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Pop culture weekend (Sept. 8): Foundation and the rise of the "episodic" streaming show

Serialized shows can seem more episodic using this one weird trick.

Big things are afoot on Foundation season 2. I assume. I've watched three episodes from the second half of the season at this point. (Credit: AppleTV+)

The cover of Beth March Returns from the Dead, cropped to just the first three words and the face of a woman covered by flowers

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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.

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Episodes Book Club: Infinite Jest, Week Seven

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