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‘The Yahoo Boys’ and the Clumsy Art of the Romance Scam

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments AI and fraud, artificial intelligence, book criticism, Book Review, Carlos Barragán, catfishing, crime writing, cybercrime, digital culture, economic inequality, Farrar Straus and Giroux, financial fraud, gift card scams, globalization, internet scams, investigative journalism, John Oliver, loneliness epidemic, Mary Worth, Nigeria, Nigerian society, nonfiction books, online dating, online fraud, pig butchering scams, romance scams, scam culture, social psychology, The Yahoo Boys, Yahoo Boys

A new book on the teen scammers of Nigeria gets to the humans, but not the politics

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Everything That’s Streaming in February 2026

January 29, 2026February 2, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments A24, Adam Scott, Age of Innocence, Alex Garland, All That Heaven Allows, Andrew Stanton, Apple TV, Ashton Kutcher, Beastie Boys, Behind the Scenes, Big City Blues, Black History Month, Blossoms Shanghai, Book and Film Globe, Boris Grebenshchikov, Boys Go To Jupiter, Bridgerton, Bright Star, Bullitt, Callum Turner, Can You Keep A Secret, Charles Walton, Christian Comedy, CIA Series, Cooper Hoffman, Criterion Channel, Cross, Cross Season 2, Daveed Diggs, Death Proof, Deep Blue Sea, Disney Plus, documentary premieres, Drive to Survive, Eddie Vedder, Elizabeth Olsen, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Eternity, F1, Faith Deconstruction, Film Premieres, Finding Nemo, For All Mankind, Formula 1, Grace Glowicki, Gymnastics, Hard Boiled, Hard to Handle, HBO Max, Heat Lightning, High Pressure, Honey Bunch, Hooper, How to Get to Heaven From Belfast, Hulu, Imagineering, In the Blink of an Eye, In the Mood for Love, In the Night Agent, J.D. and Turk, Jack Whitehall, Janelle James, Jason Isaacs, Jerry Seinfeld, John Carter, John Oliver, Kate Dickie, Kate McKinnon, Keith David, Keke Palmer, Larry David, Last Sacrifice, Last Week Tonight, Lauren Graham, Legal Drama, Lesbian Romance, Lethal Weapon, Like Water for Chocolate, Ling Zi, Lisa McGee, Little Caesar, Live Comedy, Love Is Blind, Madcap Comedy, Man on the Run, Matter of Time, Maurice, Michael Apted, Michael Keaton, Miles Teller, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Movies 2026, My Own Private Idaho, NBA Documentary, Neighbors Series, Netflix Premieres, NFL Draft, Night Agent, Nine Perfect Strangers, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, Paramount Plus, Paul McCartney, Peacock, Penelope Cruz, Peppermint Patty, Peter Dinklage, Peter Hujar, Police Story, Preparations to Be Together, Prime Video, Prodigal Daughter, Rashida Jones, Reboots and Revivals, Relationship Goals, Remakes, Romantic Drama, Sabrina Carpenter, Safety Last, Sci Fi Series, Scrubs Revival, Seth Rogen, Shudder, Skateboarding, Sleepless in Seattle, Soap opera, Soul Power, Sports Documentaries, Stagecoach, Standup comedy, Steamboat Bill Jr, Stephen Root, Streaming Guide, Strip Law, Stunts Film Block, Sudanese Film Group, Sundance 2026, Taylor Tomlinson, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The CEO Club, The Deep Blue Sea, The General, The Gray House, The Invite, The Last Thing He Told Me, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Muppet Show, The Night Agent, The Road Warrior, The Wicker Man, Three on a Match, Thriller Series, To Live and Die in LA, Tom Ellis, Tom Hanks, Tomlinson Special, Trevor Noah, TV Premieres, Uncle Ye, Upcoming Documentaries, Ursula K Le Guin, Valentine’s Day Movies, Variety Shows, Wall-E, We Call It Imagineering, Wedding Comedy, WETA Workshop, Winter Olympics, Women in Comedy, Wuthering Heights, Yearning Film Block

Winter continues with reboots of ‘Scrubs,’ ‘The Muppet Show,’ and the Winter Olympics

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The Rat is back. Kinda.

November 24, 2025November 27, 2025 William Schwartz 0 Comments animation, animatronics, Christmas special, Chuck E Cheese, corporate rebrand, Five Nights At Freddy's, John Oliver, kids entertainment, Shane Dawson

Chuck E. Cheese is back for Christmas but is almost unrecognizable

Jon Stewart

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Jon Stewart Has Restored Order to the Comedy Universe

June 25, 2024June 27, 2024 William Schwartz 1 Comment Bill Maher, Desi Lydic, Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, Ronny Chieng, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show

The Daily Show meets the very bare minimum standard its competitors are either unwilling or unable to meet.

February

Our February 2023 Streaming Guide

February 1, 2023February 7, 2023 Rachel Llewellyn 0 Comments Aqua Teen Forever, Billy Crudup, Cara Delvigne, Carnival Row, Dionne Warwick, Gunther's Millions, Hello Tomorrow!, John Oliver, Orlando Bloom, Patrick Stewart, Penn Badgley, Picard, Queen Latifah, The Equalizer, You

A complete (and curated) list of everything you need to watch this month

TV Needs To Get Back To Pre-COVID Normal

May 27, 2021March 15, 2022 Joel Keller 0 Comments Inside the NBA, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, Live with Kelly and Ryan, Saturday Night Live, Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, The Tonight Show, Trevor Noah

Why are so many shows still cosplaying the pandemic?

Terry Jones naked playing the organ

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Terry Jones (1942-2020), RIP

January 22, 2020December 14, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments adblock, Eric Idle, John Cleese, John Oliver, Justin Trudeau, Michael Palin, Monty Python, Monty Python and The Holy Grail, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python's Meaning of Life, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

His Colleagues Honor the Comedian, Scholar, and Naked Organ Player

Your Lion Eyes

July 18, 2019July 23, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Alfre Woodard, Beyoncé, Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Billy Eichner, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Donald Glover, James Earl Jones, Jeff Nathanson, John Kani, John Oliver, Jon Favreau, Seth Rogen, The Lion King

In the CGI ‘Lion King’ Remake, Simba Takes a Cynical Journey Into the Uncanny Valley

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Smoking Hot Prudes Rock for ‘One Night Only’

August 9, 2026August 12, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0

Authoritarian science fiction never looked so sexy

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BFG Podcast #312: Is Spider-Man Any Good? Plus, Summer Dragon Fights for All!

August 7, 2026August 12, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0

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‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ Succeeds in Spite of Its Troubled Release

August 5, 2026August 12, 2026 J. Barnes 0

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‘The Hawk’ Scores a Triple Bogey

August 2, 2026August 5, 2026 Dan Friedman 0

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