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Author: Mike Fisher

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#OscarsSoWhite: Yes, this is a race issue

When 94% of studio heads and 92% of studio senior management is white, the imbalance of racial representation is systemic

diversity, hollywood, marty moss-coane, movies, oscar nominations, oscars, race, radio times, white privilege

LCD Soundsystem is back together and it’s complicated

There will be a tour. There will be an album. There will be, for the first time since 2010, new songs from the band that never recorded a bad one.

james murphy, lcd soundsystem, music, reunion

Enough of this crap, where’s Glenn?: ‘The Walking Dead’ frustrates with ‘Always Accountable’

I’m about as tolerant as TWD fans get when it comes to these mumblecore episodes of self-discovery, but even I have my limits.

amc, daryl dixon, jeffrey dean morgan, norman reedus, the walking dead, tv recap

Cabin in the Woods: ‘The Walking Dead’ eases the tempo with ‘Here’s Not Here’

Finding the roots of Morgan’s “first, do no harm” philosophy was something we had to take care of eventually.

aikido, amc, eastman, morgan, scott gimple, the walking dead, tv recap

They Walk, We Run: ‘The Walking Dead’ says ‘Thank You’

Denial is the first step on the path to acceptance.

glenn is dead, glenn walking dead, rip glenn, steven yeun, tv, tv recap, walking dead

Too Big To Protect: ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘JSS’

If all life is precious, how much can you sacrifice when the lives of your tribe and yourself are threatened and killing is the only way out?

amc, recap, rick grimes, the walking dead, tv recap, violence

Killers Within These Walls: Thoughts on the Season 6 Premiere of ‘The Walking Dead’ (“First Time Again”)

My friends and I argue about The Walking Dead far more than we argue about anything important. Part of that … More

daryl dixon, ethan embry, first time again, recap, rick grimes, the walking dead, tv

War Stories: ‘Mad Men’ Inches Toward its End (‘The Milk and Honey Route’)

Distracting ourselves from the inevitable is no longer possible. We must accept that none of these characters has more than hour to live.

don draper, january jones, jon hamm, mad men, matthew weiner, recap, television, vincent kartheiser

The History of Gods: ‘Ex Machina’ Sine Deus

The first impression you get is that of confidence: A director uncommonly confident in his use of bold images to jumpstart a story.

alex garland, alicia vikander, domhnall gleeson, ex machina, movie review, movies, oscar isaac, sci-fi

The King Ordered It: The Beginning of the End of ‘Mad Men’ (‘Time & Life’)

The struggle of Sterling Cooper & Partners is a metaphor for the struggles of all its major characters: How can we feel big and important when we are so, so small and insignificant?

amc, don draper, ken cosgrove, mad men, peggy olson, pete campbell, roger sterling, sc&p, tv, tv recap

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