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Shōgun Has a Japanese-Superiority Complex

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The series is determined to foreground Japanese perspectives, but it doesn’t quite know what to make of Japan’s more unsavory history.

12

The Happy Place Puzzle

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11-Across, Four Letters: Rihanna song … or, when tripled, Taylor Swift song

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Cinematrix No. 42: April 23, 2024

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Can you name an Oscar-nominated Winona Ryder movie?

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Emma Stone and Her ‘Oddities’ Are Credited on Tortured Poets

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Emily Jean is heading to “Florida!!!” with Taylor Swift and Florence Welch.

08

Is Shōgun Show Done? What the Team Said So Far

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If you were hopeful for a season two, we might have bad news for you.

Shōgun Finale Recap: Scholar of the Wind

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This story’s conclusion is just a matter of playing out what has already been set in motion.

07

Billie Eilish Takes Over Tomato Town for Fortnite Festival

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To the tune of “Chug Jug With You” (and “American Boy,” I guess) More »

05

Below Deck Recap: Panini Problems

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It’s only been six charters, and the St. David has already lost three people.

03

Don’t Think Too Hard About The Heart of Rock and Roll

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The Huey Lewis musical is fine, fun, and as lightweight as a cardboard box.

02

Putin Has a Lean and Hungry Look in Patriots

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The Crown creator Peter Morgan’s new play redirects his eye for palace intrigue to the power dynamics of post-Perestroika Moscow.

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Swiftie Rehab

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Renouncing Taylor Swift fandom can feel like “leaving a cult.” But r/SwiftlyNeutral is a safe space to process.

Monday, Apr 22

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Nymphia Wind Is a Wallflower at Heart

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“If I could, I would not talk, but it’s TV. You’ve got to show the best side of you.”

Tom Cruise Is a London Boy

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Sometimes when God closes a door (Taylor Swift says “So long”), She opens a window (Tom Cruise does the splits). Cruise is living that life in London, and for him that means break-dancing, doing the splits, and w... More »

Vanderpump Villa Recap: Day-Off Disaster

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Everyone loves a good reality-TV mean girl, but Hannah and Telly are too banal for their bad behavior to make good television.

Barking News: Bluey Saved the Biggest Surprise for Last

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Spoilers follow for the Bluey season-three finale, “Surprise.” More »

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An Exploited Neighborhood, Seen Through Children’s Eyes

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Minhal Baig’s We Grown Now tells the story of two childhood best friends in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing project.

7 Bluey Episodes Derailed by Muffin

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Sometimes you need a demanding, hilarious toddler to shake things up.

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Bluey Gives Us a Sign

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This episode of the beloved children’s series could be its first misstep. Or a perfect ending.

Challengers Is Almost a Sexy Movie

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Just like it’s almost a good tennis film, and almost the mature starring role Zendaya needed.

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Ryan Reynolds Gets Pegged by the MCU in Deadpool & Wolverine

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe, in its latter-day phases (we are currently midway through the fifth), sometimes seems less like an entertainment franchise and more like a sociological experiment conducted by Harvard University to see how…

The Thumbs-down Gets Two Thumbs-up

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Joel Kim Booster experienced the raw power of hateration (no holleration).

17

Man on the Moon Felled by Earth’s Gravity

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Translation: Kid Cudi broke his foot after jumping off his Coachella stage.

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The Allied Puzzle

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22-Down, Four letters: Like Stephen King’s stories

07

Kevin Bacon Is Going to the Footloose School’s Final Prom

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Bacon and the teens made care packages for his charity. On 4/20. Ren would never.

06

The Jinx Season-Premiere Recap: Beverley Hills

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Part 2 manages to be both a followup to the fallout of the 2015 miniseries and a victory lap for director Andrew Jarecki.

05

The Sympathizer Recap: American Nightmare

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In case we forgot, America was (even more) racist in the 1970s.

04

Dancing on the Surface in Cabaret and Orlando

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Atmosphere is all in the loose hustle and bustle of a pre-show, but in a play proper, it can only carry you so far.

03

Cher and Dave Matthews Band Among 2024 Rock Hall of Fame Inductees

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And they’re part of one of the largest induction classes ever.

The Starting Line Thanks Taylor Swift for the Shoutout

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Philly pop-punk band The Starting Line hope it’s nice in the Black Dog when someone plays their music. The band thanked Taylor Swift for the nod in The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. In “The Black Do... More »

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The Blair Witch Project Actors Are Still Haunted (by a Lack of Residuals)

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The actors improvised and shot much of the movie, but have no profit participation.