#‘The Vow’ Reframes the Narrative About Cults

#‘The Vow’ Reframes the Narrative About Cults

“#‘The Vow’ Reframes the Narrative About Cults” Welcome to Up Next, a column that gives you the rundown on the latest TV. This week, Valerie Ettenhofer takes a look at HBO’s new NXIVM docuseries, The Vow. HBO’s The Vow tells the story of the rise and fall of NXIVM, a modern-day American cult. With its affluent trappings,…

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#The Ending of ‘The Sopranos’ Explained

#The Ending of ‘The Sopranos’ Explained

“#The Ending of ‘The Sopranos’ Explained” Ending Explained is our recurring series exploring the final moments of movies and shows, both new and old. In this entry, we dig into the Sopranos ending and try to make sense of that shocking cut to black. In 1999, David Chase changed television forever when he introduced us…

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#Dev Patel and the Rewarding Thorns of Coming-of-Age

#Dev Patel and the Rewarding Thorns of Coming-of-Age

“#Dev Patel and the Rewarding Thorns of Coming-of-Age” Welcome to Filmographies, a biweekly column for completists. Every edition brings a working actor’s resumé into focus as we learn about what makes them so compelling. In this entry, we spotlight the filmography of Dev Patel. For over a decade, Dev Patel has been on a magnetic odyssey….

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#The Morbid Hilarity of “The Junior Mint”

#The Morbid Hilarity of “The Junior Mint”

“#The Morbid Hilarity of “The Junior Mint”” This essay is part of our series Episodes, a bi-weekly column in which senior contributor Valerie Ettenhofer digs into the singular chapters of television that make the medium great. This entry looks at the darkly uproarious episode of Seinfeld titled “The Junior Mint.” If you only know one thing about…

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