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Is Succession a Comedy?

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What Is Every Song on Taylor Swift’s Lover Actually About?

 Presenting the Sparknotes version of Lover: All the important themes and hidden messages behind each song, and nothing more. By Jill Gutowitz
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Exclusive! The Real Housewives React to Bethenny Frankel Ditching Bravo

 You heard it here first. By Brian Moylan
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Ready or Not Is a Brutal Evisceration of Marriage and the Rich

 For all the blood and mayhem, it is Samara Weaving’s guttural scream that forces us to bear witness to the horrors of institutions. By Angelica Jade Bastién

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    The Best New Songs of the Week: Charlie Puth, Missy Elliott, and Taylor Swift Listen to them all.
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    American Factory Gestures Toward the End of the Working World As We Know It The Obamas’ Netflix doc is an eye-opening prelude to the rise of machines.
  4. song review
    Taylor Swift and the Dixie Chicks Come Full Circle on ‘Soon You’ll Get Better’ At this point, both Swift and the Chicks have fairly complicated relationships with country.
  5. tv review
    In On Becoming a God in Central Florida, the Real Pyramid Scheme Is America Kirsten Dunst’s new Showtime series centers on a subculture desperate to transcend the financial burdens and repetitious obligations of American life.
  6. left on read
    A$AP Rocky Ghosts Donald Trump After Returning From Sweden “Rocky hasn’t even called us.”
  7. now where were we?
    Catching Up on The Affair’s 4 Seasons of Wild Drama The Showtime drama has never lacked for twists and turns, so here’s a refresher on where each character stands going into the fifth and final season.
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    Brodie Reed’s Favorite Band Is Still Linkin Park Talking tweets with the L.A.-based comedian and writer.
  10. podcasts
    A Plagiarism Scandal Shakes Up the True-Crime Podcast World Crime Junkie’s recent troubles bring new scrutiny to an often unchecked genre.
  11. relationships
    Orlando Bloom Says Being With Katy Perry Is a ‘Mountain to Climb’ Don’t be a perv; he meant emotionally.
  12. honey you mean hunkcules
    Bless My Soul We’re Getting 5 New Hercules Songs Alan Menken, the genius behind the classics from the movie, has written new material for the show’s Central Park limited run.
  13. feuds
    Scooter Braun ‘Congratulates’ Taylor Swift on New Album “Supporting was always the healthier option.”
  14. new music
    Missy Elliott Releases New Music Video ‘Throw It Back’ We’ve been graced by a new video and mixtape.
  15. taylor swift
    Taylor Swift’s Lover Songs Ranked by Queer Energy A Taylor Swift song or the plot of Carol? We have theories.
  16. lover
    Hello, Lover! Taylor Swift’s Seventh Album Is Finally Here It’s been a long, winding, secret-code-strewn road.
  17. song review
    ‘I Forgot That You Existed’ Is Taylor Swift in All Her Passive-Aggressive Glory It’s self-care as snark.
  18. sneaky!
    Wait, the Breaking Bad Movie Is Already Done Filming? What else aren’t you telling us, Vince?
  19. casting
    William Jackson Harper Joins Amazon’s Underground Railroad More fraught ethical quandaries! Goody!
  20. endings
    The Fifth Season of Ballers Will Be Its Last Ball was life. What will be life now?
  21. stunning revelations
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