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“Murderbot” is the break from darkness Alexander Skarsgård needed
Alexander Skarsgård, the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor, has excelled at portraying dark and deeply troubled characters. His roles...
Marc Maron’s heart made “WTF” a hit. In the Joe Rogan age, it’s all about shallow brawn
In the way of many things born at an era’s dawning, “WTF with Marc Maron” reminds us that podcasting began...
Women’s health care has a racism problem. Trump’s war on DEI is making it worse.
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Lesbians are still getting crumbs this Pride Month, but at least there’s more of them
Better than a calendar, a dependable way to be alerted to the start of Pride Month is to be on...
“They did not accept our relationship”: Actor Jonathan Joss shot dead in alleged homophobic attack
Actor Jonathan Joss was shot dead by a neighbor at his home in San Antonio this weekend. He was 59....
With “The Phoenician Scheme,” Wes Anderson perfects his product to cold, shiny results
By this point, we know what we’re going to get sitting down to watch a Wes Anderson movie. (That is,...
In “Bring Her Back,” Danny and Michael Philippou work through the horror of loving too much
On a sticky, rain-soaked May evening, at a screening for their gut-wrenching (in all senses of the term) new film...
The alpha male era is on its way out
A month ago, the extremely online couldn’t get enough of pondering the hypothetical match-up between 100 men and one gorilla....
James Blunt: It’s not a love song, actually
When James Blunt released “You’re Beautiful” in 2005, it quickly climbed the charts around the world, hailed as a bittersweet...
How “Survivor” and “America’s Got Talent” sell the lie that is the American Dream
Anyone would be nervous to open an “America’s Got Talent” audition episode. Eric Booker sure seemed to be on Tuesday's...
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