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Tamara Jenkins on Popping the Big Question in Private Life

 “You can’t just make shit up. It has to be true at some point. But if I were presenting this as my memoir … I’d be in trouble.” By Emily Yoshida
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6 Reasons Why A Star Is Born Stumbled This Season (and 1 Reason for Optimism)

 A Star Is Born came into this season as the presumptive Oscars front-runner. Then suddenly, that changed. By Nate Jones
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Everything We Know About the Oscars Broadcast So Far

 It may not have a host, but it will have “40,00 real roses.” So … there’s that! By Rebecca Alter
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Get to Know the Films That Inspired Documentary Now!

 Your guide to watching the major titles that the IFC series has parodied in the past and will spoof in its new season. By Noel Murray

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  1. secrets
    John Mulaney’s Mom Knows Who the Mean SNL Hosts Are After every show, she would ask, “Were they nice?”
  2. crime
    Empire Cuts Jussie Smollett From Last Two Episodes of the Season “While these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system.”
  4. behind the scenes
    Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show to Air a Larry Sanders–Inspired Special Next Week Featuring appearances by Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels, Ben Stiller, and more.
  5. this week in late night
    Why Can You Still Not F***ing Swear on Late Night? Censorship on late night seems pretty f***ing arbitrary these days.
  6. oscars 2019
    A Surprise 1936 Oscar Win Banned Write-in Campaigns Forever For a short stretch, the Academy Awards allowed voters to write in their own choices. It didn’t go well.
  7. last night on late night
    Trevor Noah Finds a Shred of Good News in the Jussie Smollett Story “Even amateurs know if you commit a crime, you go all cash, people. No paper trail!”
  9. oscars 2019
    The Behind-the-Scenes History of Hugh Jackman’s Oscars Opening Number How three alt-comedians ended up writing one of the best sequences to air on the Academy Awards.
  10. last night on late night
    Which Late Night Green Book Parody Is Right for You? Desus & Mero vs. Amber & Seth
  11. last night on late night
    Reba McEntire Was Almost in Titanic It’s okay. Her heart went on.
  12. pilot season
    Adam Pally & Abby Elliott Join Dan Levy’s Uninsured The pilot will be produced by The Goldbergs’ Doug Robinson and Alison Greenspan.
  13. still?
    Qué Lástima! Woody Allen Is Working on a New Film in Spain A Spanish company is financing the as-yet-untitled Allen project.
  14. my single is dropping
    Watch: John Early Joins CupcakKe on a Horny Undersea Adventure “Squidward Nose” goes where no episode of Spongebob has ever gone.
  15. upcoming releases
    LeBron James’s Space Jam Gets 2021 Release Date The original’s themes of athlete exploitation have never been more relevant.
  16. the law
    Prosecutors Lay Out How Jussie Smollett Allegedly Planned His Own Attack The Empire star rehearsed the assault with his accomplices, according to court documents.
  17. the law
    Jussie Smollett Returns to the Set of Empire “I wanted to say I’m sorry and, you know me, I would never do this to any of you, you are my family. I swear to God, I did not do this.”
  18. crime
    Multiple States Are Convening Grand Juries Investigating R. Kelly The singer is being investigated by Illinois, New York, Georgia, and the Department of Homeland Security.
  19. oscars 2019
    Kendrick Lamar and SZA Will Not Perform at the Oscars “All the Stars” won’t be performed by anyone else, either.
  20. crime
    Sources: Jussie Smollett Made ‘Zero Rumblings’ About His Empire Pay The Empire star allegedly staged his attack because he was unhappy with his salary. But he didn’t voice his displeasure to bosses, sources say.
  21. party report
    Diane Warren May Not Have an Oscar But She Does Have This Old Chocolate Oscar “It lives in my refrigerator!”
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