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NBC The Astonishing Duality of BTS
In 2020, the world’s biggest band proved that it excels equally at massive spectacle and small-scale intimacy.
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Charlie Maignan The 16 Best Albums of 2020
A selection of the most illuminating music to come out of a dark year, handpicked by our staffers
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Big Hit Entertainment BTS’s ‘Life Goes On’ Did the Impossible
The Grammy-nominated pop septet’s newest single became the first Korean song to top the Billboard Hot 100—with virtually no radio play.
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Big Hit Entertainment BTS’s ‘Dynamite’ Could Upend the Music Industry
The English-language single’s massive success is a career milestone for the South Korean pop group—and a reflection of America’s entertainment market.
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Ira Powell / Shutterstock How One Atlantic Editor Is Spending Her Holidays This Year
It won’t be in the French Alps.
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Ethan Miller / Getty / Thanh Do / ... I Wasn’t a Fan of BTS. And Then I Was.
The Korean supergroup’s devoted following and chart-topping success have won them comparisons to the Beatles. Why was I surprised to get swept up in their magic?
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HBO Did Viewers Win or Lose in Game of Thrones?
Three Atlantic writers discuss the HBO epic’s divisive series finale, which tries to break the wheel one last time.
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HBO Game of Thrones Delivers Its Most Cataclysmic Episode
Three Atlantic staffers discuss “The Bells,” the bloody and fiery penultimate entry of the series.
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Netflix Netflix’s Tuca & Bertie Is a Surreal Celebration of Friendship
Lisa Hanawalt, the cartoonist known for her work on BoJack Horseman, discusses making a new animated comedy about the bond between two young bird-women.
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HBO The Long Night Finally Arrives on Game of Thrones
The much-awaited, epic Battle of Winterfell aired, and three Atlantic staffers discuss what its dramatic conclusion might mean for the show’s last episodes.
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Helen Sloan / HBO Game of Thrones: The One Where Everyone Contemplates Imminent Death
Three Atlantic staffers discuss “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” the second episode of Season 8.
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HBO Game of Thrones Makes Time for Love Before War
Three Atlantic staffers discuss “Winterfell,” the first episode of Season 8.
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Wenjia Tang The Media Barely Covered One of the Worst Storms to Hit U.S. Soil
Weeks ago, Super Typhoon Yutu devastated the Northern Mariana Islands, which are home to tens of thousands of Americans. Mainland outlets paid little attention.
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Netflix How the Hollywood Redemption Machine Works, According to BoJack Horseman
The show’s fifth season shows how protecting abusive, famous men is a tangled and corrupting process that touches everyone.
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Drawn & Quarterly Coyote Doggirl Gives the Western a Whimsical, Watercolor Spin
A new graphic novel from the artist Lisa Hanawalt (BoJack Horseman) gives an old genre the kind of heroine it’s never seen before.
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Warner Bros. / The Atlantic Which Crazy Rich Asians Scenes Were Most Memorable?
Four Atlantic staffers discuss the film’s particular power, and the movie moments they’re still thinking about.
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Netflix Where BoJack Horseman Season 4 Shone Brightest
The animated Netflix show’s two best episodes this year experimented with narrative to bring the private pain of its female characters to light.
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Nina Subin / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic Marjorie Liu on the Road to Making Monstress
The comic-book writer discusses working for Marvel, the loneliness of novel-writing, and why her epic-fantasy series is mostly populated by women and characters of color.
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HBO What Did Game of Thrones Accomplish This Year?
Three Atlantic staffers discuss "The Dragon and the Wolf," the Season 7 finale.
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Helen Sloan / courtesy of HBO Is Game of Thrones on Thin Ice?
Three Atlantic staffers discuss “Beyond the Wall,” the sixth episode of the seventh season.
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