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Episodes Book Club: Infinite Jest, Week Seven

Episodes Book Club: Infinite Jest, Week Seven

This week: the enthralling and the exhausting kind of become one singular thing.

Atlanta saw America more clearly than nearly any TV show of its era (preview)

Atlanta saw America more clearly than nearly any TV show of its era (preview)

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Donald Glover and Zazie Beetz star in Atlanta. He's in a blue shirt and blue striped tie. She's in a faded blue dress. They're at the door of a large house, smiling hi.

Atlanta saw America more clearly than nearly any TV show of its era

Watching the show's first season in 2026 is an exercise in seeing just how far Hollywood "progressivism" has fallen across a decade.

Wile E. Coyote holds a large sign reading "WHY?" in a hotel room.

Is Coyote vs. ACME the perfect movie for the moment?

Also: Paranormal Activity on stage, the Furious finale, and a good comic about a cat.