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Vulture and New York TV critic Jen Chaney previously worked for the Washington Post and has bylines at the New York Times and Vanity Fair. She also wrote As If: The Complete Oral History of Clueless.

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    Parenthood Cry-Cap: A Few Points BehindFor the good of the show, is it time for Joel and Julia to divorce?
  2. Parenthood Cry-Cap: Flaky With a Side of BaggageSo many unnecessary conversations.
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    Parenthood Cry-Cap: No Rebuttal NeededThat Kristina Braverman debate was satisfying on multiple levels.
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    Quiz: Can You Identify 20 Horror Movies From Their IMDb Plot Keywords?Questions, bloody questions.
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    10 Tidbits From Corey Feldman’s Memoir, From ‘Fun’ to ‘Sad’Coreyography runs the gamut from Goonies tales to his descent into drugs.
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    Parenthood Cry-Cap: Let Joel Eat CakeFour full-fledged cries to revisit.
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    Parenthood Cry-Cap: No Tissues RequiredThis week’s Parenthood review is a cry-cap, minus the cry.
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    Parenthood Cry-Cap: I’m Here for YouCrosby finally bonds with his daughter.
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    Parenthood Cry-Cap: The Tragic SkortNo more tears? Yeah, right.
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    The Bridge Recap: All Setup, No ActionWhere the show leaves its characters after season one.
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    Parenthood Recap: Carpe BravermanParenthood is back, and we felt all the feels and cried all the cries.
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    The Bridge Recap: The Work Is Never DoneThe Bridge turns its attention to the lost girls of Juárez.
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    The Bridge Recap: The TollIn which Marco Ruiz is finally broken.
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    The Bridge Recap: This Is Not a GameThose were some season-best performances from everyone.
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    The Bridge Recap: Not DoneThat wacky David Tate. He’s always got one more trick up his sleeve.
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    Vulture Quiz: Can You Guess 20 Movie Comedies From Their IMDb Plot Keywords?Is “talking through one’s buttocks” not clear enough for you?
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    The Bridge Recap: Scary Man TateIt’s all coming together. And it’s making Marco Ruiz upchuck.
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    The Bridge Recap: They Got HimThe Bridge Butcher is now in custody. Except, let’s be real: He’s so not in custody.
  19. vulture lists
    Ranking the Presidents and First Ladies in The ButlerWho was best: John Cusack’s Nixon? Jane Fonda’s Nancy Reagan? James Marsden’s JFK?
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    The Bridge Recap: All in the FamilyIn which everyone is connected and a lot of things are illuminated.
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    The Bridge Recap: Beasts of the Southern BorderWhat makes a serial killer most?
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    The Bridge Recap: When Heads Roll When law enforcers have something to hide … or at least something gross hidden in a bag.
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    The Bridge Recap: Dialectics for DollarsIn which Marco Ruiz makes a big mistake and the serial killer reveals his ransom demand.
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    30 Rock Composer on ‘The Rural Juror’ NominationPlus, what he and Tina Fey were doing this morning.
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    The Bridge Recap: Skulls and BoningLet’s talk about horrible deaths and hot, meaningless sex.
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    A Quantitative Ranking of Adam Sandler’s Movie BFFsIncredibly, BFF numero uno isn’t Rob Schneider. Also incredibly: The list includes Dave Matthews.
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    The Bridge Recap: Only the BeginningMurder, Mexico, and not-yet-buddy cops.
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    Did the Bling Ring Make Celebrities Less Clueless About Home Security?Paris Hilton can’t possibly leave a spare key under her doormat anymore, right?
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    The Mad Men Guide to Being a FatherHappy Father’s Day! Let Don, Roger, and Pete’s rules make you dads feel better about how you treat your kids.
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    Arrested Development Recap: Wall GamesGeorge Sr. tries to bribe a politician but finds himself waffling … and wearing wigs. Also: bees!
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    Arrested Development Recap: A Fresh FünkeTobias gets a new start. And we assure you, there’s nothing ambiguously gay about it.
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    Arrested Development Recap: Michael Bluth Goes HollywoodIf the first three installments felt like a warm-up for Mitch Hurwitz & Co., this was an intense sprint.
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    Downton Abbey Recap: Unjust DesertsA season finale, and a character’s finale. Oh, and uh, yes: spoilers.
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    Downton Abbey Recap: The Thomas AffairThis episode finally allowed some beams of hopeful sunshine to stream through the bleakness that has characterized much of season three.
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    Downton Abbey Recap: Lie Is So Unmusical a WordIn which Mr. Bates receives a “get out of jail” card and Mrs. Patmore is unjustly accused of prostitute-frolicking.
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    Downton Abbey Recap: A Heartbreaking Episode of Staggering LossIn which Downton’s residents suffer profound grief and Downton Abbey viewers feel a profound need to reach for tissues.
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    Downton Abbey Recap: The Tragic Fire and the Hot FootmanIn which Tom gets in big trouble and Hot Jimmy makes his Downton debut.
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    Downton Abbey Recap: Runaway CodgerAnother wedding (almost) and another round of Matthew and Mary, Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems.
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    Downton Abbey Recap: The Wedding and the SongWere we the only ones who felt something between the Dowager Countess and Lady Cora’s mother?