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Nico Walker’s Cherry Got Near-Universal Praise

Last week’s book news cycle had a clear winner: Nico Walker’s Cherry. Within a few days of the book’s release, pieces ran in the Washington Post, Esquire, NPR, Mother Jones, AV Club, Entertainment Weekly; the New York Times books beat reporter Alexandra Alter wrote a profile. A New Yorker feature … More » Source: Ent […]

Alyssa Edwards Teaches the Children in Her New Netflix Docuseries Dancing Queen

In Netflix’s upcoming docuseries Dancing Queen, Alyssa Edwards, Rupaul’s Drag Race star and stage name of choreographer Justin Johnson, returns to teach the next generation at Johnson’s Beyond Belief Dancing Company in Mesquite, Texas. Based on the trailer, Dancing Queen seems like an extremely good combination of Drag Race and … More » Source: Ent […]

Blake Rosier’s Still Killing Prank Videos

We’ve been celebrating Blake Rosier’s pranks for some time, and yet, I didn’t think I’d be covering another.These days “Gotcha!” videos are seen as old hat, reminiscent of the kind of hacky, broad, or even homophobic and sexist fare that helped YouTube rise to prominence among the masses. They’re least-common-denominator … More » Source: Ent […]

The Mindhunter Cast Knows How to Spot a Sociopath

Despite being a 1970s period piece, Mindhunter feels eminently of the present moment. We’re living in the midst of a true-crime renaissance, and the David Fincher–helmed Netflix series stands out not only as a (heavily fictionalized) example of the genre, but as a critique of it. As FBI agents Holden … More » Source: Ent […]