How Edward Yang's Yi Yi helps you keep track of over a dozen major characters
The 2000 masterpiece perfectly juggles an enormous number of characters.
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March mailbag!
In this month's mailbag: sitcom remakes, ranked-choice voting takes, and a whole lotta Oscars!
Pluribus: Episode 2, "Pirate Lady"
Carol attempts to make friends, to mixed results.
Journalism is failing at its chief duty. Why do we keep asking art to take its place?
There's a place for endless nuance and character development. It's not in articles about the president.
Episodes Monday Rundown March 9–15 2026
This week: the Oscars, The Phoenecian Scheme, and some fascinating life circumstances.