Latest articles by David Faris
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The 5 best nuclear war movies of all time
The Week Recommends ‘A House of Dynamite’ reanimates a dormant cinematic genre for our new age of atomic insecurity
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The 5 best political thriller series of the 21st century
The Week Recommends Viewers can binge on most anything, including espionage and the formation of parliamentary coalitions
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The 8 best dark comedies of the 21st century
The 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 time
The 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 time
The 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 mob
The 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 movies
The 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 time
The Week Recommends From Colombia to the California suburbs, every drug kingpin has a familiar and tragic trajectory
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8 of the best ‘cozy crime’ series of all time
The 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 time
The Week Recommends If you don’t like a good gangster flick, just fuhgeddaboudit
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15 dank Gen Z dating phrases
In 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 time
The Week Recommends For undead aficionados, the age of abundance has truly arrived
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What is Donald Trump's net worth?
In Depth Trump's crypto-friendly policies and investments aren't just insulating him from tariff-driven market volatility — they are also making him substantially richer
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Things Trump has said about war and the military
In 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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The world's 10 richest families
In Depth From Middle Eastern monarchs to M&M magnates, these are the most fabulously wealthy clans on Earth
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A running list of Marjorie Taylor Greene's controversies
In Depth Exploring the Georgia Republican's long history of incendiary behavior
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The men who could succeed Vladimir Putin
In 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 friendships
the 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 time
In Depth It's not often that someone is born with both of these rare skill sets
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The 5 best zombie movies of all time
The Week Recommends Ghouls feasting on flesh have been a staple of cinema for more than 50 years
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The best limited series of all time
the week recommends Trading cliffhangers and endless renewals for narrative closure
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The 5 best movies based on TV shows
The 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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What is Barack Obama's net worth?
The Explainer Book royalties and entertainment mega-deals sustain the former president's financial portfolio more than eight years after he left office
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