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Mary McNamara
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‘The Testaments’ feels timely because it’s the Epstein files writ large
If 'The Handmaid's Tale' warned against the historical horrors of theocracy, 'The Testaments' underlines the more universal sin of equating status with sexual procurement.
Commentary: The golden idol at the center of Trump’s presidential library is a terrible idea — even for him
Days after millions participated in nationwide No Kings protests, a big gold statue in the middle of the proposed Trump presidential library underscores why they…
Commentary: Sora’s demise doesn’t mean the AI bubble is bursting anytime soon
The end of Sora is not the first domino or the bursting of the AI bubble. But it does make clear that AI isn't magic,…
Commentary: ABC thought Taylor Frankie Paul would amp ‘Bachelorette’ ratings. It was playing with fire
Reality TV always courts some amount of controversy, but with Taylor Frankie Paul, 'The Bachelorette' was desperately playing with fire. It's not surprising that the…
Commentary: Anyone who says the Oscars have gotten ‘too political’ hasn’t watched the Oscars
Yes, there have political speeches given throughout the nearly 100 years of Oscars history, but as any list of 'controversial moments' will prove, they are…
Commentary: Tilly Norwood music video is so bad that it proves AI won’t be putting actors out of work any time soon
A year ago, AI 'actress' Tilly Norwood outraged Hollywood. The music video 'she' just released proves that AI can't replace human actors.
‘The Hunger Games’ screenwriter Billy Ray wrote a YA novel. He has his sights set on a movie trilogy
With 'Burn the Water,' Billy Ray adds novelist to an already multi-hyphenate career as screenwriter, director, political activist and the guy who wrote that iconic…
Rose Byrne may ‘regret’ her Golden Globes speech, but she’s embracing her Oscars moment
From 'Damages' to 'Spy,' Rose Byrne's Oscar-nominated role in 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' is the culmination of a career as a creative…
Commentary: ‘I am Punch’: How a baby monkey made us laugh, cry and see ourselves in his struggle to fit in
After he was rejected by his mother, the struggles and triumphs of Punch, a baby monkey in a Japanese zoo, have become a viral sensation.
Commentary: ‘Love Story’ is guilty of the same invasion of JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s lives that it condemns
What begins as a flirty, fun and glamorous look at John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, the "it" couple of the late '90s, inevitably…