“The Americans” Turns Up the Heat on the Cold War
Sochi and Pussy Riot have turned the spotlight on Putin's reign of terror. Will it make us reconsider our loyalties to our favorite KGB duo?
Television
Sometimes It Only Takes One Season To Tell a Good Story
Anthology series like ‘True Detective’ and ‘American Horror Story’ get it right. Hear that, ‘House of Cards’?
The Great Funny Girl Cover Up
Why are ‘Vogue’ and ‘Elle’ cropping, cloaking, and Photoshopping the crap out of female comics Mindy Kaling, Melissa McCarthy, and Lena Dunham?
Why Do We Love to Hate Hannah Horvath So Much?
We forgive Walter White lies, murders—everything. But viewers won’t forgive a 20-something self-absorbed female protagonist whose greatest crime is … being irritating.
What the Three ‘SNL’ Finalists Will Bring to the Show
Besides offering much-needed racial and gender parity, each black female comedian has her own brand of humor.
‘SNL’ Makes a Serious Move to Finally Get a Black Female Cast Member
The sketch show hosts a secret audition for women of color. Hear that Kenan?
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Creator Will Cast her Spell on the Salem Witch Trials
Jenji Kohan joins the fast-growing TV genre of witch dramas, with a new HBO series in the works.
Closet Case Study: Our GIF Recap of ‘Masters of Sex’ Episode 3
Bunnies, hookers, and gays—last night’s show was a secret-revealing extravaganza.
The ‘Breaking Bad’ Finale and Recommendation Aggression
Why we need to take a critical look at how we tell people what they should watch on TV.