Not every story should be two hours or 10 hours
Netflix's Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen shows the limits of "this should have been a movie" as a criticism
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Olivia Rodrigo, theater kid
Or: Why Olivia Rodrigo was voted most likely pop star to write a musical in her 40s.
Community is a sitcom about dissociating
Is that why I liked it so much?
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Episode 4, "Seven"
Whither Tanselle?
Episodes Monday Rundown June 8–14 2026
This week: the new Olivia Rodrigo, Ragtime at Lincoln Center, and an exceptional novel.