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Humor

Vogue According to Shirley Bennett

Vogue magazine, never change. Usually their headlines are amazing, and this week, Community‘s underrated comedienne, businesswoman and mother, Shirley Bennett takes them to task.

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Just for Fun

New Years Resolution Check-In

It’s almost the end of January, which means if you’ve made resolutions for this year, you’re already looking at your life and your choices and realizing maybe you need to accept that some things will never change.

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News

PoC News In America

Happy Yom Kippur and Eid Mubarrak to all people who are celebrating holidays this past week!

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News

Friday News Bites: Equality Steps Forward, Entertainment Steps Back

We’ve got a mixed bag this week of (mostly) good news on the LGBT front, and some sad/disappointing news in the entertainment world. Plus, the usual oddball links that strike my fancy. Let’s get to it.

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Lunchtime Poll

Lunchtime Poll: Winter Hiatus is Over!

The break is over and TV is new again and there goes my free time.

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New Show Recap

New Show Recap: The NBC Schedule Shuffle

Good: Community returns Jan 2, 2014. Bad: Parks and Rec is on hiatus, sort of.

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Books

Reading the Man Booker Prize 2013 – Jim Crace: Harvest

It’s that time of the year again: Literature becomes universally exciting and noteworthy for a few short weeks while a jury of high-flying writers and critics determines which lucky novelist’s book sales will go through the roof this autumn. It’s the Man Booker Prize, “The world’s most important literary award,” the winner of which will […]

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New Show Recap

P-Mag’s Fall Schedule

The new fall TV season is upon us, and TeamCritique is making sure they’re well stocked in watchin’ snacks and batteries for the remote. 

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Life

The Psychology of Letting Go

TW: death, suicide Last July, my friend J was found in a park, dead by his own hand. And I lost it. I’m still not completely sure why: though he’d been a huge influence on me, he’d also been out of my life for several years. 

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Perspectives

A Lesson Learned

I am a news-follower. I’m that person who flips on CNN or MSNBC the moment “breaking news” happens and stays glued to my television for hours on end, catching up on the latest developments of a breaking news story. I have a hard time disengaging – I continue to watch long past the point of wanting […]

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Pop Culture

Representing the Underrepresented: How I Met Your Mother and Performative Contradictions

Every show has one… the token minority character. Tokenism, as we’re all aware, is wildly problematic.

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New Show Recap

Recap: Community, 3.20″“22, FINALE!

Okay, well, nothing like burning off 90 minutes of your beloved but low-rated sitcom in one night, eh, NBC? So, since I know you neither need nor want to read a summary of three consecutive episodes, let’s just go over the highlights, shall we?

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Pop Culture

“Community” Star Danny Pudi’s Tips on How to “Handle It” For Life’s Awkward Moments

Comedian Danny Pudi wants YOU to tell him your most embarrassing moment on Twitter – and no, I’m definitely not kidding about this! Last week, the Community star partnered with Speed Stick for a contest called HANDLE IT in which guys of all ages were encouraged to Tweet their most mortifying moments to @SpeedStick with the hashtag […]

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New Show Recap

Recap: Community, Episode 3.19, “Curriculum Unavailable”

Well, I certainly had been wondering where they were going to go with the “the gang gets kicked out of school” semi-cliffhanger from last week. Turns out, they’re running with it. Last week’s episode was clearly the setup for a multi-episode arc that’s going to bring us through to the season finale. (And psst, as […]

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New Show Recap

Recap: Community, 3.18, “Course Listing Unavailable”

Well, we have our answer: Starburns is definitely dead.