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The Best TV of 2021 (So Far)

A slow start to the TV year has left room for some smaller, less expected highlights (and, yes, one giant event series) to make themselves known. By Jen Chaney and Kathryn VanArendonk

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The Detonations of Alice Neel

The artist’s portrait show at the Met is packed with raw emotional power. By Jerry Saltz

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An Ode to the People in My Workout Video

I have made 11 friends during the pandemic. All of them, coincidentally, happen to be characters in my workout video. By Rachel Handler

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The Best Movies of 2021 (So Far)

From an English-language Pedro Almodóvar movie to a new cut of a years-old superhero movie to an animated adventure through Bikini Bottom and beyond. By Bilge Ebiri and Alison Willmore

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Chad Tests The Limits of How Funny Awkward Can Be Nasim Pedrad’s turn as a teen boy who always says the wrong thing lacks the comedic specificity to overcome the character’s boorishness.
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The Hardest Day on the Set of Nobody To make a fight scene on a city bus as realistic as possible took true strategizing. Director Ilya Naishuller tells us how he made it happen.
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Is Apple Finally Getting Into Original Podcasts? The company announced a new project from podcaster Dan Taberski.
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Street Gang Trailer: Jim Henson and His Beard Spread Joy The Sesame Street doc premieres in theaters on April 23, and on demand May 7.
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Learn How to Spell ‘Barb’ and ‘Star’ in a Deleted Scene from Barb & Star B as in bonkers, A as in apple…
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Andrew Garfield Is a One-man Vlog Squad in Gia Coppola’s Mainstream Trailer He’s “no one special.”
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Pete Davidson Is Officially Out of His Mom’s Basement Congratulations to her!
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Meghan and Prince Harry’s First Netflix Series Is All About the Invictus Games It will follow “extraordinary competitors” during their training period.
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Excerpt: Novelist Philip Roth’s Agonizing Marriage to Claire Bloom “God, I’m fond of adultery,” Roth liked to say. “Aren’t you?”
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You Really Don’t Want to Know What Will Forte Kept From His Daughter’s Birth “My fiancée was like, ‘You’re super gross.’”
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Fallon Welcomes Actual Creators of Viral TikTok Dances to Tonight Show Following the backlash to Addison Rae’s appearance on the show.
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Jeopardy! Contestant Thoroughly Zings Aaron Rodgers Over Field-Goal Flop During the Green Bay Packers quarterback’s first episode as guest host.
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There’s a Peeps Film in the Works, and It’s Apparently a Road-Trip Movie How does one put the pedal to the metal with a foot so soft?
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You’ve Got More Bridgerton Cast Members to Add to Your Season Two Dance Card Hope Lady Whistledown is ready to burn the midnight oil.

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Utica Queen Can Die Happy After Getting Flipped Off by RuPaul on Drag Race By Justin Curto

TV Recaps

90 Day Fiancé (S8/E17) Yara and Jovi Take Center Stage The season wraps with a satisfying spotlight on a couple that embodies what 90DF is really all about: transitions.
Gangs of London (S1/E1) The Old Ultraviolence From its visceral opening action sequence to its closing one, this premiere makes clear exactly what kind of series Gangs of London will be.
The Walking Dead (S10/E22) Jukebox Antihero The much-anticipated Negan origin story lives up to its considerably great expectations.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta (S13/E16) Fakeration in this Dancerie It takes a while, but Porsha finally gives the interrogation of her sex life by a co-worker the level of respect that it deserves.
Saturday Night Live (S46/E16) Daniel Kaluuya Wants You … Vaxxed Despite some of his best sketches being cut for time, Kaluuya proves a steady presence throughout an often wobbly episode.

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backstories What Happens to New York Theater on April 2? Governor Cuomo announced that indoor performance will be allowed to return at 33 percent capacity starting today. What, exactly, will that look like? By Helen Shaw
spinoffs Organized Crime Is Not What We Need From Law & Order It’s also not what Elliot Stabler needs. By Kathryn VanArendonk
nfts Screen Time at the ‘World’s First Physical NFT Gallery,’ Whatever That Means What would it mean to go to a gallery show where the original works are on display, but not really there? By Rebecca Alter

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profile Confessions of a 32-Year-Old Drama Queen No one is keeping up with Trisha Paytas, YouTube’s most frighteningly entertaining star. By Rebecca Jennings
the art of ending things The 101 Greatest Endings in Movies History Good finales offer catharsis. The best deny us closure altogether. By Alison Willmore, Angelica Jade Bastién, and Bilge Ebiri
movies Chloé Zhao’s America The creator of quiet indie dramas is now the most-sought-after director in Hollywood. By Alison Willmore
books The Implosion of American Dirt How one of publishing’s most hyped books became its biggest horror story — and still ended up a best seller. By Lila Shapiro
nancy meyers week A Chaotic Taxonomy of the Nancy Meyers Cinematic Universe Over four-plus decades, the filmmaker has created a very specific visual language. Here is the key. By Rachel Handler
in conversation Francis Ford Coppola Is Still Going for Broke His recut of The Godfather: Part III is one of his most personal projects yet, but it’s far from his last. By Bilge Ebiri

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