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'Push Girls' Shows the Normal Lives of Women in Wheelchairs AP Images

'Push Girls' Shows the Normal Lives of Women in Wheelchairs

The new show is a refreshing antidote to Hollywood's fraught relationship with disabled actors.

The Resurrection of 'GCB' ABC

The Resurrection of 'GCB'

How the ABC soap went from being a tiresome collection of mean-girl cliches to a sensitive portrait of religious people

Boy Bands Were Way Edgier in the '90s 'N Sync

Boy Bands Were Way Edgier in the '90s

Two UK groups are storming pop with earnest paeans to teenage girls. That's actually not what Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync did.

'Girls': A Frank, Funny Look at 20-Somethings, Genital Warts and All HBO

'Girls': A Frank, Funny Look at 20-Somethings, Genital Warts and All

The Judd Apatow-produced, Lena Dunham-directed HBO series lovingly pokes fun at its flawed characters.

'American Reunion': A Decade After Band Camp, Adult Life's a Mixed Bag Universal

'American Reunion': A Decade After Band Camp, Adult Life's a Mixed Bag

The 'American Pie' characters have had growing pains, but so have the cast and their audience.

How 'Magic City' Brings 1950s Miami Back to Life Starz

How 'Magic City' Brings 1950s Miami Back to Life

An interview with Mitch Glazer, creator of the new Starz show

Roseanne Returns, Paranoia Abounds: Our (Very Early) Fall TV Preview AP Images

Roseanne Returns, Paranoia Abounds: Our (Very Early) Fall TV Preview

A look at what the networks are planning for next television season

'The Vanishers': Psychics Gone Wild Doubleday

'The Vanishers': Psychics Gone Wild

An interview with "Believer" editor Heidi Julavits about her new novel

Why Sarah Palin Makes for Boring TV HBO

Why Sarah Palin Makes for Boring TV

If there's anything new to be said about her flimsy candidacy, HBO's 'Game Change' can't find it.

On 'GCB,' Mean Girls Never Grow Up ABC

On 'GCB,' Mean Girls Never Grow Up

The new ABC show has sparked controversy for portraying Christians negatively, but the real problem is how it wastes a talented cast.

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