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  1. peak dystopia
    We’ve Reached Peak Dystopia, But Is It Possible to Imagine Utopia Anymore?It’s possible to forget that Utopia came first, and dystopia was essentially its johnny-come-lately spinoff.
  2. reboots
    Reboot Ghostbusters. In Fact, Reboot Everything.I’d love to see an all-female Ghostbusters. I’d also love to see a Ghostbusters set in Victorian England. Or one directed by Harmony Korine.
  3. the waiting game
    Why Are Movies the Only Kind of Entertainment We Still Have to Wait Around For?Movies are the only medium in which anticipation still counts for anything at all.
  4. posthumousity
    The Strange Year of the Posthumous PerformanceIt’s not weird that we miss those artists who’ve died. But it is weird that, increasingly, we expect them to keep producing art.
  5. NASCAR for GleeksWhatever finally becomes of the show itself, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has succeeded at creating a new kind of New York entertainment.
  6. A Final Flurry From the Undulating Curve of Shifting Expectations!Here’s what happens at the end of the year: Oscar-bait films you’ve been hearing raves about for months finally hit the theaters. Top-ten lists […]
  7. 56. Because Our Urban Vision Knows No BoundsAfter New Jersey governor Chris Christie nixed a planned transit tunnel to Manhattan, an intriguing idea sprang up in its place: Why not extend […]
  8. The Stunt ManCan CollegeHumor’s Ricky Van Veen turn viral funny into the future of TV?
  9. overnights
    Boardwalk Empire Recap: The Sins We Can Live WithHeart attack, people! Nothing to see here!
  10. A Very, Very Big YearIn 2010, over-the-top was often just right.
  11. the future
    Who Will Die in Sunday’s Boardwalk Empire Finale? Vulture Lays OddsIt seems reasonable to assume that at least one major character will meet his or her maker. But who?
  12. overnights
    Boardwalk Empire Recap: Dental Insurance“The wrong man is running this town.”
  13. overnights
    Boardwalk Empire Recap: SuffrageYes! Lucy! Naked! Again!
  14. overnights
    Boardwalk Empire Recap: A Power You Do Not SuspectLast week, we saw Margaret’s eyes finally opened to Nucky’s world; this week, she’s on her way to becoming Nucky or, at least, a very capable Nuckyette.
  15. overnights
    Boardwalk Empire Recap: God’s PlanThis week the series takes a moment to pause, reset, and reload.
  16. Mr. SunshineJimmy Fallon’s good humor.
  17. overnights
    Boardwalk Empire Recap: The Best Episode So Far?If there was a rough consensus that last week’s episode was the best one of the season, let’s raise the ante right now.
  18. overnights
    Boardwalk Empire Recap: Enter the Whipping BoyEverybody is talking about the final scene, thanks to Michael Shannon.
  19. overnights
    Boardwalk Empire Recap: Forbidden Fruit“Everyone wants what they’re not allowed to have.”
  20. overnights
    Boardwalk Empire: The Interrogation“I ain’t going to build no bookshelf.”
  21. overnights
    Boardwalk Empire Recap: The Dumber They ComeOmar returns!
  22. overnights
    Boardwalk Empire Recap: Housekeeping“The world turns.”
  23. joaquin phoenix
    Letterman Wins Again in Joaquin Phoenix RematchWhat Letterman Knew still remains something of a mystery.
  24. Can You Guess Where These People Live?Curators of the new Brooklyn.
  25. overnights
    Boardwalk Empire Recap: Final Countdown“I seen things. I done things.”
  26. Beware the Undulating Curve of Shifting Expectations!Congratulations, Jonathan Franzen: You’ve broken the Curve. Franzen’s new novel, Freedom (perhaps you’ve heard of it?), was getting rave reviews […]
  27. The Man Who Fell to ShoreReid Stowe spent 1,152 days on the open sea, the longest continuous journey ever undertaken by one person. He came back to a brand-new family, b […]
  28. Woody and the JetsA team, and its owner, seek redemption.
  29. the star market
    The Star Market: George ClooneyHow do you value a guy who doesn’t seem to care about grosses?
  30. oh that mel!
    Mel’s Tapes Could Be a Good Edge of Darkness AdTake our quiz to see if you can tell the difference!
  31. lebron watch
    LeBron’s Ultimate MistakeHe tried to be a larger-than-life figure and a normal guy at the same time.
  32. do it for johnny drama
    Why Entourage Is Not Very Good: A HistoryWe kept wanting it to be better, but the show went another way.
  33. The Hit WhispererDr. Luke doesn’t know why he hears so many No. 1 songs. But for now, the producer behind “I Kissed a Girl” and “Tik Tok” has more tunes than any […]
  34. the star market
    Katherine Heigl: A Vulture AnalysisCritics can’t stop her, but can her own behavior?
  35. Beware the Undulating Curve of Shifting Expectations!Excited for summer movies yet? We’re talking, of course, about the summer movies of 2011—trailers for which (Super 8) are already in theaters, e […]
  36. 6. Pick the Right Cad for the JobTed Danson creates a better bad guy.
  37. 2. But Stick With What WorksAn old tradition of scene-stealing comics gets a kick in the @#% from Betty White and Tracy Morgan.
  38. Jizzy With It: Jorma TacconeOnce, the best way to describe Andy Samberg was as “the guy in ‘Lazy Sunday’ who’s not Chris Parnell.” So maybe the best way to describe Jorma T […]
  39. overnights
    Why We’ll Never Watch V AgainGood-bye, ‘V.’ We knew you all too well.
  40. late shifting
    Why Conan’s TBS Deal Left Team Coco UnsatisfiedThey wanted him to blow up the comedy status quo. They got the home of ‘Friends’ reruns.
  41. Soho. Nolita. Dumbo. NoMad?Branding the last unnamed neighborhood in Manhattan.
  42. overnights
    V Recap: Interplanetary Plot HolesPhosphorous is really, really important.
  43. A Couple of HamsBroadway’s been very good to Brooke Adams and Tony Shalhoub. So why not go back?
  44. overnights
    V Recap: They’re Here … AgainThe fates of Morris Chestnut, Lady Cop, Father Jack the Angsty Priest, and that Other Guy Who Looks Like Booger from ‘Revenge of the Nerds.’
  45. advice
    Helpful Career Advice for Jesse JamesMaybe there’s a way out of this?
  46. Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Next Republican PresidentKelsey Grammer is a fervent conservative, recovering cocaine addict, and paranormal enthusiast who just might run for office. (Politicians hav […]
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    Fun Time Scenarios for the Mad Men Dolls!Your favorite scenes from your favorite drama come to plastic life!
  48. vancouver games
    What Are the Olympics Doing to Canada-America Relations?Chris Rovzar and Adam Sternbergh discuss.
  49. Stranded on the Undulating Curve of Shifting Expectations!As ‘Lost’ lumbers toward its end, concluding the most convoluted game of thwarted expectations in TV history, fans find themselves … hopeful? Fe […]
  50. He’s the Manny: Rico RodriguezThe ‘Modern Family’ star is just your average 11-year-old, albeit one who goes to the Golden Globes.
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