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"Sopranos" wrap-up: "Is this all there is?" "Sopranos" wrap-up: "Is this all there is?"
Tony goes off the rails and Christopher follows as "The Sopranos" enters its final chapter.
By Heather Havrilesky May 7, 2007
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
The family ties that bind: Tony runs from shared memories on "The Sopranos," while Cinemax doc "51 Birch Street" unravels the perfect marriage.
By Heather Havrilesky Apr 29, 2007
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
The feckless yuppies of NBC's "Apprentice" milk big laughs from the stench of the homeless. Plus: The 10 best new prison getaways!
By Heather Havrilesky Apr 22, 2007
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
From the horndogs of "Entourage" to the lip-glossed man-hunters of "The Bachelor," gender bias stays in the picture.
By Heather Havrilesky Apr 8, 2007
Day of reckoning Day of reckoning
As "The Sopranos" enters its final chapter, Tony reluctantly faces his past -- and we reluctantly face the end of this brilliant series.
By Heather Havrilesky Apr 5, 2007
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
Despots rule! Vic Mackey of "The Shield" seeks revenge, while Showtime invents a slimmer, sexier King Henry VIII.
By Heather Havrilesky Apr 1, 2007
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
Finale night! "Rome," "The L Word" and "Battlestar Galactica" end their seasons with strange twists, bad jokes and misplaced protest songs.
By Heather Havrilesky Mar 26, 2007
Carrying the message Carrying the message
HBO's Addiction Project tackles misconceptions, offers harrowing, intimate stories, and highlights new treatments in an effort to update common views of addiction.
By Heather Havrilesky Mar 15, 2007
"We listened as his soul cracked" "We listened as his soul cracked"
In HBO's "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib" the "bad apples" express remorse, but claim that they were scapegoats.
By Heather Havrilesky Feb 22, 2007
"This Just In" "This Just In"
New takes on "American Idol," George W. Bush, Anna Nicole, and "Meet the Press."
By David Puner Feb 21, 2007
Real talk with Bill Maher Real talk with Bill Maher
The talk show host sizes up Hillary and Obama, and explains why he's so over McCain.
By Joan Walsh Feb 16, 2007
There's no place like Rome There's no place like Rome
HBO's "Rome" teeters between barbarity and civility in the wake of Caesar's death, but its focus feels too narrow for such an epic tale.
By Heather Havrilesky Jan 12, 2007
"The (freaking) Sopranos" "The (freaking) Sopranos"
Will Tony and gang translate on basic cable?
By David Puner Jan 10, 2007
"Hacking Democracy" "Hacking Democracy"
On Tuesday, 40 percent of voters will cast ballots on electronic touch-screens. If you're not worried already about the dangers of paperless voting, this HBO documentary will blow your mind.
By Farhad Manjoo Nov 2, 2006
Overcooked Overcooked
With a big HBO deal, astronomical album sales and countless fans, Dane Cook may be the hottest comedian in years. So where is the laughter?
By Heather Havrilesky Sep 3, 2006
N.O. better blues N.O. better blues
Watching Spike Lee's four-hour epic on Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans Arena with my neighbors, I felt awed, exhausted and heartbroken -- and more convinced than ever that somebody should go to jail for what happened here.
By Cynthia Joyce Aug 20, 2006
Cruel to be kind Cruel to be kind
The animal rights activist who goes undercover in the startling HBO doc "Dealing Dogs" speaks candidly about his willingness to abuse some animals to save the lives of others.
By Andrew Adam Newman Feb 21, 2006
Dialing it down Dialing it down
HBO's documentary "Left of the Dial" chronicles the blunders, bounced checks, insults and lies behind Air America Radio's troubled launch a year ago today.
By Heather Havrilesky Mar 31, 2005
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
From "Supernanny" to "Carnivale" to "Wickedly Perfect" to the new detective show "Numbers," Good tries to kick Evil's ass with naughty stools, roasted lamb and really tough math equations.
By Heather Havrilesky Jan 17, 2005
The mystery behind Inspector Clouseau The mystery behind Inspector Clouseau
Geoffrey Rush brilliantly embodies the grandiose visions and callous self-involvement of a comic genius in HBO's "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers."
By Heather Havrilesky Dec 3, 2004
A time to mourn A time to mourn
HBO's "Last Letters Home" delivers the emotional costs of the war, and it's almost too painful to watch. Watch it anyway.
By Heather Havrilesky Nov 11, 2004
A harrowing, inspiring "Boy's Life" A harrowing, inspiring "Boy's Life"
Filmmaker Rory Kennedy talks about the passion for social justice she shares with the father she never knew, and changing the world with her camera, one story at a time.
By Rebecca Traister Mar 24, 2004
Is "The Sopranos" a chick show? Is "The Sopranos" a chick show?
Why an ultraviolent drama about a New Jersey mafioso paints a more nuanced portrait of women than anything you'll find on Lifetime.
By Rebecca Traister Mar 6, 2004
Bill Maher
In the American tradition of ridiculous compromise: Yes to gay marriage, no to gay mortgage! Or, thinking outside the box: Just let the hot chicks get married!
Mar 5, 2004
"The Sopranos" hits its darkest note "The Sopranos" hits its darkest note
In the show's gripping new start, Tony, Carmela, Dr. Melfi and the gang, increasingly cut off from their illusions and their supposed loved ones, freefall through a hopeless world of divorce, betrayal, lust and rage.
By Heather Havrilesky Mar 5, 2004
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