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Its TV-as-catharsis approach to the monotony of office work was groundbreaking, but the show's premise wasn't built to last more than a few seasons.

Why Christian Pastors Are Talking About <i>Scandal</i> in Church ABC

Why Christian Pastors Are Talking About Scandal in Church

Shonda Rhimes's show deals with adultery, temptation, redemption, and the need for a savior—making it a ripe, but potentially perilous, Biblical teaching tool.

David Bowie's Supposed Blasphemy Is Just Banal, Shameful Branding David Bowie

David Bowie's Supposed Blasphemy Is Just Banal, Shameful Branding

"The Next Day" video: another example of why pop culture needs to cut it out with the salacious-priests trope.

Is This Year's Cannes Lineup Too ... French? AP

Is This Year's Cannes Lineup Too ... French?

Critics have noted that the world's most prestigious film festival will spotlight an outsize number of movies from its host country—as well, of course, as from the U.S.

The Time Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays Did a Dual Interview for <i>Esquire</i> Crown Archetype

The Time Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays Did a Dual Interview for Esquire

In 1968, in the twilights of both greats' careers, the magazine asked the pair to evaluate each other's achievements—and the resulting story was affectionate, funny, and poignant.

The Man Who Liked to Sleep With Women Almi Pictures

The Man Who Liked to Sleep With Women

François Truffaut's 1977 L'homme Qui Aimait Les Femmes (The Man Who Loved Women) isn't exactly about what its title suggests.

Cormac McCarthy's <i>The Road</i> May Have the Scariest Passage in All of Literature

Cormac McCarthy's The Road May Have the Scariest Passage in All of Literature

Benjamin Percy, author of Red Moon, makes the case.

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.

It's Motherboy 40: <i>Arrested Development</i> Was Always Meant for the GIF Age Netflix

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

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

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