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November 7, 2014
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
If You Hate Jamie Oliver, You Might Just Be a Snob
November 5, 2014
Esther Breger
Fusion's Election Night Coverage Was Like 'The Daily Show' For People Who Think Politics Don't Matter
November 4, 2014
Esther Breger
"Selfie" Has—Despite All Odds—Become A Good Show
November 4, 2014
Thomas Rogers
This German Talk Show Is American Celebrities' Worst Nightmare
It's a little bit racist. It's a little bit sexist. And it shows ordinary Germans cracking walnuts with their butts
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
The Fall's Best New TV Show Is Actually Fun to Watch
October 31, 2014
Esther Breger
You Won't Like Frances McDormand in 'Olive Kitteridge' ... But You Might Love Her
October 30, 2014
Ryan Kearney, Hillary Kelly
Which Is Scarier, Clowns or Zombies? A Debate to the Death.
October 30, 2014
Sarah Marshall
Keep 'Honey Boo Boo' On the Air
There are lessons in the harsh realities of its characters' lives
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
October 10, 2014
Esther Breger
Showtime's 'The Affair' is 'True Detective' Minus the Pretentious Grandstanding
October 9, 2014
Eric Sasson
Yes, Bill Maher Is Boorish. But We Shouldn't Be Afraid to Criticize Islam.
October 2, 2014
Esther Breger
TV Needs to Stop Trying to Make Rom-Coms Happen
October 2, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Don't Love or Hate Lena Dunham. Create More of Her.
The pressure on young female celebrities is unsustainable
September 24, 2014
Eric Thurm
What the Sex in 'Masters of Sex' Really Means
This is a show that has more of a lust for questions than for answers
September 19, 2014
Esther Breger
Jeffrey Tambor’s New Role Made Him “Throw-Up Nervous”
September 17, 2014
Esther Breger
This TV Show Pays Homage To—And Utterly Ruins—The Fault in Our Stars
The latest entry in pop culture’s Year of Sick Teens
September 17, 2014
Mason B. Williams
What Ken Burns Doesn't Understand about the Roosevelts
In realizing the “personal” Roosevelts, something of the “public” is lost
September 12, 2014
Andrew Harrison
'Not Very Entertaining, Clever, or Original”: How NBC Almost Killed 'Friends'

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