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April 7, 2016
Katherine Meizel
The End of an Era of
Idol
Fourteen years later, looking back on what "American Idol" meant for a country recently traumatized by terror.
April 7, 2016
Jane Hu
Catastrophe
Season Two: Is There Life After the Rom-Com?
The show is back with explorations of motherhood, work, and really bad sex.
April 6, 2016
Sarah Marshall
The Afterlife of O.J. Simpson
The 1995 acquittal was merely the beginning of an onslaught of media interest that would define the case, and its players, for decades.
March 24, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Larry Sanders Show
was perfect.
March 24, 2016
Jeet Heer
Garry Shandling’s legacy is teaching us to see how television blurs the line between reality and fiction.
March 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
John Oliver just demolished Donald Trump’s wall.
March 16, 2016
Esther Breger
The Brutal Despair of
The Americans
’ Fourth Season
If espionage ever looked fun or exciting, it certainly doesn’t anymore.
March 16, 2016
Elaine Teng
Why Is It Still Okay to Make Fun of Asians?
It shouldn't be. Here's how to defeat Hollywood's racist stereotypes.
March 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ian McShane does not give a damn about
Game of Thrones
spoilers.
March 10, 2016
Alex Shephard
David Wain and Michael Showalter have made the perfect 1970s movie trailer.
March 8, 2016
Adam Peck
The trailer for the new season of Game of Thrones is here. Let the nitpicking begin!
March 7, 2016
Michelle Legro
The Dead of
Downton Abbey
The final years of the series failed to deliver any substantial plot—what it gave us instead was time.
March 7, 2016
Elaine Teng
What Was a Weekend?
Downton Abbey
at the End
Happy endings abound as the foundation of the British aristocracy breaks down.
March 4, 2016
Elaine Teng and Alex Shephard
Point/Counterpoint:
The Wine Show
looks great vs.
The Wine Show
looks bad.
March 3, 2016
Alex Shephard
Slowly but surely, we are learning things about season six of
Game of Thrones.
March 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
Steve Martin did not want to do
The Tonight Show
with Jimmy Fallon.
February 25, 2016
Esther Breger
Black-ish
revived the Very Special Episode, with some help from Ta-Nehisi Coates.
February 25, 2016
Alex Shephard
Stephen Colbert is trying to wrap his head around the concept of “President Trump.”
February 24, 2016
Alex Shephard
Khloe Kardashian confirms that the Kardashian stuff on
The People vs. O.J. Simpson
is a bunch of crap.
February 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
Casey Affleck did not want Stephen Colbert to pick on him last night.
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