Heated Rivalry: Episode 2, "Olympians"
As Shane and Ilya go to the Sochi Olympics, Lily and Emily talk point-of-view, the things only queer romance can do, and how much the show actually cares about hockey.
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Republicans think they know Minnesota better than Minnesotans. They’re wrong
Try as they might, there is no secret conservative side of Minneapolis that Republican violence can uncover.
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This week: The Housemaid, The Bone Temple, and two very different fantasy novels.
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Pluribus isn't an allegory for anything. It's smarter than that
Pluribus' superpower, and its best feature in a media landscape full of too-obvious themes, is its use of elastic metaphor.