“One Day at a Time,” which follows a Cuban-American family in Los Angeles, was inspired by Gloria Calderón Kellet’s own life.
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Dave Chappelle and the ‘Imperfect Allies’ the #MeToo Movement Needs
Chappelle’s two latest specials wade deeply into our national conversation.
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“Black Mirror”: a sci-fi TV show with serious moral concerns
The best “Black Mirror” stories ground themselves in a concrete human question or struggle.
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Why the Klingons have a better model of religious freedom than the Federation
“Star Trek: Discovery,” God and Klingon integralism.
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Why the first female Doctor gives hope to fans of “Doctor Who”
Next year, Jodie Whittaker will play the 13th Doctor in Season 11 of “Doctor Who.”
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Review: Jon Snow leads a Catholic revolt in ‘Gunpowder’
The series tells the story of the Gunpowder Plot, when a group of Catholics plotted to blow up Parliament.
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‘The Crown’ is back and the British monarchy has never looked more attractive.
The final episode of Season 1 left Queen Elizabeth very much alone and feeling the weight of her crown. What can we expect from Season 2?
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Noel the Ornament: The forgotten cartoon might be the Christmas story for our times
You know Dasher and Dancer, Rudolph, Prancer and Vixen…. But do you know Noel?
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The strange racial politics of ‘Stranger Things’
Could Hawkins be a place haunted not just by the Upside Down, but by the ghosts of our country’s racist past?
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How the freaks of “Stranger Things” let the transcendent become real
The everyday and the fantastical continue to live side by side as show enters second season.