Greatest Hits

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  cover story Inside Netflix’s TV-Swallowing, Market-Dominating Binge Factory The streaming service is hiring everybody in Hollywood to make more shows than any network ever has, and it already knows which ones you’ll like. By Josef Adalian
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  anniversaries The Writers of Sex and the City Imagine Story Lines for a 2018 Season Charlotte and Miranda have found that making mom friendships is at least as hard as dating. By Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
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  oral histories Jersey Shore: An Oral History “It was like zebras in the Serengeti. We wanted to see this in action. Where does that happen? The Jersey Shore.” By Molly Fitzpatrick
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  backstories How 50 Famous Female Characters Were Described in Their Screenplays All the surprising ways these well-known characters were introduced on the page. By Kyle Buchanan and Jordan Crucchiola
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  in conversation Quincy Jones on the Secret Michael Jackson and the Problem With Modern Pop Currently in the midst of an extended victory lap ahead of his turning 85 in March, the music legend talks like he has nothing to lose. By David Marchese
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  recaps The Best Part of Gossip Girl Was Talking About Gossip Girl Your one and only source for recaps of the Greatest Show of Our Time. By Jessica Pressler and Chris Rovzar