Writing

Essays
No Way Home Brings Closure To Three Generations of Spider-Man (Nerdist)
Ted Lasso Takes a Big Swing in Therapy-Centered Season Two (Nerdist)
Waking Ned Devine Is an Underrated Heist Movie (Nerdist)
Wonder Woman 1984 Needed More Fanny Pack (Nerdist)
The Key To Ted Lasso Is Its Sincerity (Nerdist)
How Schitt’s Creek Became the Sweetest Show on TV (Nerdist)
How The Good Place Found Peace in Its Finale (Nerdist)
Carl Reiner’s Unique Twitter Brilliance (Nerdist)
What We Do in the Shadows Is the Future of Episodic Comedy (Nerdist)
Dark Is the Existential Sci-Fi Series You Should Be Watching (Nerdist)
What Historical Adventures Could We See in National Treasure 3? (Nerdist)
There shouldn’t be an American Misfits reboot, and here’s why (HelloGiggles)
We’ve officially found it: Here’s the one empowering book you need on your summer reading list ASAP (HelloGiggles)
10 things I wish I’d known before I traveled alone for the first time (HelloGiggles)
Nothing Could Have Prepared Me For What the Last 100 Days of College Feels Like (MTV.com)
Understanding the compelling complicity of Zach Dempsey in 13 Reasons Why Season 2 (HelloGiggles)

Reported
Exploring the Tropes of the Modern Day Good Witch in Pop Culture (Nerdist)
Tracking Netflix’s Relentless Quest for Oscar Glory (Nerdist)

Interviews
Ted Lasso‘s Sarah Niles on AFC Richmond’s New Sports Psychologist (Nerdist)
The Ted Lasso Cast Shares Their Favorite Season One Moments (Nerdist)
Ted Lasso’s Big Frozen Musical Number Almost Didn’t Happen (Nerdist)
Beanie Feldstein went completely makeup-free for Lady Bird, and that’s just another reason to love her and Julie (HelloGiggles)
After playing a prince, a mutant, and a writer, Dan Stevens now has his dream role in mind (HelloGiggles)
When it comes to music, Jacob Anderson knows who he wants to collaborate with on Game of Thrones (HelloGiggles)
Storm Reid bonded with Chris Pine over food while filming A Wrinkle In Time — and sends GIFs to Ava DuVernay every day (HelloGiggles)
Laura Harrier explains why Peter Parker’s love interest, Liz, is *not* a damsel in distress in Spider-Man: Homecoming (HelloGiggles)

Reviews
The Souvenir Part II Is a Stunning Coda to a Coming-of-Age Story (Nerdist)
The Power of the Dog Explores the Stifling Nature of Toxic Masculinity (Nerdist)
Parallel Mothers Is a striking, Messy Portrait of Motherhood (Nerdist)
The Tragedy of Macbeth Is a Brilliant, Haunting Tour de Force (Nerdist)
Cruella Is a Fun, Surprisingly Sinister Reimagining (Nerdist)
Netflix’s Set It Up might be the best rom-com in years, not up for debate (HelloGiggles)
Psych: The Movie was a perfect love letter to long-time fans (HelloGiggles)
I saw Mean Girls on Broadway, and don’t worry — it’s pretty damn grool (HelloGiggles)
The best part of Netflix’s Sierra Burgess Is A Loser has nothing to do with the actual romance (HelloGiggles)

Humor
Because we need a light in the darkness, The Rock has actually filed paperwork to run for President (HelloGiggles)
Maggie Smith and Ian McKellen are busy living their best lives at Wimbledon (HelloGiggles)
Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal attended the Golden Globes together, continue to be best friend goals (HelloGiggles)
9 theories about what happened to Donna in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (HelloGiggles)

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