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Historical Drama Munich: The Edge of War Is the Ultimate Dad Movie—In the Best Way
Dad movies, at least among those who aren’t actual dads, tend to be undervalued pleasures; they pluck a certain satisfying, resonant chord, often without being particularly flashy. Munich: The Edge of War, directed by Christian Schwochow and adapted from Robert Harris’ 2017 novel, is the ultimate dad movie: its setting is the 1938 Munich conference…
How I Met Your Father and the Insufferable History of the Lovelorn Sitcom Dude
It's a surprisingly retro show to be debuting in 2022, and much of that comes down to a tired sitcom trope that needs to be retired
There’s So Much More To Say About Bill Cosby
Comedian W. Kamau Bell on why, despite a host of reasons not to, he decided to make a new Showtime docuseries about his one-time idol
What And Just Like That Gets Right About Parenting a Nonbinary Child, According to an Expert
On Sex and the City, Charlotte was a woman in her 30s who dreamed of becoming a mom. In the show’s sequel series, And Just Like That, she’s a middle-aged mother of two and facing parenting challenges she never quite expected. Charlotte’s main arc on the new show has centered on one of her kids,…
The Gilded Age Brings Downton Abbey to New York—And Mostly Works
If 'Downton' is the greatest story Evelyn Waugh never told, then 'The Gilded Age' kicks off Julian Fellowes’ Edith Wharton era.
What the Yellowjackets Season 1 Finale Reveals About the Show’s Wild Teen Matriarchy
Because adolescence is a gauntlet, and because women are still the second sex, almost every story pop culture tells about teenage girls is also a story about the horrors society inflicts on them.
What the Yellowjackets Season 1 Finale Reveals About the Show’s Wild Teen Matriarchy
Because adolescence is a gauntlet, and because women are still the second sex, almost every story pop culture tells about teenage girls is also a story about the horrors society inflicts on them.
A Spoiler-Filled Breakdown of the New Scream
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Scream 5 Characters in the 1996 Scream were well-versed in the ground rules for horror movies. As Woodsboro, Calif.’s resident movie geek Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) made clear in the franchise’s first installment, abstaining from sex is your best chance of making it out of a scary movie alive. He also…
Hanya Yanagihara Is Never Going to Read Your Mean Tweets
One of the most anticipated books of the year, Hanya Yanagihara’s To Paradise, is already one of its most debated. The doorstopping 720-page novel is split into three sections, each focused on different characters by the same names, living through different eras—and versions—of America. It’s a sweeping and at times disturbing look at an alternate…
I Searched for Answers About My Enslaved Ancestor. What I Found Was More Questions
'Did slavery make home always somewhere else?'
I Searched for Answers About My Enslaved Ancestor. What I Found Was More Questions
'Did slavery make home always somewhere else?'
How Cheer Season 2 Handles the Jerry Harris Child Porn Allegations
The Netflix docuseries returns for a new season, which addresses allegations of child pornography against one of its fan-favorite cheerleaders