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Grantland Exclusive! Matthew McConaughey’s Emmy Acceptance Speech
From the moment HBO announced that it would submit its acclaimed cop saga True Detective in the Emmys’ already ultracompetitive drama series categories, we knew a clash of the acting titans was...
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Much has been made about Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice having a brutal title going head-to-head with one of Marvel’s first PHASE THREE MOVIEVERSE movies, Captain America 3. Especially after The...
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When it comes to talking about the environment, what group is more trusted than A-list celebrities? Scientists, probably, but never mind! The new environmentalism campaign “Nature Is Speaking,” from...
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‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’ and the Problems of the Modern First-Person...
Imagine attempting to write a nuanced, emotionally rich story about a protagonist who kills, like, several hundred people over the course of his or her hero’s journey. That gives you an idea of how...
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Faces of Defeat: The Screen Actors Guild Awards Through the Eyes of the...
For our money, the Screen Actors Guild throws the greatest of all the seasonal kudo-orgies, the purest expression of what it is for an insular, statuette-proffering body of craftsmen to recognize the...
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House of Lakers, Season 2: What If Frank Underwood Ran the Purple and Gold?
[CHARLES BARKLEY is waiting on a love seat in FRANK UNDERWOOD’s office. Frank walks in.] Frank Underwood, general manager, Los Angeles Lakers: Sir Charles Barkley. To what do I owe this honor? Charles...
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Food TV is a well-established genre — of which I am a particular fan. But there is a flip side to all of those televised hours of cooking, burning, and noshing. It’s called Appetite TV, and I’m...
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Truly the Best List of Real Frank Underwood Truth Bombs
For better or worse, House of Cards seems to have doubled down this season on one of its signature aspects: creepy-as-fuck sex scenes. Another aspect that Season 3 seems to have doubled down on is...
View ArticleIn the Loop: A Presidential Adviser Explains Why ‘Veep’ Is Our Greatest...
“Which gets Washington better: The West Wing or House of Cards?” That’s the question most frequently asked of White House staffers when they meet people from outside the nation’s capital. And yes, our...
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The Se7enn Diagrams: Celebrating Your Favorite Serial Killer Movie in...
Sometimes things are complicated, or a reach, or far-fetched, or an eyes-closed grasp. But sometimes things are easy. Sometimes things make so much sense that they become unavoidable, or inevitable, or...
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