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'Your Outie Is ...': My Own Surreal Journey with an AI Version of Myself
I got a glimpse of what it's like to have a "Severance"-style alter ego. Beware the hagiographic version of yourself who is inevitably coming to an…
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Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
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Show Therapy: 'Shrinking'
Exploring our feelings about the wonderful, maddening Apple series.
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Saul Austerlitz
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Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
, and 
Thea Glassman
3
The 10 Most Influential 'SNL' Sketches Ever
Live from New York...we have some opinions!
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Ministry of Pop Culture
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The Surprising Stories Behind Carrie Bradshaw and Ron Burgundy's Looks
The behind-the-scenes tales about pop culture's most iconic outfits.
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Ministry of Pop Culture
4
Our Dream Oscar Nominees
Four choices for movies and performances that should, in a better world, be nominated for Academy Awards.
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Ministry of Pop Culture
Our 2025 Pop Culture Predictions
From Taylor to Peak TV, we guarantee these all will maybe possibly come true.
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Ministry of Pop Culture
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Our Top Reads of 2024
TV writers script the 2024 election, how fictional NYC captured 9/11, what "Schitt's Creek" taught us about love, how to write like Taylor Swift, and…
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Ministry of Pop Culture
Why Is Nicole Kidman Always on My TV Now?
How embracing the menopausal years is giving some of our greatest actresses the best roles of their lives on the small screen. And how we can still do…
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Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
8
Pop Culture Secret Santa
Our handpicked book pairings go together as well as milk and cookies.
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Ministry of Pop Culture
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How to Write Fake Pop Culture (and Make it Seem Real)
The secrets to crafting fictional pop songs, TV shows and more.
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Kirthana Ramisetti
7
The New Pop Star Goddesses
Female pop stars are funnier, angrier, queerer, weirder, smarter—and more powerful—than ever.
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Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
2
Is Agatha a Tragic Heroine?
What "Agatha All Along" has in common with "Promising Young Woman," 'Thelma and Louise," and "Game of Thrones," and what this can teach us about all…
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stacey simmons
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