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Fox Empire: A Sloppy Episode With a Courtney Love Bonus
Fox's hit musical drama fell apart a bit this week, though the show's bright spots remain compelling.
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Fox Empire Continues to Grow (as Its Sexual Politics Remain Muddy)
Taraji P. Henson is giving one of TV's elite performances, transforming caricature into a genuine, warts-and-all character.
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Fox Is Empire's Depiction of the Hip-Hop World Authentic?
The show tackles questions of realness in the genre through the attempted recruitment of imprisoned rapper Titan.
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Fox Empire's Gay Son Is the Show's Greatest Asset
Audiences were promised King Lear and Def Jam, not Suge Knight's Mystic River. So why are we getting more of the latter?
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Fox Is Empire the Musical How to Get Away With Murder?
Two Atlantic writers try to figure out just what kind of show Empire really is.
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The CW; Amazon The Right Side of Awards History
The Golden Globes' TV categories proved the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is on the cutting edge—hardly new territory for the organization.
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Fox Time to 'Let It Go,' Glee
The sixth season of Fox's former hit treads unfamiliar ground—failure for star Rachel Berry—but no one's heart seems to be in it.
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Fox The Messy, Beautiful, Unique Empire
Two Atlantic staffers evaluate the promise and potential pitfalls telegraphed in the Fox musical drama's premiere.
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The WB Remembering Richard Gilmore
The late Edward Herrmann will be remembered for many different roles. For a lot of young people, his Gilmore Girls character is the most indelible.
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Greg Allen/AP Photos: Blondie, as Seen by Blondie
Chris Stein's collection of behind-the-scenes images—many of his bandmate Debbie Harry—tell a compelling story in Chris Stein/Negative.
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The Weinstein Company The Imitation Game's False Ending
The film wants to conclude happily, but downplaying Alan Turing's tragic demise does a disservice to his legacy.
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Taylor Hotter The Guys Who Love Gilmore Girls
The podcast Gilmore Guys has drawn a devoted following by taking an affectionate but critical look at a beloved TV show.
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Lynne Sladky/AP The Pinup and the Photographer
The partnership between the Bettie Page and Bunny Yeager is celebrated in the recently released photo book Bettie Page: Queen of Curves.
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Matt Sayles/AP The Pinkprint: Goodbye Roman Zolanski, Hello Onika Maraj
Nicki Minaj's third full-length album isn't full of the hard rap she promised, but offers an intimate introduction to the woman behind the work.
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Sarah Gargagliano for Coco Blanca The Pun-Slinging Guru of Drinking Through Parenthood
Children's book writer Tim Federle's latest project: Hickory Daiquiri Dock, a cocktail recipe book that puts a grown-up spin on nursery rhymes.
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RCA Kelly Clarkson's 'Since U Been Gone': The Best Pop Song in 10 Years
Breakaway's second single heralded the arrival of a new star, a new sound, and an all-time karaoke classic.
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Rick Bowmer/AP The Comforting Blandness of the First Openly Gay Soccer Pro
Robbie Rogers's new autobiography is dull—and that’s not a bad thing.
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Relativity Media Gugu Mbatha-Raw Can, and Should, Have It All
Beyond the Lights could be better, but its does reveal a star destined for bigger things.
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ABC How to Get Away With Murder Is Saving Scandal From Itself
ABC needs a monster hit that gets strong social media buzz on Thursday nights—and luckily for Scandal, another show is shouldering that burden this season.
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ABC Gay Sex on How to Get Away With Murder: Offensive, Crass, and Smart
This is a show full of people indulging in their worst behaviors, so regressive "bottom shaming" isn't irresponsible writing. It's consistent.
