Topic: The Idol

Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Lily-Rose Depp in "The Idol" (Eddy Chen/HBO)

Who are all the sexy teen dramas for?

Nardos Haile
Lily-Rose Depp and Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye in "The Idol" (Eddy Chen/HBO)

Why we're celebrating The Idol's demise

Nardos Haile
Lily Rose Depp and Abel Tesfaye (aka The Weeknd) (Photograph by Eddy Chen/HBO)

HBO's "Idol" & our toxic auteur worship

Melanie McFarland
The Weeknd attends 20th Century Studio's "Avatar 2: The Way of Water" U.S. Premiere at Dolby Theatre on December 12, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)

A timeline of HBO's "torture porn" show

Joy Saha
The Idol (Adopt Films)

Building a Palestinian "Idol"

Andrew O'Hehir