Britney Spears has never truly been free and our entire culture is to blame.

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Me, looking for an exit from this Weeknd Super Bowl halftime show meme

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‘Clarice,’ ‘The Luminaries,’ ‘Men in Kilts’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week.

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Dan Levy charms in a hit or miss ‘Saturday Night Live’

Saturday Night Live
Dan Levy & Phoebe Bridgers
February 6, 2021

I’d call Dan Levy a national treasure, but he’s Canadian, so technically we don’t have any claim to him. Still! We get to borrow him from time to time, including last night when he hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time. The creator of Schitt’s Creek was light, charming, and did the best with what he had to work with: which was a mixed bag. None of the sketches were terrible or offensive — so credit where credit is due, I guess — but a couple of them just didn’t land the way I think the writers hoped. Still, all in all, it was a competent episode helmed by a talented and enthusiastic host who I would love to see return to the 8H stage in the future.

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‘The Real Housewives of New York City’: Comedy = Tragedy + Vodka and lime

The Real Housewives of New York
“Just the Sip”
May 7, 2020

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Bullshit Mountain — I mean Fox News — is having a terrible month. You love to see it.

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Before he can be kicked out, Former President Biff quits SAG-AFTRA in an embarrassingly petulant snit.

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‘The Bachelor’: Thinning the herd.

The Bachelor
February 1, 2021

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The Golden Globe nominations are here and I’m trying to pretend to care.

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Looks like we have to explain to Ted Cruz who the bad guy was in ‘Watchmen’ because Ted Cruz is a fucking idiot

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