The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
March 4, 2015
‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: ‘Focus,’ Leonard Nimoy, and ‘Girls’
Alex and Wesley on Will Smith’s con-man rom-com ‘Focus’ and the ‘Girls’ resurgence, plus a Vulcan salute to the late Leonard Nimoy.
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Truth Be Told: Errol Morris As Prosecutor
In the Eye of the Beholder: Errol Morris and the search for truth.
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We Went There: Time-Traveling Through Björk’s Career at MoMA
Wherein we catch an all-too-fleeting glimpse of the Icelandic legend.
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What’s It Going to Take to Get You People to Watch ‘The Americans’?
We’ve tried the whole “best show on TV” thing. Here are some other reasons to get onboard.
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Courtney Barnett Writes All the Best Songs
Australia’s singer-songwriter sensation talks about her compulsively listenable new album ‘Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit.’
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‘The Juliet Show’: James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek talks about his ‘Power/Rangers’ short, ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ and his new show, ‘CSI: Cyber.’
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We Went There: The First and Last Chance to Hear Wu-Tang’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’ for 88 Years
One time only, two writers hear the rarest of Wu.
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‘The Moment’ Podcast: Keith Robinson
Keith Robinson, a linchpin in the New York comedy scene, talks about taking young comics under his wing and his first hour-long special on Comedy Central.
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Late Pass: Nobody Told Me Jake Gyllenhaal Was My Favorite Actor
All of Jake Gyllenhaal’s physical features should add up to something strange, or at least something unattractive, or at the very least unwelcoming. But it doesn’t. It somehow makes him very handsome, and it also somehow makes him the most approachable movie star of all. I guess that’s why I can’t get enough of him.
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‘The Bachelor’ Women Tell All: Another Enchanted Evening of Hand-to-Hand Combat
Congratulations. You had a good run, even if you neglected to follow the failure-proof lesson plan we provide here week after week and fell short of your goal. It is now your solemn responsibility to make the most of this moment on that stage, in front of every person in America worth reaching. Here’s how to take that money, bet on yourself, and walk out of the Women Tell All arena richer in spirit, if poorer in actually winning.
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Cat-tastic: A Trip to the Glendale Cat Show
Unlike dog shows, where the animals perform, cat shows are pure beauty contests.
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March Book Recommendations: Memorable Stories of Forgetting
On Laura van den Berg’s ‘Find Me’ and Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘The Buried Giant.’
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‘Hollywood Prospectus Podcast’: ‘House of Cards’ and ‘The Slap’
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk ‘House of Cards’ and ‘The Slap.’
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