The Dropout, Inventing Anna, and the Fascination with Female Fraudsters
Tamar Lilienthal Tamar Lilienthal

The Dropout, Inventing Anna, and the Fascination with Female Fraudsters

Audiences have soaked up The Dropout and Inventing Anna because of the piece inside of them that craves seeing a woman in a position of power. I can’t blame them; I love seeing it too. But does our desire to see strong, independent women erase any shred of a moral compass that tells us when a woman’s actions are wrong?

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All Good Things Must Come To An End: Brooklyn 99 Final Season
Maya Kreger Maya Kreger

All Good Things Must Come To An End: Brooklyn 99 Final Season

Nothing good can last forever -- including Brooklyn 99. Since the very beginning, I have always been a fan of the 99. From watching it when I was younger with my family, to finishing the final season amongst friends, it has been a constant in my life. I was devastated when Fox cancelled the show but ecstatic when NBC decided to give it another chance. When I heard the news that Brooklyn 99’s eighth season would be the show’s finale one, I understood that all good things must come to an end.

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Only Murders In The Building
Emma Taylor & Matt Shadbolt Emma Taylor & Matt Shadbolt

Only Murders In The Building

Everyone loves a whodunit — or at least that’s what the steady growth of murder mysteries à la Knives Out and the true-crime rage I’ve written about for nearly 3 years tells me. The newest hit of the sort, stacked with stars from both screen and stage, finds favor across generations and genres. Only Murders in the Building, created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, follows three unlikely friends as they create a podcast investigating, well, a murder in their building.

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