The absurdity of “BoJack Horseman” offers an unrelenting, often devastating look into our own humanity.
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Ken Burns’s ‘Vietnam’ revisits a barbaric war and asks, what went wrong?
For nearly 20 years, the United States was severely divided by race, and a generational split not seen since the Civil War.
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Yvonne Orji opens up about her God-sent role on HBO’s ‘Insecure’
Orji’s differences with her character felt like a joke at first, but now? “I get it, Lord; I see what you’re doing!”
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‘The Keepers’ isn’t easy to watch. Here’s why you should anyway
What is it about habits and cassocks that capture the imagination of even secular audiences?
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Here are the America Jeopardy! questions, er, answers.
The following are the correct responses to the prompts for “America Jeopardy!” How many did you get?
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America magazine takes on ‘Jeopardy!’
Given that many of you are likely reading this on the beach, or in transit to your summer destination, I thought I’d offer you some lighter fare here.
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‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ invites us to the land of the happy fools
‘Kimmy’ takes on everything about life that is hard and makes it all so much bigger and more absurd.
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Are there lessons to be learned from Bernie Madoff in the Trump era?
Diana Henriques wrote the book on Madoff. She says Donald Trump is no con man.
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The beliefs changing the world of ‘American Gods’
One of attractions to a show like “American Gods” is that it purposefully toys with that concept of belief.