Scammers

honest work Jan. 25, 2023

Anna Delvey Spins House Arrest Into Reality-TV DealDelvey’s Dinner Club tries to turn lemons into lemonade.

By Zoe Guy

surprise bitch Jan. 17, 2023

Romance Novelist Susan Meachen Explains Why She Un-Unalived HerselfShe’s so much happier now that she’s undead.

By Rebecca Alter

news from shondaland Dec. 7, 2022

Grey’s Anatomy Scammer Elisabeth Finch Wants to Write on Handmaid’s Tale NextAfter admitting she “never had any form of cancer.”

By Rebecca Alter

y’arrrr Nov. 15, 2022

The Bahamas Will Straight Up Arrest Billy McFarland If He Tries Another Venture(1) Ninety-nine messages in bottles. (2) ??? (3) Profit.

By Rebecca Alter

i hate that for you May 3, 2022

Now, How Did Anna Paquin Get Involved With the Suspended Grey’s Anatomy Writer?A source said Paquin doesn’t have “anything to do with Finch’s kidneys.”

By Rebecca Alter

close read Apr. 7, 2022

The Dropout Revealed Its Truths via Needle DropMusical moments are used so effectively throughout the miniseries that even their absence in the finale is illuminating.

By Roxana Hadadi

exit interview Apr. 7, 2022

Elizabeth Meriwether Wants to Complicate Your Diagnosis of Elizabeth HolmesThe Dropout showrunner on identifying with the disgraced Theranos founder, making Holmes dance to “How to Love,” and keeping the green juice flowing.

By Jackson McHenry

are tv writers … okay? Mar. 31, 2022

Grey’s Anatomy Writer Takes Leave After Possibly Lying About Medical HistoryAllegedly lying about having cancer is, to quote season two, “bad juju.”

By Rebecca Alter

reverse funnel systems Mar. 31, 2022

The Art of the Dirty Deal: 17 Movies, Shows, and Documentaries About ScamsCan’t get enough Inventing Anna? In love with The Tinder Swindler? Here’s what to watch next.

By Marah Eakin

tv review Mar. 17, 2022

WeCrashed Disrupts NothingThis tedious series’ top-down, voyeuristic focus on the notorious couple behind WeWork is impressively ill conceived.

By Roxana Hadadi

chat room Mar. 3, 2022

The Dropout’s Naveen Andrews Saw Sunny Balwani As Lady Macbeth“I always felt that there was this huge void of insecurity in Sunny, and what made him interesting was I don’t think he was aware of it.”

By Roxana Hadadi

tv review Mar. 2, 2022

The Dropout Hits the Scammer Sweet SpotAmanda Seyfried’s take on Elizabeth Holmes taps into the compelling mess that many scam shows promise but few manage to deliver.

By Kathryn VanArendonk

swiper no swiping Mar. 2, 2022

‘The Tinder Swindler’ Gets Sued by His Fake DaddyThey’re not keeping it in the family.

By Ashley Shannon Wu

scammers Feb. 10, 2022

Documentary Now! Enters the Scammer Doc SpaceGet ready for Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in “My Monkey Grifter.”

By Rebecca Alter

tv review Feb. 10, 2022

Inventing Anna Is a Long Con With a Dwindling PayoffIn elevating its central scammer into some kind of girlboss champion, this bloated miniseries denies its subject the responsibility of her actions.

By Roxana Hadadi

movie review Sept. 10, 2021

Queenpins Somehow Makes a Coupon-Scam Caper a DragThe new movie ping-pongs between buoyant caper, farce, and female empowerment drama without ever lingering long enough to make an impact.

By Jen Chaney

fyre festival July 31, 2020