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  1. jesus talks
    Does Kanye West Think He’s God? Or Has He Given Up on God?The journey from “Jesus Walks” to “I Am a God.”
    By Margaret Lyons
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    Mad Men: Tracing the Troubled History of Peggy and JoanA look through every episode, from Joan’s outright mockery to friendship to the Avon fight.
    By Margaret Lyons
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    This Week’s Mad Men Was All About Second ChancesTake another little piece of my heart now, baby.
    By Margaret Lyons
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    Mad Men: Betty, Butter, and Better HalvesHow did Betty Francis become the only character living without fear? One pair of earrings at a time.
    By Margaret Lyons
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    Mad Men: How ‘The Crash’ Retells ‘My Old Kentucky Home’And not just the drug stuff, although that, too.
    By Margaret Lyons
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    Did You Catch Mad Men’s Not-So-Pretentious Muhammad Ali Nod?Stan’s not the only St. Sebastian.
    By Margaret Lyons
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    How Characters on Mad Men Think About the FutureDon thinks it’s romantic. Joan thinks it’s tragic. And Peggy? She’s in for a world of hurt.
    By Margaret Lyons
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    Mad Men: When Bad Parents Want Good Kids“The Flood” isn’t just about Martin Luther King Jr. It’s about how we raise our children to be better than we are.
    By Margaret Lyons
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    Harry Crane’s Not a Mad Men Villain — He’s Just a DopeNot everyone can be as cool as Don.
    By Margaret Lyons
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    Let’s Dissect the First New Breaking Bad PhotoYou might think it’s just Jesse and Walt. But it’s so much more!
    By Margaret Lyons
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    Let’s Overanalyze the New Catching Fire Trailer!What, no Finnick?
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Watch and Analyze the New Mad Men Promo“The affair of the year.”
    By Margaret Lyons
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    A Close Analysis of Kristen Stewart’s Red Carpet Body LanguageBecause we’re experts. (We are not experts.)
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Who Is Each Song on Taylor Swift’s New Album About? Mostly Jake Gyllenhaal.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Britney Watch, Night Two: Italian Accents and Boredom“I thought it was magnificent-o.”
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Britney Watch: How Did Her First X Factor Go?Unusual faces ahead!
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Let’s Discuss the New Downton Abbey Trailer!Matthew and Mary are making out!
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    What Breaking Bad Owes to The ShiningAll work and no play makes Walt a dull boy.
    By Margaret Lyons
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    We Must Discuss These New Liz & Dick ImagesWow.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Mad Men: Pete Campbell Is Just a Failed Don DraperThey have everything in common. So why is Pete the bad guy?
    By Margaret Lyons
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    Here Is What Drake Looks Like As a Wooly MammothNicki, too.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    How Suicide Has Haunted Mad Men Since Season OneThree key first-year episodes have remarkable parallels to season five.
    By Margaret Lyons
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    Let’s Dive Deep Into The Great Gatsby TrailerConfused Leo, and other observations.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Michael Fassbender Thinks Peeing Cost Him That OscarWith bonus Michael Fassbender breakfast facts.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    The Inspiration for ‘Blue Ivy,’ and Other Things We Learned From Beyoncé’s TumblrBey likes snorkling! Bey likes melon.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  26. review round-up
    How Bad Are the Songs in The Lorax?Pretty bad.
    By Margaret Lyons
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    What Can We Learn About Dragon Tattoo From the ‘Immigrant Song’ Video?USB cords! Tulips!
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    What We Learned From Mel Gibson’s Big Interview (and What We Didn’t)Gibson got to control his own narrative once again.
    By Kyle Buchanan