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Review: Is It Some Kind Of Solstice? 'Girls' Finds Hannah & Marnie's Sex Lives Turned Upside Down
"Try and give less of a shit," guest star Jorma Taccone says during the third episode of "Girls" and it's advice Hannah (Lena Dunham) and Marnie (Allison Williams) eventually learn to take to heart. But not without seeing some major changes that re-orient their respective sex lives.
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GIRLS RECAP 3: ALL ADVENTUROUS WOMEN DO
Remember those Cosmo-ish "Which Sex & the City character are you?" quizzes that every single editorial outlet featured during that show's run? Of course you couldn't take the results seriously; you can't "be" one of those people, because those people weren't p...
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Review: 'Veep' Goes 'Contagion' As A Virus Makes Its Way Through Washington
We addressed this in the season's first episode, but if you're looking trenchant insight into the American political system played for laughs, "Veep" won't be doing that. But as, essentially, a workplace comedy boasting a higher concept that most, the week's entry proves that within that structure, ...
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GAME OF THRONES RECAP 5: THE GHOST OF HARRENHAL
One of the most appealing things about "Game Of Thrones" as a fantasy narrative is the lack of magic at the core of its story.
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'Community' Does a Dead-On 'Law & Order' Parody
The parody episodes of "Community" have consistently been among the series' best because they showcase Dan Harmon and co.'s insanely obsessive eye for detail. The universe of the show is elastic enough to go from the relative realism of season two's Jay Chandrasekhar-directed "Mixology Certification...
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'Cloudstreet' Brings an Acclaimed Australian Novel to the Small Screen
Kicking off tomorrow on Ovation, the Australian miniseries "Cloudstreet" is a lavish, dreamy adaptation of Tim Winton's award-winning novel of the same name. The network, which will be airing "Cloudstreet" in weekly installments Saturdays at 10pm ET/7pm PT, have spl...
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'Mad Men' Episode 6 Review and Recap: 'Far Away Places' and Wrinkles in Time
In Sunday's all-new "Mad Men" episode, the blissful promise of escape tempts Don, Peggy and Roger. Yet time is a prison -- and keeps us guessing.
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Review: 'Girls' Tackles Abortion, Sex & STDs Head On With Heart & Hilarity
Having already established in the premiere episode that the sex in "Girls" that sex in the show (at least for now) will often be uncomfortable and awkward, the second show of season turns up the cringe factor. As the show opens, Hannah and Adam are in the midst of some fairly routine missionary sex,...
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GIRLS RECAP 2: VAGINA PANIC
"Vagina Panic" is an attention-getting episode title—but nobody's really panicking in the second episode of "Girls" except Hannah, whose takeaway from a childhood viewing of Forrest Gump is an obsessive fear of contracting AIDS from "stuff that gets up around the sides of condoms." "Vagina Denial" m...
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