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Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen in "House of the Dragon" (HBO)

“House of the Dragon”: When the best action in the finale is mud wrestling, that’s a problem

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Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan and Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson in "Deadpool and Wolverine" (Jay Maidment/20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios)

“Deadpool & Wolverine” shows how the Marvelization of movie storytelling loses the plot

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Former US President and 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump answers questions during the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Chicago, Illinois, on July 31, 2024. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

The NABJ welcomed Trump to insult them and spread lies about Kamala Harris

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Mother with daughters in a field (Getty Images/Westend61)

The Ballerina Farm furor explains why people love being childless cat ladies

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Archie Barnes as Oscar Tully in "House of the Dragon" (HBO)

Westeros may be on fire, but in “House of the Dragon” at least the kids are alright

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Close-up of actor/comedian Bob Newhart in his office at home, September 1972. (Getty Images/Bettmann Contributor)

“One of the main inventors of the form”: Bob Newhart’s stand-up comedy mind, unbuttoned

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during a Pride Celebration hosted by the Vice President Of The United States and Mr. Emhoff in collaboration with GLAAD on June 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for GLAAD)

In her national debut Kamala Harris was better TV than Donald Trump’s rerun. Can she keep it up?

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Wayne Brady: The Family Remix (Freeform)

“I wasn’t being authentically me”: Wayne Brady paints a portrait of pansexuality through reality TV

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Time Bandits (Apple TV+)

Apple’s “Time Bandits” reboot is a worthy journey, venturing more broadly through history

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Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull and Seasmoke in "House of the Dragon" (HBO)

“House of the Dragon”: What it means when a dragon swipes right

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Antony Starr (Homelander) on "The Boys" (Prime Video)

“The Boys” gives us a grim warning of Trumpism’s endgame

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William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence, Sean Kanan as Mike Barnes and Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in "Cobra Kai" (Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix)

The problem with “Cobra Kai” is “Star Wars”

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Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria and Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen in "House of the Dragon" (HBO)

Is America headed the way of “House of the Dragon,” with two weak leaders tearing the realm apart?

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Emmy Awards Trophy between Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige on "Shogun" and Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto on "The Bear." (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Katie Yu/FX Networks)

The 76th Emmy Award nominations: Why our critic’s list of gripes is a lot shorter than usual

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Dr. Ruth Westheimer of 'Ask Dr. Ruth' speaks onstage during the Hulu Panel during the Winter TCA 2019 on February 11, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Hulu)

The politics of Dr. Ruth Westheimer

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Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal pose for the movie "When Harry Met Sally" circa 1989. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The questions “When Harry Met Sally” make us consider today

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Finding Mr. Christmas (Hallmark Media/Kim Nunneley)

After making the yuletide gay, Hallmark is bringing tidings of comfort and joy to reality TV

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Actor/comdedian Louis C.K. attends the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted By Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 28, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

“It’s hard to look away from how damning it is”: Louis C.K. doc on why his wrongdoing still matters

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Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richie and Jeremy Allen White as Army in "The Bear" (FX)

We sampled that Orwellian butter from “The Bear.” If you can, you should too

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Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers in "House of the Dragon" (HBO)

Through Alys Rivers and Mysaria, “House of the Dragon” shows the power of being a nobody

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Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen in "House of the Dragon" (HBO)

Who really pays the cost when “House of the Dragon” dances

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'Forrest Gump' 1994 directed by Robert Zemeckis. (Sunset Boulevard/Getty Images)

“Stupid is as stupid does”: The Gumpification of America, 30 years later

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The Boys (Prime Video)

Thanks to the Supreme Court’s rulings “The Boys” dystopian America is closer to reality than ever

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Joel McHale in "The Bear" (FX)

“The Bear” confronts Carmy’s nightmare: A boss who believes in creating excellence through pain

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