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Streamers’ Split Seasons Are Squeezing Already-Small Episode Counts To Death

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It’s become increasingly clear that splitting already-shortened seasons down the middle is hindering shows like Bridgerton and Invincible.

Serviceable Sci-Fi Spinoff Orphan Black: Echoes Doesn’t Break Much New Ground

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Spinoff Orphan Black: Echoes is a perfectly serviceable science fiction series, but will likely disappoint fans of the original.

Tudor Drama Firebrand Struggles to Give Meaning to Katherine Parr’s Story

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Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand pledged to give Katherine Parr her due, but like so many other stories, it finds itself taken by Henry VIII.

I Think About It All The Time: Are We Entering the Golden Age of Baby Fever Anthems?

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What the music young female songwriters are making about their aspirations (and reservations) regarding motherhood tells us about feminism, artistic identity, and “having it all.”

The Decemberists Remain Distinctive on As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again

The Decemberists As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again

The Portland band’s ninth album features Colin Meloy’s sharpest songwriting in more than a decade.