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Experience:
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‘Taboo’ Is Finally Starting to Pull Me In With Third Episode (Commentary)
After a slow, meandering first two episodes, the plot of FX’s Tom Hardy drama is ramping up — and it’s suddenly very compelling
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‘The Last Jedi’: Let’s Talk About What the Newest ‘Star Wars’ Title Might Mean
The implications could be far reaching
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What Does the Young Pope Really Want? (Commentary)
Pope Pius XIII has kept his motivations hidden for the most part, but his plan is starting to become clear
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‘SNL’: Aziz Ansari Monologue Tackles Racists Going Public in the Age of Trump (Video)
“We never realized how much effort you were putting into the pretending. But you gotta go back to pretending,” Ansari joked in his killer monologue
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Dallas Stars Jumbotron Trolls Trump Administration for False Claims About Inauguration Attendance
Even professional hockey teams from Texas are clowning the new president
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White Nationalist Richard Spencer Punched in the Face During Interview (Video)
Spencer, an “alt-right” leader, uses video to attack critics
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‘The Young Pope’ Major Characters Ranked From Worst to Best (Photos)
(SPOILER WARNING): The characters who make up HBO’s new comedy series deserve a very serious ranked list
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‘The Young Pope’: Does the Pope Really Have a Secret Buzzer Under His Desk?
Pope Pius XIII makes use of the buzzer to call an assistant to interrupt an unwanted meeting, but does such a buzzer actually exist?
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13 Wacky Pope Stories and Fun Facts to Celebrate ‘The Young Pope’ (Photos)
There have been a lot of popes over the past two millennia, and it wasn’t all fun and games
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‘Taboo’: The Real History of the Nootka Sound, James Delaney’s Contested Land
Yes, the land in Tom Hardy’s miniseries is a real place, and Great Britain and Spain almost went to war over it in the 1700s
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Conservatives Really Mad About Meryl Streep’s Anti-Trump Golden Globes Speech
“What a bunch of hypocrites,” Sean Hannity tweeted
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Donald Trump Not Surprised ‘Liberal Movie People’ Like Meryl Streep Bashed Him at Golden Globes
Trump didn’t watch the awards show
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You Must Watch This Version of ‘The Mummy’ Trailer With Messed Up Audio (Video)
IMAX posts teaser for the Tom Cruise adventure flick but forgot most of the audio, and it’s absolutely hilarious
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‘SNL’: Hillary Clinton Gives the ‘Love, Actually’ Treatment To Electors Who Are Supposed to Vote Trump (Video)
Can the integrity of the Electoral College withstand a proposal this romantic?
