New Shows The Mick and Ransom Ring in the New Year
A raunchy comedy and tired police procedural-maybe 2017 won't be terribly different?
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The Best Books, Films, Music, and Television of 2016
Lionel Shriver's The Mandibles, HBO's Westworld, Brian Fallon's Painkillers, and more. What's on your list?
Thank You, John Stossel, for Teaching Libertarians How to Do Cable News
Watch the broadcasting legend's last show tonight at 10 p.m. ET on Fox Business Network.
Skating to Freedom
A skating rink is just one example of how spontaneous order is more effective than central control for organizational purposes.
Australian Zombie Drama Takes Decidedly Different Journey
Glitch joins some others in not presenting the undead as mindless brain-eaters.
Westworld's Real Lesson? Screw or Kill All the Robots You Want
The real monsters of the HBO series weren't the people who treated robots as objects but those who tried to make them more human.
HBO Documentaries Illuminate Castro's Brutal Cuba
Two offerings coincide with strongman's death.
When Fidel Castro Went on The Tonight Show and The Ed Sullivan Show
There was a time when many Americans perceived Cuba's late leader as a hero.
This Awkward Search Party May Be Worth Joining
TBS is burning off the quirky comedy Thanksgiving week.
Get Your Tabloid Television On and Revisit Serial Killers, Karen Carpenter
Tired of prestige dramas? These two guilty pleasures have you covered.
'This Is Your Brain on Drugs' Guy Supports Marijuana Legalization
John Roselius, who famously warned that drugs would fry your brain like an egg, says he has changed his mind about pot.
A Trump Voter Plays 'Black Jeopardy': Watch This Politically Incorrect, Weirdly Moving SNL Skit
People have more in common than their politics suggest.
CBS Limps to the Finish Line with Three Lackluster New Shows
The Tiffany Network is now actively attempting to alienate young viewers.
Mike Rowe Wears Trump's Robe, Fights a Drone, and Solves the Labor Shortage
The former 'Dirty Jobs' host makes a successful leap from cable television to social media stardom.
New Cable Thrillers Pick Up Where Broadcast Premieres End
Check out Berlin Station and Eyewitness
Trio of New Comedies Targets Female Viewers
American Housewife, Divorce, and Insecure run gamut of tones and humor.
Fall TV Season Gets Time Travel Type Shows Based on Older Shows and Films
There's time traveling in the shows, and the shows are a bit of a time travel too.
The Exorcist and MacGyver Are Back with Reboots
Friday night's new television shows seem awfully familiar.
Are Speechless, Designated Survivor, Notorious, or Pitch Worth Your Time?
Premiere week continues with four more new television shows.
New Shows for Your Consideration: Bull, This Is Us, and Lethal Weapon
Steer well clear of the one inspired by Dr. Phil, obviously.
Heavenly New Comedy Lampoons Technocratic Rule
Two new sitcoms mark the start of fall premiere season.
Friday A/V Club: Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Number 6
The Prisoner celebrates an anniversary.
FX Kicks Off New Sitcoms: Better Things and Atlanta
Hey, Donald Glover's back on television.
HBO's Great Sunday Night Lineup Is a Tribute To Economic Freedom
The Night Of, Ballers, Vice Principals, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver are products of the best arts patron of all: the free market.
The Man Who Turned Beauty into an Actual Cult
Documentary takes viewers inside the place called Buddhafield.
Friday A/V Club: Bureaucratic Comedy
In Memoriam: Antony Jay, co-creator of Yes, Minister
Libertarianism: The Choice of a New Generation in Politics (and Cable News)
Gary Johnson is making a play with Millennials in a proportion that Clinton and Trump can't touch
These 2 Olympics Commercials Show Everything That's Wrong With Democratic Economics
While Hillary Clinton tries to tax Wall Street and punish companies that move, Andrew Cuomo uses scores of millions of taxpayer dollars to advertise a failed government program that waives taxes and rewards companies that move
Friday A/V Club: When the Governor Has a Libertarian Side
The Maryland governor who defied Prohibition, and the Utah governor who wouldn't pay his income tax
Documentary Delves Deeply into Hitchcock's Filmmaker Mind
A critical analysis every film buff should watch
Huge Ratings Uptick for CNN's Second Libertarian Town Hall, As 1.6 Million Tune In
Gary Johnson, Bill Weld capture highest ratings for 25-54 demographic on cable news Wednesday night.
Friday A/V Club: What We Left at the World's Fair
John Crowley and Jason Robards look back at a festival of social planning.
Ellen Page Shines in Netflix Baby-Kidnapping Comedy
Tallulah doesn't take the 'madcap' route and is all the better for it.
Jerry Doyle, RIP. Radio Host and Babylon 5 Star Was 60.
"It's not Left vs Right, it's right vs wrong!"
Stranger Things an Homage to Kid-Centric Sci-Fi of the '80s
Netflix series tosses children into suspenseful thriller.
