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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ Is Hall of Fame Filth

 A torrent of horny one-liners that restores the feeling of sneaking and listening to rap songs with X-rated lyrics as a kid. By Craig Jenkins
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Kate Maberly Answers Every Question We Have About 1993’s The Secret Garden

 The actress remembers stalking Roger Deakins on set, squaring off with Maggie Smith, and receiving letters (still) from young fans of the dark film. By Rachel Handler
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Will a Comedy Ever Play at a Movie Theater Again?

 Three writers wonder: Is 2020 the end of the end of laughing out loud at the cinema? By Alison Willmore, Bilge Ebiri, and Jesse David Fox
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The Movie of This Quarantine Summer Is Jurassic Park

 Running from dinosaurs, stress-eating ice cream, filing into a theme park even though it means putting lives at risk — who can’t relate? By Alison Willmore

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    The 50 Best Comedies on Netflix Right Now New additions include Spaceballs, The Death of Stalin, Eurovision, and more.
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    All the Live Events, Movie Releases, and Productions Affected by the Coronavirus Who’s next?
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    Winnie the Bish Gets Woke in the Trailer for His New Hulu Show Actor alias: Lamorne Morris.
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    Succession Showrunner Hopes to Shoot Season 3 in NYC Before Christmas “Who knows if that’ll come about, but that’s the plan at the moment.”
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    Even the MTV VMAs Realize the MTV VMAs Shouldn’t Be Held Inside Barclays Center Instead, the show will go on at outdoor venues with “limited or no audience.”
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    Ben Affleck to Remind You It’s Chinatown With Adaptation of The Big Goodbye The actor will write and direct a movie adaptation of behind-the-scenes account The Big Goodbye.
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    Ava DuVernay Is Making an HBO Max Show Based on One Perfect Shot Twitter Account Each episode will take a deep dive into a director’s “most iconic shot,” as well as a seminal cinematic image that influenced their career.
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    Five Bon Appétit Stars Have Exited the Test Kitchen As has print employee Ryan Walker-Hartshorn. All say Condé Nast Entertainment is failing to make meaningful change to the way it does business.
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    Watching These Teens Hear ‘In the Air Tonight’ for the First Time Is So Joyful Experiencing that drum fill for the first time is like seeing a new color.
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    Victoria Monét Saved the Best Songs for Herself The title track of Monét’s ’70s-tinged debut proves she’s not just someone else’s songwriter.
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