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Sgt. Makka (Maaka Pohatu), from left, Officer Minogue (Mike Minogue), Bazu'aal of the Unholy Realm (Erika Camacho) and Officer O'Leary (Karen O'Leary) in Wellington Paranormal.

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In 'Wellington Paranormal,' Clueless Kiwi Cops Meet Dryly Deadpan Demons

5:00am July 11, 2021

by Glen Weldon

The series, produced by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, effortlessly grafts the bone-dry humor of What We Do in the Shadows onto the self-aggrandizing copaganda format of COPS.

The History Of K-Pop Has A Lot To Do With Politics

8:14am July 10, 2021

Cartoonist Sam Nakahira details the history of how K-pop became a global phenomenon.

Jolene Purdy and Murray Bartlett play members of the staff in HBO's new series The White Lotus.

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A Bright And Acidic Satire Unfolds In HBO's 'The White Lotus'

7:12am July 10, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Creator Mike White brings a group of rich guests to a luxury Hawaiian resort, where he explores the question of how much it costs to care about nobody except yourself.

Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell in Nobody, directed by Ilya Naishuller.

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What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

12:18pm July 09, 2021

A top-secret cache of sperm is stored under the Space Needle in Hot White Heist. Bob Odenkirk stars as a suburban dad with a secret identity in Nobody. And it's Criterion Collection's neonoir month.

Italian singer and TV host Raffaella Carrà being lifted by dancers in a 1983 performance.

Raffaella Carrà, Glittery Queen Of Italian TV, Has Died At 78

4:09pm July 07, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

The beloved entertainer is often credited with having sparked a sexual revolution in Italy with her spangled midriff-baring costumes and frank lyrics about initiating sex — and falling for gay men.

Netflix's I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson delights in depicting acts of thoughtless, entitled masculinity — but only to expose the desperation, defensiveness and hilariously fragile egotism that drive them.

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'I Think You Should Leave' Season 2 Proves That It Never Should

5:09am July 07, 2021

by Glen Weldon

The new season of I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson finds the sketch comedian digging even deeper under the surface of toxic masculinity to reveal its soft, hilariously pathetic center.

Jordan Alexander, Thomas Doherty, Evan Mock and Emily Alyn Lind in HBO Max's Gossip Girl.

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'Gossip Girl' For Gen-Z Seemed Like A Great Idea, So What Went Wrong?

3:46pm July 06, 2021

by Linda Holmes

HBO Max is launching a sequel to the original CW series Gossip Girl. And while it strains to be more contemporary, the series stumbles on the basics of good bad TV.

Sesame Street's Elmo adopts a puppy in a new special, Furry Friends Forever.

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Elmo Got A Pandemic Puppy — Meet Sesame Street's Newest Character

3:45pm July 06, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

Sesame Street is welcoming a new character, Elmo's adopted puppy Tango, who'll teach kids how to care for pets. An animated special will tell Tango's backstory, and then she'll join the regular cast.

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'Ocean's Eleven' Meets '30 Rock' In The Queer-Centric Podcast 'Hot White Heist'

2:41pm July 06, 2021

by Nick Quah

A new fiction podcast from Audible stars SNL's Bowen Yang as a fortune teller who's trying to steal samples from a sperm bank. Hot White Heist is a playfully zany production with an all-star cast.

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Bill Cosby gestures outside his home in Elkins Park, Pa., on June 30, 2021, after being released from prison when the Pennsylvania's supreme court overturned his sexual assault conviction. Cosby expressed support for former TV co-star Phylicia Rashad's fr

Bill Cosby Urges Howard University To Support Phylicia Rashad's Freedom Of Speech

1:29pm July 05, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

The comedian defended Rashad's freedom of speech after the actress came under criticism for defending Cosby after his sexual assault conviction was overturned.