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The Making of an Emmy Underdog Success Story

 Though big shows on big networks continue to dominate, bottom-up Emmy campaigns increasingly have a chance of working. By Josef Adalian
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Against Style Guides — Sort Of

 A new history of the semicolon shows that grammar guides have been ever with us and never particularly helpful. By Jonathan Russell Clark
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Comic-Con 2019: Where Have All the Major Movie Studios Gone?

 Sony, Universal, Warner Bros., and Lionsgate are sitting out San Diego this year. Is SDCC still relevant as a Hollywood marketing platform? By Chris Lee
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The Garbage Man Speaks

 Nearly five years later, the writer of one of ClickHole’s greatest hits reveals himself. By Megh Wright

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