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Hillary Clinton's Final Rock-Star Blitz
Pro-Democrat musicians have moved on from social media and fundraising to do what they do best: entertain.
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CNN The Poetry of CNN's Election-Day Chyrons
“BREAKING NEWS: SOON.”
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Track of the Day: ‘Get Me Away From Here I Am Dying’ by Belle and Sebastian
The reader discussion group known as TAD posted an open thread today called the “2016 Electoral Apocalypse Soundtrack.”…
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The Boston Globe Donald Trump’s Dystopias
Since the candidate first began climbing in the polls more than a year ago, writers have imagined what his presidency might look like.
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CBS Jon Stewart’s Election-Eve Cameo Was a Dud
The former Daily Show host’s appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert had none of his trademark caustic humor.
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TBS / Youtube Samantha Bee Makes the Case for Clinton
In the final Full Frontal before the election, the feminist comedian made a decidedly feminist argument for electing the first woman president.
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Megan Garber Inside D.C.’s Donald Trump-Themed Speakeasy
The city that the election’s victor will eventually call home is finding its own ways to deal with the stress of a hard-fought campaign.
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Track of the Day: ‘Manhattan, Kansas’ by Donna Fargo
A reader writes: I discovered your Tracks of the Day about a month ago and…
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STX The World Doesn’t Want Hollywood Comedies
Because they do poorly overseas, hits like Bad Moms are becoming a rarity as the industry prioritizes big-budget action films.
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Alex Schaefer / NBC Even Comedy Is Getting Serious About the Election
Saturday Night Live’s final regular show before voting day momentarily abandoned political satire in favor of an earnest plea to get out the vote.
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Guillermo Granja Planet Earth II Puts Stunning Images Above All Else
The gorgeous sequel to the BBC’s groundbreaking wildlife series reveals how far nature documentaries have come—and what they lost in the process.
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Track of the Day: ‘The Green Manalishi’ by Judas Priest
From reader Max: While I love the Peter Green Fleetwood Mac original (from a time…
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Slava Gerj / WitR / Shutterstock / Zak ... The Original ‘Nasty Woman’
For centuries, Medusa has been used to criticize powerful women. So it’s no surprise the mythological Gorgon has re-emerged this election cycle.
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Track of the Day: ‘The Sidewinder’
Not many people outside of jazz know Bob Cranshaw’s name—though they do know his playing, which I’ll get…
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AP Dance Lessons and the Cubs: The Week in Pop-Culture Writing
Highlights from seven days of reading about arts and entertainment
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Ye Aung Thu / Getty A Podcast Listener's Guide to the 2016 Election
The best audio sources to get through the next few days
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Netflix The Fascinating, Maddening End of The Fall
In season three, the Netflix show continued to raise questions about misogyny, madness, and obsession. Then it forgot to answer them.
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Netflix The Atlantic's Week in Culture
A roundup of our recent writing on arts and entertainment
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Track of the Day: ‘Badd’ by Richard Cheese
This cover song submitted by reader Max not only jumps genres in a big way but transforms the…
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Charles LeClaire / USA Today Sports The Most-Watched Baseball Game in 25 Years
Chicago’s dramatic, title-clinching World Series win garnered ratings reminiscent of the pre-steroids and pre-cord-cutting era.
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Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP / Katie ... How Disappointment Became Part of Fandom
As Americans ask ever more of their celebrities, let-down is being woven into the fabric of fan culture.
