Latest articles by Lili Loofbourow
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Bewildered in Atlanta
The Explainer On the purposeful indifference of the second season of Donald Glover's acclaimed series
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Heather Graham's #MeToo comedy needs to be taken seriously
The Explainer It's an incisive, semi-autobiographical send-up of how women survive Hollywood
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The CNN town hall on gun control was a failure. And that's good for our democracy.
opinion Why America needs to see more political debates where no one "wins"
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Fifty Shades and the secret compromises of women
opinion There's a reason this retrograde fantasy is so popular
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Inside Black Panther's all-black universe
The Explainer This movie is a conversation between black people — and that's what makes it so good
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The sexist myth of the Winchester Mystery House
The Explainer Sarah Winchester was no Miss Haversham of the Wild West
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This year's awful Super Bowl ads show America's corporations are freaking out
The Explainer The nation is divided, and advertisers don't know who they're targeting anymore
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High Maintenance gets paranoid
The Explainer We all need The Guy right now
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The Good Place crashes back to Earth
The Explainer The second season finale is the weirdest turn the show has taken yet
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The female price of male pleasure
opinion Let's talk about bad sex
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The award for Fastest Pivot goes to ... the Oscars
The Explainer The biggest and stodgiest awards show in Hollywood just responded rather nimbly to the Golden Globes' missteps
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What in the hell is going on with The Good Place?
The Explainer We need to talk about this dizzying, wonderful show
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The Assassination of Gianni Versace has main character confusion
The Explainer This show's focus quickly turns from Versace to his killer, and the whole thing doesn't quite work
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The sterilization of Condorito
The Explainer How Chile's scrappy comic book lothario got neutered for a global audience
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Alone Together brings millennial isolation to a surprising network
The Explainer Pat Robertson would probably disapprove
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26 TV shows to watch in 2018
The Explainer Looking for something to watch?
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Women staged a shocking revolt at the Golden Globes
The Explainer The sea of black turned out to be a more interesting experiment than anyone suspected
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The Chi is The Wire of 2018
The Explainer Showtime's new series is a jewel. Watch it.
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I hate I Love Lucy
opinion This isn't a comedy. It's a horror show.
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Bob Dylan, Donald Trump, and the damaging quest for American nostalgia
opinion These men are not similar — except insofar as they inspire a passionate fandom and tap into an American desire to go back
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2017 is the year when every unthinkable idea became thinkable again
opinion The Overton window has been smashed. What's next?
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The Rock is the worst thing about the Jumanji remake
opinion This is a film about body-swapping, but Dwayne Johnson can only ever play himself
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Why The Last Jedi has divided Star Wars fans
The Explainer The mixed reaction to the franchise's latest film reminds us there's no such thing as a "true" Star Wars fan
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From Titanic to Downsizing: How American fantasies have shrunk
The Explainer Oh, how we've changed in the last two decades
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