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Arts And Culture
You Must Understand That Taylor Swift Knows Me Better Than Anyone Else On Earth
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Abigail Segel
August 10, 2023
Arts And Culture
New Documentary Makes It Clear Johnny Manziel Has Learned Nothing From His Glory Days
187
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Israel Daramola
August 9, 2023
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Arts And Culture
In An Era Of Gnarly Filmmakers, William Friedkin Aimed To Be The Gnarliest
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Israel Daramola
August 8, 2023
Arts And Culture
‘Winning Time’ Is Back And Still Ridiculous
48
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Israel Daramola
August 6, 2023
Interviews
Steven Soderbergh Says It’s Time To Tear The Streaming Model Down To The Studs
106
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Corey Atad
August 4, 2023
Arts And Culture
Is An Independent Hollywood Possible?
90
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Soraya Roberts
August 2, 2023
Arts And Culture
Paul Reubens Did Everything Funny
242
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Albert Burneko
July 31, 2023
Arts And Culture
Is ‘The Book Of Hov’ Really For Anyone But Jay-Z?
192
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Adlan Jackson
July 20, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘Dead Reckoning’ Knows Exactly Who We Need Behind The Wheel
176
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Soraya Roberts
July 14, 2023
Music
What Does Taylor’s Version Of The Past Look Like?
190
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
July 10, 2023
Arts And Culture
Season 2 Of ‘The Bear’ Is About Rooting For Your Guys
192
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Israel Daramola
July 6, 2023
Arts And Culture
I Just Want To Go To A Concert
331
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Soraya Roberts
July 4, 2023
Arts And Culture
The Art (And Commerce) Of Livin’: Five Dazed And Confusing Hours Of Matthew McConaughey’s Self-Help Seminar
201
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Nicholas Russell
June 30, 2023
Arts And Culture
The Rise And Fall Of Starter, The Coolest Company On Earth
178
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Keith Paradise
June 29, 2023
Cycling
What Can Hardcore Fans And Curious Newbies Learn From ‘Tour de France: Unchained’?
120
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Dave McKenna
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Patrick Redford
June 27, 2023
Arts And Culture
‘The Comeuppance’ Is The Great American Millennial Play
135
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Lauren Theisen
June 22, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘Across The Spider-Verse’ Reclaims Animation’s Pioneering Spirit
142
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Corey Atad
June 16, 2023
Defector At The Movies
In Honor Of Cormac McCarthy, Let’s Reconsider ‘The Counselor’
130
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Israel Daramola
June 15, 2023
Arts And Culture
“You Knew It Was Something Really Nasty”: How The Art Department Brings ‘I Think You Should Leave’ To Life
76
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Soraya Roberts
June 13, 2023
Video Games
The Video Game Where You Play As A Tortured Wretch Isn’t Very Fun
140
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Patrick Redford
June 6, 2023
TV
‘The Idol’ Isn’t Good Enough To Be Shocking
232
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Israel Daramola
June 5, 2023
TV
Why ‘The Other Two’ Is So Good
92
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Soraya Roberts
June 5, 2023
TV
The ‘Succession’ Misery Index: A Meal Fit For A King
221
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Israel Daramola
May 30, 2023
This Is So Stupid
My Pointless Quest To Double The Number Of Apostles At The Last Supper
100
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Dan McQuade
May 30, 2023
Defector At The Movies
It’s Good When Action Movies Remember To Be A Little Silly
214
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Tom Ley
May 30, 2023
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