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Why *The Gentlemen* Works Best When It Stops Trying to Behave

There is something immediately appealing about a story in which an aristocratic English estate becomes the unlikely headquarters of a criminal empire. Add Guy Ritchie’s fast dialog

Kirstie Allsopp and the British Obsession With Making a House Feel Like Home

There is a particular kind of British television personality who becomes part of the furniture. Not because they are quiet or neutral, but because viewers come to associate them wi

Jim Parsons and the Art of Moving Beyond an Iconic Role

For many viewers, Jim Parsons will always be associated with a precise voice, an impatient glance, and the phrase “Bazinga!” His portrayal of Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory

Silo Season 4 Will End the Story, but the Final Mystery Is Bigger Than the Silo

Most television renewals promise more. Silo received something rarer: permission to finish.
Apple TV+ has renewed the science-fiction drama for both a third and fourth season, with

John Stewart or Jon Stewart? Two Names That Lead to Very Different Stories

A search for “john stewart” can lead to two very different figures: a fictional astronaut and superhero in the DC Comics universe, or the American comedian and political commentato

Qué revelan las encuestas de Gran Hermano y por qué conviene leerlas con calma

Cada vez que un reality de Gran Hermano se apaga en televisión, aparece otra pantalla mucho más pequeña y mucho más ruidosa: la de las encuestas. Cuentas de fans, influencers, port

Ingrid Grudke and the Reinvention of the Argentine Model

For many people in Argentina, Ingrid Grudke is associated first with fashion: polished magazine covers, television appearances, and the confident presence of a model who became wid

Ana Rosa Quintana: The Media Queen Who Redefined Spanish Mornings

There is a specific sound that defines the Spanish morning, and for years, it wasn’t the birds or the traffic. It was the confident, inquisitive voice of Ana Rosa Quintana. For any

Tracey Ullman Shows Up Briefly in Ted Lasso, and It's Enough

Some performers change the temperature of a room the moment they step into it, and they don't do it with volume. They do it by leaving things out: a beat held a fraction too long,

El Chapo on Netflix, Seen Through the Eyes of the People Who Faced Him

Type "El Chapo" into Netflix's search bar and the thumbnails come back in a stack: a bearded man in a baseball cap, a woman standing in a hotel doorway at night, a courtroom sketch