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(Patrick Harbron/CBS)

“The Good Fight” gets ruthless: Now when they go low, the gloves come off

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Larry Charles in "Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy" (YouTube/Netflix)

The perils of “dangerous” comedy, or what makes a notorious warlord laugh?

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"American Gods" (Starz)

Neil Gaiman wishes his “American Gods” series wasn’t so “nightmarishly timely”

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Adnan Syed’s arrest photo. (HBO)

Smart Watch: “The Case Against Adnan Syed” resumes first “Serial” mystery

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(Above) "After Neverland" with Dan Reed, Wade Robson, James Safechuck and Oprah Winfrey. (Below) Gayle King interviewing R. Kelly. (OWN/CBS)

“After Neverland,” R. Kelly’s CBS meltdown, and the insidious patterns we refuse to see

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"Now Apocalypse" (Starz)

Skinemax meets “Twin Peaks”? Our wild interview on “Now Apocalypse,” a totally bonkers show

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Luke Perry (AP/Richard Shotwell)

Luke Perry dies at 52: Farewell to “Beverly Hills, 90210” bad boy Dylan McKay

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Wade Robson, from left, director Dan Reed and James Safechuck pose for a portrait to promote the film "Leaving Neverland" at the Salesforce Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (AP/Taylor Jewell)

Letting go of Michael Jackson: “Leaving Neverland” wakes us from a false dream

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"Trigger Warning with Killer Mike;" "This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy" (Netflix/Amazon Prime Video)

Smart Watch: Killer Mike and Kal Penn explain it all in In “Trigger Warning” and “This Giant Beast

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Donald Trump; Michael Cohen (AP/Evan Vucci/Getty/Drew Angerer)

The Michael Cohen Show: Where GOP politicians angle to become Trump’s new co-stars

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Jeffrey Wright. Photography by Jill Greenberg, jillgreenberg.com. Find out more about Jill's initiative Alreadymade., a mission to hire more female photographers and content creators at alreadymade.org.

What “O.G.” star Jeffrey Wright learned from the real inmate actors in his new HBO film

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Peter Farrelly, center, and the cast and crew of “Green Book” accept the award for best picture at the Oscars. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

2019 Oscars: Cringe-worthy “Green Book” Best Picture win marred an otherwise successful night

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Pamela Adlon as Sam Fox on "Better Things" (Pamela Littky/FX)

Pamela Adlon takes the plunge: Discovering even “Better Things” ahead

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"Flack" (Des Willie)

Smart Watch: “Flack,” “Whiskey Cavalier” and sex appeal of liars

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Natasha Lyonne in "Russian Doll" (Courtesy of Netflix)

Tardy to the “Russian Doll” party? Welcome, sweet birthday babies!

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Savannah Guthrie interviews Nick Sandmann (NBC)

Morning TV confessionals: From Nick Sandmann to Jussie Smollett, these interviews fail us

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Rachelle Lefevre in "Proven Innocent" (Jean Whiteside/FOX)

“Proven Innocent” and the power of social justice TV: “Audiences aren’t dumb. They’re fascinated”

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"At Home with Amy Sedaris" (truTV)

Smart Watch: Go home with Amy Sedaris and into wild, wild country with “Documentary Now!”

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(Amazon Studios)

“Lorena” confronts the truth about the Bobbitts — and how America failed her

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Yetide Badaki in "American Gods" (Starz)

A valentine from “American Gods” goddess of love: Permission to own your power

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Esquire March '19 Cover; Ncuti Gatwa in "Sex Education" (Esquire/Sam Taylor/Netflix)

Which boy’s life? Esquire’s “American Boy,” race, and masculinity at 17

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"One Day at a Time;" "Boomerang" (Ali Goldstein/Netflix/Kareem Black/BET)

What to watch this week: “One Day at a Time” returns and “Boomerang” premieres

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Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson in "2 Dope Queens" (Michele K. Short/HBO)

All hail HBO’s “2 Dope Queens” and their unpredictable magic

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Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon in "The Walking Dead" (Gene Page/AMC)

Zombie apocalypse is a bipartisan issue — on TVs across the U.S., at least

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