Culture
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Millions Went Upside Down for Stranger Things
The hit Netflix show surpassed the wildest of expectations Stranger Things has been the sensation of Summer 2016. Exactly just how many people hung their…
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The End of Summer 2016
As the sun sets on summer, we look at the winners, losers, and themes. The sun is setting on Summer 2016. Every year, the summer season…
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The Best Movies of Summer 2016
Our critic picks the ten best movies of summer. Anyone who says there haven’t been very many great films in 2016 is wrong, but there’s no…
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The Winners and Losers of Summer 2016
Big surprises, big disappointments, and everything in between. Who won the Summer? Who lost the Summer? These are important questions that have been rattling around the…
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How To Fix Summer Movies
A Three-Point Plan. Some people like the summer, and I’m not here to heatshame them. People like all kinds of strange things. (Many, if you’ll…
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The Oscar Contenders of Summer
11 summer movies that might launch into the awards race. You have heard it over and over again: summer of 2016 has been a tragic time…
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Mr. Robot: Paranoid Androids
Darlene Gets Dangerous as the FBI Closes in on fSociety. Even in an episode without Elliot, his paranoia and instability were still able to seep…
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It Happened to Gawker, It Can Happen to Anyone
The Big Idea A personal story about free press, litigation, spoiler culture, and the future of media. This week’s edition of The Big Idea isn’t about movies,…
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I’ve Changed My Mind About Suicide Squad
A second viewing has delivered a new perspective.Art by Mike S. MillerPrior to its release, I wrote a review of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad that was…