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The Monkees was our first boy band
Confession: I was never a Beatles girl. Put away your pitchforks, people – a lack of love doesn’t preclude appreciation.…
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Mitch McConnell is again, and it’s terrifying
Sen. Mitch McConnell is back — but is he really? After three months of total absence from the public eye,…
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Hollywood’s lengthy historical past of males who suppose actresses owe them
In a series of now-deleted posts on X, independent film journalist Jeff Sneider expressed frustration about being “ghosted” by the…
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Seems to be like Jimmy Kimmel isn’t executed coping with FCC “nonsense”
Jimmy Kimmel’s opponents in the Trump administration really don’t seem to understand how late-night’s relationship with political campaigns works. If…
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The sophisticated yearly renegotiation of being a queer NFL fan
The NFL’s regular season is back this week, and these days the game barely leaves. When I was a kid,…
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As Hollywood courts influencers, film critics are getting squeezed out
Modern-day movie publicity has changed significantly over the last several years. The standard routes of press interviews on shows like…
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Why Erika Kirk failed as Turning Point USA’s leader
When Charlie Kirk was alive, his wife Erika had a retrograde role that was easy to understand. She didn’t use…
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Mariska Hargitay and the quiet death of the award-show roast
The news that Mariska Hargitay will host this year’s Primetime Emmys didn’t inspire many posts in the usual social spaces,…
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“GTA VI” leaks draw more scrutiny than Epstein files
On Aug. 31, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., finally delivered on his threat to read the names of the late convicted…
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“Chronovisor” makes literacy the key to another world
When people talk about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, no one ever seems to discuss what it would’ve been like…
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