Anyone watching “Leaving Neverland” should come away with one fundamental question, and for Catholics, it is a familiar one: How did we not see this coming?
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A love letter to “Desus & Mero” from a fellow Bronxite
Along with changing how society defines what it means to be funny in 2019, the Bodega Boys have given me—and audiences outside of New York City—an opportunity to see the streets, communities, culture we know reflected in popular culture.
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The unfortunate similarities between ‘Russian Doll’ and today’s Catholic Church
Like a new Netflix series, the church today seems caught in an endless loop of accusations and revelations.
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The first virgin ‘Bachelor’ challenges secular and religious prejudices about sex
But even as the show mocks and fixates on his virginity, Colton invites empathy and sparks thought-provoking conversations about sexual morality.
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Is ‘Watership Down’ really for kids?
A new Netflix miniseries brings out the story’s aspects of adventure and conflict, with occasionally pulse-pounding results.
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Purgatory is other people on ‘The Good Place’ and ‘Forever’
What if you could improve yourself after you are dead? This appealing prospect drives two current TV comedies.
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Eight great TV shows from 2018
The very best television is like an Ignatian contemplation: It tells stories that offer us some kind of gift—an insight or encouragement for our lives.
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‘Brideshead Revisited’ changed my life. Can it work its magic on the ‘Downton Abbey’ generation?
A 11-part television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s great novel aired weekly on PBS in 1981.
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The ghosts aren’t the most terrifying part of “The Haunting of Hill House”
No member of the Crain family is the same after their summer at the home.
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In Texas, all roads lead to tacos
In “The Tacos of Texas,” Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece explore Texas through the eyes of the taqueros, chefs, owners and abuelitas (“grannies”) responsible for taco culture.