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COVID-19 Culture is the Worst in Human History

May 13, 2020May 17, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Andrew Cuomo, Bill Maher, Chris Cuomo, Don Cheadle, Donald Trump, Gal Gadot, Gloria Gaynor, Heidi Klum, Imagine, James Corden, Jimmy Fallon, Katy Perry, Parks and Recreation, Quibi, Retta, Rolling Stones, Scoobs, Tiger King, Tim Gunn, Trevor Noah, Trolls World Tour, WHO

Here are some lowlights

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‘Never Have I Ever’ Flips the Teen-Sex Comedy Script

May 13, 2020May 15, 2020 Paula Shaffer 0 Comments Andy Samberg, John McEnroe, Lang Fisher, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Mindy Kaling, Never Have I Ever

Mindy Kaling celebrates horny girl power

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Jerry Stiller, RIP

May 12, 2020May 14, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Frank Costanza, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Stiller, Seinfeld

The Best of Frank Costanza

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FICTION TELEVISION 

You Should Read ‘Normal People’ First

May 12, 2020May 17, 2020 Katie Smith 0 Comments Daisy Edgar-Jones, Normal People, Paul Mescal, Sally Rooney

It will make you love the TV adaptation even more

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Netflix TELEVISION 

Once Upon a Time in ‘Hollywood’?

May 7, 2020May 12, 2020 Lani Gonzalez 0 Comments Darren Criss, David Corenswet, Dylan McDermott, Holland Taylor, Hollywood, Ian Brenna, Jake Picking, Jeremy Pope, Jim Parsons, Joe Mantello, Laura Harrier, Patti LuPone, Ryan Murphy, Samara Weaving

Ryan Murphy’s latest series is a woke fantasy of postwar Tinseltown

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‘After Life’ Ponders Whether Life is Worth Living

May 4, 2020May 6, 2020 Maya Sinha 0 Comments After Life, Bill Murray, Extras, Groundhog Day, Kerry Godliman, Ricky Gervais, The Office

The Ricky Gervais Netflix comedy asks the tough questions

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‘The Last Kingdom’ Has Arrived to Rescue Us

April 30, 2020May 7, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Alexander Dreymon, Bernard Cornwell, David Dawson, Game Of Thrones, Millie Brady, The Last Kingdom, Uthred, Xena

Destiny is all

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Scandinavian Noir is the Dark Escape We Need

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments

Getting Hygge with Nordic TV

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TELEVISION 

‘Tales from the Loop’ Humanizes Sci-Fi

April 29, 2020May 5, 2020 G.L. Ford 0 Comments Abby Ryder Fortson, Ato Essandoh, Devs, Jonathan Pryce, Philip Glass, Rebecca Hall, Tales From The Loop, The Twilight Zone, Westworld

A hopeful vision for a hopeless age

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DOCUMENTARY FILM Sports TELEVISION 

The Zen Master and The Worm

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Zack Teibloom 0 Comments

Jackson and Rodman take center court in ‘The Last Dance’

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TELEVISION 

‘Unorthodox’ Kicks Hasidism While it’s Down

April 24, 2020May 12, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Amit Rahav, Deborah Feldman, Shira Haas, Unorthodox

Weird timing with the Coronavirus

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‘Run’ Brings the Romantic Intrigue

April 23, 2020April 26, 2020 Jake Harris 0 Comments Domnhall Gleeson, Merrit Wever, Phoebe-Waller Bridge, Run, Vicky Jones

Along for a ride with semi-strangers on a train

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‘SNL’ and Second City Find Laughs in Streaming Self-Confinement

April 22, 2020April 28, 2020 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Aidy Bryant, Chloe Fineman, Chris Martin, Colin Jost, Edgar Blackmon, Ego Nwodim, Fred Willard, Heidi Gardner, Jack McBrayer, Jeff Tweedy, Kate McKinnon, Larry David, Lorne Michaels, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Saturday Night Live, Second City, SNL, Tom Hanks, Tyler Davis

Not so live, but still alive

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The Top 10 Things About the First Two Parts of ‘The Last Dance’

April 20, 2020April 23, 2020 Zack Teibloom 0 Comments Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Chicago Bulls, Dennis Rodman, ESPN, Michael Jordan, Oprah, Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, The Last Dance, Toni Kukoc

Jordan in Paris and The Traveling Cocaine Circus

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Top Chef Feels Weird

April 16, 2020April 18, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Brian Mularkey, Bryan Voltaggio, Gail Simmons, Kelly Clarkson, Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Top Chef

A gourmet dispatch from an alternate world where not everyone worries about food

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