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Margaret Qualley as Alex in "Maid" (RICARDO HUBBS/NETFLIX)

"Maid" and our society of enablers

Kylie Cheung
Kim Joo-ryung as Han Mi-nyeo in "Squid Game" (Netflix/YOUNGKYU PARK)

The "Squid Game" subtitles controversy

Kylie Cheung
Intregalde (Voodoo Films)

Would mud or danger test your altruism?

Gary M. Kramer
Unclenching the Fists (Non-Stop Production)

A family's miserable hold on one woman

Gary M. Kramer
Remnant Fellowship Church in "The Way Down" (HBO Max)

Fatphobia invades "The Way Down" church

Trish Rooney
Titane (Neon)

Titane's "monstrosity" is its strength

Gary M. Kramer
Jake Gyllenhaal in "The Guilty" (Netflix)

The Guilty's progressive deception

Kylie Cheung
Looking up a word in the dictionary (Getty Images/JGI/Jamie Grill)

7 fake words now in the dictionary

Angela Tung - Mental Floss
Dolly Parton performing live onstage at the UK Country Music Festival (Andrew Putler/Redferns/Getty Images)

Dolly's queer anthem Coat of Many Colors

James Barker - The Conversation
Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac in "Scenes from a Marriage" (Jojo Whilden/HBO)

Defending Scenes from a Marriage's wife

Melanie McFarland
SNL cast member Aidy Bryant plays an unhinged parent at a school board meeting. (NBC)

SNL takes on school board culture wars

Tom Boggioni - Raw Story
Billy Eichner as Matt Drudge in "Impeachment: American Crime Story" (Tina Thorpe/FX)

"Impeachment" needs more Matt Drudge

Kylie Cheung
Singer R. Kelly performs in concert during the '12 Nights Of Christmas' tour at Kings Theatre on December 17, 2016 in Brooklyn (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

What will happen to R. Kelly’s music?

Kylie Cheung
Squid Game (YOUNGKYU PARK / Netflix)

The allure of Netflix's grim Squid Game

Melanie McFarland
American astronaut Joseph Tanner waves to the camera during a space walk as part of the STS-115 mission to the International Space Station, September 2006 (NASA/Getty Images)

Poo politics on space station movie set?

Alice Gorman - The Conversation
Little Steven van Zandt and The Disciples of Soul perform at Rockefeller Music Hall on June 3, 2019 in Oslo, Norway. (Per Ole Hagen/Redferns)

Steven Van Zandt's tale of taking risks

Kenneth Womack
Nick Mohammed in "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)

The many betrayals of "Ted Lasso"

Kylie Cheung
Matthias Schweighöfer in "Army of Thieves" (Netflix)

Netflix's October: Heists, haunts & more

Kylie Cheung
Jake Gyllenhaal in "The Guilty" (Glen Wilson/Netflix)

Jake Gyllenhaal mesmerizes in The Guilty

Gary M. Kramer
Jon Stewart on the set of “The Problem With Jon Stewart" (Apple TV+)

The problem with Jon Stewart's new show

Melanie McFarland
Michael Strahan (The Michael Strahan brand)

Michael Strahan, from Giants to GMA

D. Watkins
Joanna Lumley and Danielle Macdonald in "Falling for Figaro" (IFC Films)

Dumplin' star in a new opera comedy

Gary M. Kramer
James Caverly as Theo in "Only Murders in the Building" (Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu)

Making the "Only Murders" silent episode

Kylie Cheung
Singer Britney Spears walks the red carpet at the 2017 Pre-GRAMMY Gala And Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Debra Lee at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)

Bombshells from the two new Britney docs

Kylie Cheung
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