathan Chait
Did Obama Smear Gore? [Updated]
October 30, 2006
Noam Scheiber
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