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Girls Finale “Latching” Recap: Girl, You’ll Be a Woman, Soon
Mark Schafer/HBO Lena Dunham has said that she considers last week’s episode Girls‘ true finale, and this week’s episode more of a postscript. And it does feel that way. Almost all series finales are bad. Most of them are—at the bare minimum—controversial (The Sopranos), some are truly great (Breaking Bad, Mad Men), and many are […]
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Girls Season 6 Premiere Recap: “That’s Sun in Her Pussy!”
Riz Ahmed plays a surfing instructor, who becomes Hannah Horvath’s new love interest. MARK SCHAFER/HBO The sixth and final season of Girls begins with Hannah’s very first piece getting published in the New York Times. Of course, it’s a Modern Love column, and it’s titled “Losing My Best Friend to My Ex-Boyfriend,” presumably about Jessa […]
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Facebook Will Take Some Responsibility For Fake News—But Is It Enough?
NORTHFOTO / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Facebook is teaming up with fact-checking organizations to reduce the amount of fake news its users see and share. This comes after outcry that fake news played a role in influencing the 2016 presidential election. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg initially denied that fallible human minds can be deceived by lies, saying back […]
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Watch the Trailer for Netflix’s New Barack Obama Biopic, “Barry”
Netflix has released the trailer for its new Barack Obama biopic, Barry. Set in the 1981, the film depicts the college-age president-to-be, played by Devon Terrell, as he moves to New York City and begins his junior year at Columbia University. Featuring an unassuming title and a handsome cast, the movie will present formative moments […]
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John Oliver: President-Elect Donald Trump Is a “Klan-Backed Misogynist Internet Troll”
Don’t get comfortable. That was comedian John Oliver’s message to viewers last night, when he addressed Donald Trump’s shocking presidential win on November 8. On Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, he summed up his feelings about this election year: “I thought I wanted it to be over but now that it’s over I wish […]
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Twitter Reacts to the Second Presidential Debate
PATRIMONIO DESIGNS LTD / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Sunday night saw the second presidential debate of the 2016 election. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and the GOP’s Donald Trump faced off in a town hall-style discussion, which featured questions from audience members and on social media, as well as from moderators Anderson Cooper and Martha Raddatz. The evening began […]
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Twitter Reacts to Donald Trump’s Debate Antics
patrimonio designs ltd / Shutterstock.com Last night saw the first presidential debate of the 2016 election. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and GOP opponent Donald Trump laid out their competing ideas for the U.S.A.—what’s going wrong and who can do more about it. All eyes were on the debate, if trends on social media are any […]