“The Beauty” Is a Hot Mess
Ryan Murphy attempts to comment on incels, celebrity culture, and the age of Ozempic in a new FX series about a drug that makes its users young and gorgeous—at a terrible price.
‘Wonder Man’ Is a Self-Contained MCU Unicorn
An MCU series that doesn’t exist to serve a multiversal saga or build up to a big battle? Is that even allowed?
Podcast: How John Updike Gave Pennsylvania Its Beautiful Due by RCP
Available this week: "Writer's Diary" by Matthew Gasda
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