Latest articles by Lili Loofbourow
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Westworld is globalizing
The Explainer The show's boundaries are blurring: not just for the park, but for the bodies and personalities within them
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Thanos is America
opinion On the troubling American paternalism of Avengers: Infinity War
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The mysterious Christian symbolism of Westworld
The Explainer Who is Judas?
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The lessons of Bill Cosby's dizzying downfall
opinion Bill Cosby is finished. But real change has only just begun.
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Killing Eve's lethal femininity
The Explainer Let's talk about hair, clothes, and murder
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Westworld is playing a new game
The Explainer Look who's having fun now
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The 15 biggest questions going into Westworld's second season
The Explainer Why did Walter need more milk?
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Comey's big interview was a masterclass in civics
opinion The former FBI director's sit-down with George Stephanopoulos probably disappointed news junkies. But it might have had a huge impact on casual readers.
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Legion is finally starting to make sense
The Explainer The show's second season, while no less weird than the first, is done playing coy
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Beyond the pee tape
opinion Forget whether the salacious rumor in Comey's new book is true. How Trump reacted to it is what's important.
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Silicon Valley is better without T.J. Miller
The Explainer The fifth season proves Miller was only holding the series' terrific ensemble back
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The brutal referendum of Paterno
The Explainer The real star of this HBO movie is our habit of not-knowing about rape
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How Chappaquiddick rewrites the Great Man Tragedy
The Explainer John Curran's new film is a revealing interrogation of Ted Kennedy
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The emptiness of Ready Player One
The Explainer Steven Spielberg's latest movie is clear about the various cinematic universes it references. But its moral universe? That's a different story.
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The Americans is still the best show on television
The Explainer The first episode in the show's final season delivers
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The new Roseanne is unexpectedly good
The Explainer How the reboot skillfully navigates its extremely difficult premise
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The Stormy Daniels scandal is not gossip
opinion In sitting down with 60 Minutes, Daniels helped to unmask a horrifying pattern of behavior by the president and his people
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Lost on Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs
The Explainer The director's new movie is gorgeous to look at. Otherwise, it's a mess.
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The biggest liar of The Assassination of Gianni Versace
The Explainer Why, it's the show itself of course. And that's okay.
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Young people are cleverly using imagery to change the conversation on gun violence
The Explainer This is solidarity on display
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Stormy Daniels is crushing President Trump at his own game
opinion The reality TV star turned shamelessness into a powerful political tool. In a porn star, he's finally met his match.
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A Wrinkle in Time isn't very good. That's okay.
opinion This movie is a beautiful mess. Please don't take any political or cultural lessons from that.
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Jessica Jones' second season might be even better than the first
The Explainer The show's revisionist theory of superheroism deepens
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Frances McDormand's cryptic Oscars speech could start a revolution in Hollywood
The Explainer With two powerful words, she told her fellow actors how to weaponize their own contracts to demand diversity and equality
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