Latest articles by David Faris
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The 8 best dark comedies of the 21st centuryThe Week Recommends From Santa Claus to suicide terrorism, these movies skewered big, taboo subjects
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The 7 best police procedurals of all timeThe Week Recommends There’s more to cops and robbers than just nabbing the bad guy at the end of the show
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8 of the best horror comedy films of all timeThe Week Recommends From parodies to ‘requels,’ these movies will make you laugh and scream at the same time
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The 5 best TV shows about the mobThe Week Recommends From the show that launched TV’s golden age to a Batman spin-off, viewers can’t get enough of these magnificent mobsters
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5 of the best kid-friendly scary moviesThe Week Recommends Hardcore horror is for grown-ups only, but light scares can be startling fun for the whole family
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7 of the best narco TV series of all timeThe Week Recommends From Colombia to the California suburbs, every drug kingpin has a familiar and tragic trajectory
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The new age of book banningThe Explainer How America’s culture wars collided with parents and legislators who want to keep their kids away from ‘dangerous’ ideas
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8 of the best ‘cozy crime’ series of all timeThe Week Recommends Murder mysteries don’t necessarily have to make us miserable, and these shows have perfected a feel-good crime formula
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The 5 best mob movies of all timeThe Week Recommends If you don’t like a good gangster flick, just fuhgeddaboudit
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15 dank Gen Z dating phrasesIn Depth Knowing these neologisms can help anyone navigate the extremely online world of youth romance culture
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The 5 best zombie TV shows of all timeThe Week Recommends For undead aficionados, the age of abundance has truly arrived
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Things Trump has said about war and the militaryIn Depth The president's willingness to talk bluntly about US foreign policy and the Americans who carry it out has often landed him in hot water
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18 slang words and phrases we can thank (or blame) Gen Z forIn Depth Younger Americans have put their stamp on our language with these neologisms
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A running list of Marjorie Taylor Greene's controversiesIn Depth Exploring the Georgia Republican's long history of incendiary behavior
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Jump scare! Evil villain! These are fall’s most exciting horror movie releases.The Week Recommends An Airbnb rental gone wrong and another ‘Frankenstein’ adaptation highlight this autumn’s horror crop
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The men who could succeed Vladimir PutinIn Depth His reign can't last forever. Who are the leading alternatives?
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When did divorce begin?The Explainer Couples have always split up, but the institution has undergone major changes over the years
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5 of the best platonic TV friendshipsthe week recommends Maintaining boundaries has proven tricky for all but the most committed of buddies on the small screen
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The best singers turned actors of all timeIn Depth It's not often that someone is born with both of these rare skill sets
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The best limited series of all timethe week recommends Trading cliffhangers and endless renewals for narrative closure
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What's a pocket rescission and can Trump use one?The Explainer The White House may try to use an obscure and prohibited trick to halt more spending
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The 5 best movies based on TV showsThe Week Recommends From biblical parodies and space epics to an unappreciated auteur masterpiece, these movies breathed new life into preexisting TV series
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Real-life couples creating real-deal sparks in the best movies to star IRL partnersThe Week Recommends The chemistry between off-screen items can work wonders
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5 best movie sequels of all timeThe Week Recommends The second time is only sometimes as good as the first
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