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I know what she’s going to expect.
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If you’re gonna go out for dinner, don’t waste your time anywhere else.
Slate Crossword: Film Sony Should’ve Called Kitsch of the Spider-Woman (Nine Letters) Quiara Vasquez
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Apple’s Most Unhinged Show Is Back. Its Timing Couldn’t Be More Off. David Mack
The Morning Show’s new season stubbornly refuses to engage with the biggest story of our time.
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Last year, they disrespected me.
Which Republican Was Named Time’s Man of the Year in 1944 and 1959? Ray Hamel
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Is The Girlfriend good-bad TV or bad-good TV? Dan Kois, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf
A scheming golddigger and a smothering mother face off in The Girlfriend. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/d7ab4f7d-a34b-4e63-94c8-23a305da0a9d.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0" title="Is The Girlfriend good-bad TV or bad-good TV?” />