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Checking in on Westworld
Plus: notes on HBO’s Succession, and a couple of underrated hip hop artists.
Moving beyond ‘So when did you come out?’
Queery and Brooklyn Nine-Nine are two positive notches in the entertainment industry’s evolution toward accurate representation of LGBTQ lives.
I watched two of the Oscar-nominated documentaries. They didn’t disappoint.
Icarus is tense and powerful, while Faces Places is languid, friendly, and often moving.
Late night television grapples with politics in the age of Trump
Daily Show alums John Oliver and Stephen Colbert do it best, though.
HBO’s High Maintenance provides a surprising, and refreshing, depth of character.
Plus: YouTube’s Hot Ones is revitalizing the talk show format – with hot wings.
With the Winter Olympics and My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, we’re seeing media shift before our eyes.
The way we consume media is changing, and prestige events and big personalities are trying to keep up.
Queer Eye returns to remind us of ourselves.
Netflix's reboot Queer Eye is surprisingly moving, and Freeform's Alone Together could use a consistent third wheel.
E!’s Citizen Rose is a clear indication that #metoo has moved the needle.
Rose McGowan amplifies her voice as the most visible figure in the #metoo movement on a new E! docuseries, and Tom Segura continues his run of observational comedy in his most confident special to date.
Appointment viewing and garbage magic
The second season of American Crime Story is, just two episodes in, already better than the first. Plus: The Bachelor’s latest villain is an all-time great.
There are no guarantees those same things will go right this time around.
Slate's new podcast Slow Burn, about the downfall of Richard Nixon, is an excellent new addition to the ocean of podcasts about Trump, in large part because it stays away from direct comparisons. Plus: SNL parodies fashion shows in the age of #metoo, and a speedrun of Titenic (yes, Titenic) will make your day.
Four culture recs for 2018
Tune-Yards, Black Mirror, Lil Pump, and Trump’s tweets headline a year that’s sure to surprise us, challenge us, and exhaust us, just as much as 2017.
The year of the ladies
2017 was a watershed year for many reasons, but one thing stands out above all others: the massive cultural transformation in society's treatment and understanding of, and attitudes toward, women. This trend has been driven, in large part, by female voices and characters in pop culture.
The world as it is
Democrats' willingness to clean house gives them the moral high ground, but it leaves them crippled, politically. Plus: The Girlfriend Experience nails down our current political moment, and Daniel Shaver's execution by police in Arizona underscores the need for police reform.
Two Lead Fingers – Spike Lee’s Beautiful, Heavy-Handed New Joint
Spike Lee gives us the show we need with his remake of his 1986 classic, She's Gotta Have It.
Can you love someone who did bad things?
Sarah Silverman has a powerful, and difficult, response to Louis C.K.'s sexual misconduct, and Harry Potter fans protest against Johnny Depp's new role in the franchise.
a message of empowerment that resonates long after the music stops.
Molly Ringwald weighs in on Weinstein, St. Vincent perfects her sound on her fifth album, Masseduction, and Broad City leans into the current political moment.
anything can happen on Halloween
In this ghoulish edition of the work, our culture editor offers up a brief list of of the spookiest things you can watch, listen to, and read to help get in the Halloween spirit.
a balloon full of piss in the window of every candle store on the planet
Patton Oswalt transmutes his grief over his wife's death in Annihilation, Shark Tank's the perfect show for the Trump era, and: did you know Tom Hanks wrote a book?