The dark comedy from Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi set in rural Oklahoma is a watershed for indigenous representationThe second episode of Reservation Dogs, FX’s mirthful dark comedy about a ragtag group of indigenous teens in rural Oklahoma, takes p…
Clickbait review – silly Netflix thriller series isn’t worth clicking on
The eight-part drama entices with a whodunnit of the anonymous internet but diverts to a feather-thin saga of red herrings that is more irksome than interestingClickbait, an eight-part Netflix thriller series, is at least well-named. The Australian-Ame…
Stephen Colbert mocks ‘poorly handled regime change’ at Jeopardy!
Late-night hosts discuss the hosting controversy at Jeopardy! and the Republican fight against Covid safety measuresStephen Colbert addressed “the big story everybody’s talking about right now” on Thursday’s Late Show, “which continues to be the chaos …
Seth Meyers rips America’s forever wars: ‘There was never a good time to withdraw’
Late-night hosts discuss the Afghanistan withdrawal, anti-vaxxers in California and United Airlines’ instruction not to use duct tape on passengersSeth Meyers tore into 20 years of American foreign policy and its forever wars in the Middle East on Wedn…
Stephen Colbert on Afghanistan: ‘They’re saying they were the Taliban, but now they’re the Tali-buddies’
Late-night hosts discuss Afghanistan, Biden’s new booster shot guidance and New York’s indoor vaccine requirementOn Tuesday’s Late Show, Stephen Colbert continued to discuss the fall of Kabul as American troops withdrew after 20 years in Afghanistan. I…
Grammy-winning folk artist Nanci Griffith dies at 68
The singer-songwriter known for songs such as Love at the Five and Dime and From a Distance has died with a cause unknownNanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer known for her literary songwriting, has died at age 68. Her management confirmed her…
‘It doesn’t leave you’: the toxic toll of LGBTQ conversion therapy
Netflix documentary Pray Away, exec-produced by Ryan Murphy, traces the history of conversion therapy with regretful leaders of the “ex-gay” movementJulie Rodgers was 16 years old when her mother introduced her to Ricky Chelette, the “singles minister”…