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April 4, 2013
Mira Sethi
I Was a Pakistani Soap Opera Star!
As the World Burns in Karachi
April 3, 2013
Laura Bennett
Death and Reality TV
What does the 'Buckwild' star's tragic end tell us about the genre?
April 1, 2013
David Thomson
'Top of the Lake' is an Engaging Misstep
March 29, 2013
Laura Bennett
The Man Behind Game of Thrones's Murky Moral Worldview
George R.R. Martin and the genesis of a fantasy world
March 26, 2013
Michael Kimmage
Philip Roth as Phenomenon of the American Spirit
March 25, 2013
Rebecca Dana
Slyer Than Fox
The wild inside story of how MSNBC became the voice of the left
March 19, 2013
Noreen Malone
Why Women Turned on Matt Lauer
The "Today Show" host's stunning fall from grace
March 15, 2013
Laura Bennett
'Duck Dynasty' and the Hyper-Masculine Redneck Reality Show
March 5, 2013
Mark Oppenheimer
Making Time for TV
Why parents who love television should let their kids watch, too
March 5, 2013
Laura Bennett
Late-Night Comedy, All Day Long
How Fallon, Kimmel, and other shows are adapting to the viral age
February 27, 2013
Marin Cogan
House of Cads
The psycho-sexual ordeal of reporting in Washington
February 25, 2013
Laura Bennett
Dan Harmon and the Rise of the Woe-Is-Me Comedy Tour
February 20, 2013
Jeffrey E. Stern
Made in America, Funded by Communists
China's English-language CCTV News expands its U.S. presence—from inside the nation's capital
February 16, 2013
Lili Loofbourow
Downton's Third Act
Is the British Soap Stuck?
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 30, 2013
Miranda Popkey
Bad TV: A Love Letter
"TGS" is terrible. That's one reason "30 Rock" is awesome.
January 27, 2013
David Thomson
'Parade’s End': Ford Madox Ford’s Masterpiece Comes to the Screen
'Downton Abbey' for grown-ups
January 25, 2013
Laura Bennett
Katie Couric's Daytime Talk Show Desperately Needed Manti Te'o
The identity crisis of "Katie."
November 29, 2012
Alec MacGillis
We'll Always Have Denver

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