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October 29, 2015
Lara Zarum
The End of Torture Porn
‘Room’ and ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ refuse to ogle victims of sexual violence.
October 28, 2015
Sarah Marshall
'Wicked City' and Our Enduring Obsession with Killer Couples
October 14, 2015
Phillip Maciak
Post-Cringe: “The Leftovers” and the Evolution of Violent Endurance TV
October 13, 2015
Jane Hu
'Nathan For You' Is So Dumb It’s Actually Brilliant
The Comedy Central reality series returns with more harebrain ideas
October 8, 2015
Jacqui Shine
The Long, Strange History of ABC Family
A channel changes its name, but can’t get rid of its religious roots
September 29, 2015
Esther Breger
Night One, With Trevor Noah
The new Daily Show host offered a tepid and crass first episode.
September 27, 2015
Anu Bhagwati
ABC's 'Quantico' Is A Breakthrough for South Asians on TV
September 21, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
Back to the Retrofuture
"Minority Report" fails the future—and the present
September 9, 2015
Esther Breger
Stephen Colbert Isn't Re-Inventing Late Night—He's Just Doing It Better Than Anyone Else
September 9, 2015
Jane Hu
'You’re The Worst' Shows Why Rom-Coms Should Be as Sad and Painful as Real Relationships
September 3, 2015
Esther Breger
Hillary Clinton's Taste in TV Is So Uncool, It’s Charming
August 25, 2015
Esther Breger
Delete Yourself
Television’s conflicted, heroic hackers
August 4, 2015
Silpa Kovvali
When You'd Rather Watch the Producer Than the Reality Show
July 31, 2015
Esther Breger
The Hilarious ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ Prequel Is Netflix’s First Reboot Success
July 27, 2015
Esther Breger
Caitlyn Jenner’s New TV Show Is Too Sincere for Its Own Good
June 29, 2015
Kyle Pope
The Digital Media Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Michael Wolff’s new argument about the future of television is just as unconvincing as when I first made it 15 years ago
June 26, 2015
Esther Breger
Rerunning in Place
How the TV reboot became the freshest thing around
June 25, 2015
Chelsea G. Summers
Can 'Orange is the New Black' Jailbreak 'Caged Heat'?
June 19, 2015
Melissa S. Kearney, Phillip B. Levine
What the Media Got Wrong About Our 'Sesame Street' Education Study
June 19, 2015
Esther Breger
'True Detective' Is No Longer Prestige TV

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