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How Gillian Laub Shot Her Way Through the Trump Years

 The photographer was horrified by her family’s support for Trump. So she turned her camera into a “mediator.” By Jillian Steinhauer
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Biz Markie Had Exactly What Hip-Hop Needed

 Rap’s pioneering “Clown Prince,” as remembered by his friends, family, collaborators, and admirers. By Drew Fortune
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The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2021 Emmy Awards

 A deafeningly bland, very white return to normalcy. By Kathryn VanArendonk and Jackson McHenry
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The Crown Sweeps While Ted Lasso Scores Big at the 2021 Emmys

 The Crown is the belle of the ball with a win in every drama category. By Savannah Salazar

TIFF 2021

A tentative Oscar season begins.

  1. Dune, Reviewed By Someone Who Popped an Edible Beforehand By Nate Jones
  2. Spencer Is a Portrait of a Princess Too Sane to Play the Royals’ Game By Alison Willmore
  3. How Old Does Ben Platt Look in Dear Evan Hansen? By Nate Jones

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  1. now streaming
    Checking In On Netflix’s Original Movies: September 2021 Edition Including a prestige-y legal drama starring Michael Keaton and Stanley Tucci.
  2. country
    Org Touted by Morgan Wallen ‘Disappointed’ in Singer’s Anti-Racism Efforts He donated $165,000 to the Black Music Action Collective, yet Rolling Stone could not trace the rest of his promised $500,000.
  4. babies
    Jeannie Mai Jenkins Is Having a Baby With Husband Jeezy “I can definitely say that our Real fam is growing …”
  5. the law
    R. Kelly’s Sex-Crimes Trial Nears Its Bitter End The prosecution has rested, and the defense case is already is a mess.
  6. disrespect the classics
    Eric Clapton Must Be Miserable Tonight, Because He Broke His COVID Tour Mandate He previously vowed to never perform at a venue that “discriminated” against unvaccinated people.
  7. tv review
    The Emmys Need to Watch More TV In a television landscape undergoing explosive growth, the TV Academy isn’t looking far or wide enough.
  9. trailer mix
    Despite its Title, The Worst Person in the World Trailer Doesn’t Have Jeff Bezos Starring Renate Reinsve.
  10. streamliner
    Roku’s New Streaming Devices Promise to Be Faster By 30 percent, in fact.
  11. where's the beef?
    Machine Gun Kelly Tried to Come for Slipknot at Riot Fest He dissed the band for “being 50 years old, wearing a f*ckin’ weird mask on a f*ckin’ stage.”
  12. renewals
    Virgin River Will Run for Two More Seasons at Netflix Starring  Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson.
  13. trailer mix
    Watch Kyle Richards et al. Get Menaced in the Halloween Kills Trailer Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, and the resilience of IP.
  14. obits
    Comedy Actor Anthony Johnson Dead at 55 He was known for roles in Friday and House Party.
  15. trailer mix
    Finch Trailer: Tom Hanks Gets an Apocalypse Emotional-Support Dog In the Apple TV+ original, out November 5.
  16. hello
    Adele Shoots, Scores an Instagram Confirmation With Rich Paul The singer-songwriter and NBA agent were first linked in July.
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