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The Grandiloquent Gatsby WB

The Grandiloquent Gatsby

It's not that Gatsby can't be filmed. It's that it can't be filmed by this Hollywood.

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It's Motherboy 40: Arrested Development Was Always Meant for the GIF Age

The show's almost-literary richness makes it infinitely rewatchable.

Morning Coffee: Childish Gambino's 'It May Be Glamour Life' Childish Gambino

Morning Coffee: Childish Gambino's 'It May Be Glamour Life'

A Donald Glover track sans Donald Glover, plus Ghostface

Hey, <i>42</i>: Why All the Hate for the Pittsburgh Pirates? Warner Bros.

Hey, 42: Why All the Hate for the Pittsburgh Pirates?

The Jackie Robinson biopic paints the Pittsburgh franchise as a laughingstock and a home to bigoted players—without much basis in historical fact.

Good News: The <i>Arrested Development</i> Season 4 Trailer Is Quite Funny NetFlix
<i>Mad Men</i> May Be About to Get a Whole Lot Darker AMC

Mad Men May Be About to Get a Whole Lot Darker

Several potential tragedies emerged from this week's episode. Our roundtable discusses.

<i>Game of Thrones</i>' Worst Scene Yet? HBO

Game of Thrones' Worst Scene Yet?

Dismemberment, disappointment, and dragons: Our roundtable on "The Bear and the Maiden Fair," the seventh episode of the HBO series' third season.

Some Spoilery <i>Game of Thrones</i> Speculation About Robb and Talisa HBO
<i>The Great Gatsby</i> Movie Needed to Be More Gay Warner Bros.

The Great Gatsby Movie Needed to Be More Gay

Tobey Maguire plays Nick Carraway as guileless heterosexual—but in the novel, his sexuality's ambiguous, and he's linked to Gatsby & co. by their shared need for deception.

SNL's Kristin Wiig Episode: 5 Best Scenes NBC

SNL's Kristin Wiig Episode: 5 Best Scenes

Target Lady, Garth and Kat, the mutant Finger Lakes sister, cameos by Maya Rudolph and Jonah Hill, and Music by Vampire Weekend.

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The Atlantic Monthly

The world may never run out of oil—and the consequences could be dire. Plus: avoiding the worst parts of death, Henry Kissinger's statesmanship, reconsidering hair metal, and more.

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