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Monday night’s masterpiece showed how the best teams allocate resources on both sides of the ball—and how the league’s brightest minds use them
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Boston isn’t looking like the contender it was expected to be before the season. What needs to change to put the team back on track?
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Eight staffers, 40 total picks—and a look at who is most valuable in the league right now
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In one of the most shocking twists ever, this week’s installment of Fox’s emergency procedural was a thoughtful, well-constructed episode of TV
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The Saints might be the hottest team in the NFL, but the most consequential Week 12 matchups can be found farther down the playoff pecking order. With so much mediocrity, few teams can count themselves out of it—even the Cowboys.
A Brief Guide to Being a Cynthia Erivo Fan
The multi-award-winning actress steals a good portion of ‘Widows’ and is one Oscar away from an EGOT. If you are not already on the Erivo train, get on board.
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The John le Carré adaptation depends on a complicated, messy performance from the young ‘Lady Macbeth’ star. She delivers, and then some.
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The button-pushing master director’s new royal comedy-drama-thriller features a new twist—and some of his old tricks
The Rams’ Win Over the Chiefs Was Pure Football Nirvana
Monday night’s epic featured the third-most points in NFL history, 1,000 yards of offense, and thrilling defensive highlights. It’s hard to call it anything but an all-timer.
Kardiac Kemba Has Arrived in the NBA
Walker has hit another level this season, and monster nights—like the 43 points he dropped on the Celtics—are single-handedly bringing the Hornets back to relevance
The Yankees’ James Paxton Trade Could Be a Tremendous Bargain—or a Horrendous Mistake
New York acquired the oft-injured left-hander on Tuesday from the Mariners, who seem to be signaling that their retooling effort is now a full-blown rebuild
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The sparkly, kitschy vampire movies debuted 10 years ago, giving us two bona fide movie stars, a multimillion-dollar franchise, and a blueprint for how to market female-driven films to female audiences. Will we ever take the series seriously?
