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The Horror of HBO's "Girls"

Eileen Jones, eXiled Online. May 3, 2012.

The mumblecore cancer has spread.

6 Reasons to Check out HBO's Show "Girls"

Alyssa Rosenberg, ThinkProgress. April 13, 2012.

There's been a huge amount of debate about the TV show "Girls." But it's worth giving it a try.

Everything the Sarah Palin Movie "Game Change" Gets Horribly Wrong

Alex Pareene, Salon. March 9, 2012.

HBO's "Game Change" presents Palin as simply a bumbling Tina Fey -- and misses the real story of the 2008 campaign.

8 Awful Pop Culture Offerings to Dread in the New Year

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. January 11, 2012.

Racism, sexism and more Ayn Rand...we're gripping ourselves for some of the worst in 2012.

Why Is Incest All Over Prime Time?

Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon. December 21, 2011.

From "Dexter" to "Game of Thrones," incest resonates -- not because a taboo has been broken, but because it endures.

Why I'm Through With "Game of Thrones"

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. July 26, 2011.

After reading the fifth book in the series--rife with degrading deaths, naked women, and most importantly, crappy writing--the author's calling it quits.

In HBO's "Too Big to Fail," the Heroes Are Really Zeroes

Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica. May 25, 2011.

The movie isn't the story of how the Three Musketeers saved the global economy. It's a story of failure upon failure.

HBO's Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Documentary: Is History Bound to Repeat Itself?

Marcia G. Yerman, AlterNet. March 25, 2011.

Interviews with labor experts and relatives of those lost in the fire illuminate the importance of labor protection laws.

HBO's Boardwalk Empire Helps Us Understand Drug Prohibition

Tony Newman, AlterNet. September 30, 2010.

The California initiative, the growing drug policy reform movement, and shows like Boardwalk Empire are helping us reach a tipping point.

Is Hanks and Spielberg's $150 Million Mini-Series a Recruiting Poster for More War?

Clancy Sigal, CounterPunch. May 31, 2010.

Can you make an anti-war statement, and pay tribute to the courage of soldiers in the Second World War at the same time?

McCain on Immigration: Then and Now

Maurice Belanger, ImmPolitic. April 22, 2010.

McCain used to say: “I don’t believe there is another issue that is more important to our Nation than immigration reform…We can no longer afford to delay reform.”

Immigration Debate: Press One For Culture War In English

Douglas Rivlin, NewsJunkiePost.com. March 26, 2010.

Anxiety about immigrants, immigration, and therefore immigration reform, tends to revolve around three broad categories of concern: economics, security, and culture.

HBO Film Delves into Immigration Reform’s "Senators' Bargain"

Marcelo Ballve, New America Media. March 23, 2010.

The inside story of Ted Kennedy's all-out push to pass an immigration reform bill in 2007 is told in "The Senators’ Bargain," a revealing new documentary airing this week.

HBO To Launch Show About Feminism?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. July 30, 2009.

HBO is slated to take on a half-hour comedy starring Diane Keaton as a feminist icon.

Obama Has Become Radical in His Commitment to Secrecy

Martin Garbus, Huffington Post. June 30, 2009.

Obama's attempt at secrecy, continued torture and repression of speech must be stopped.

Biased Media: HBO Didn't Air Bishop Robinson's Invocation (But We've Got It)

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. January 19, 2009.

Remember, this was the supposed salve on the wound to the LGBT community for the upcoming high-profile appearance of Rick Warren.

Portrait of an Army Cemetery: An Interview With the Directors of HBO's "Section 60"

Katie Halper, AlterNet. October 15, 2008.

"When you stand there and see the rows of tombstones ... you realize what the price of war can be."

TONIGHT: Incredible Iraq Documentary 'Section 60'

Staff, AlterNet. October 13, 2008.

Filmmakers Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill's latest doc will air tonight on HBO at 9pm (EST).

Recount: HBO's Election 2000 Nostalgia

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny!. May 27, 2008.

With it's new movie, Recount, HBO digs up old wounds.

'The Wire' -- Why Criticize One of the Best Crime Shows in TV History?

Brian Cook, In These Times. February 26, 2008.

The HBO series is the ultimate anti-cop show, a rebellion against the horseshit police worship afflicting American television.

Sarah Jessica Parker Whores for Woman Beater

Don Hazen, September 18, 2007.

Don Hazen: Why is Parker standing by Chris Albrecht, the former CEO of HBO who's had a long history of assaulting women?

ShowTime's Weeds: Suburbia, Drugs and Mary-Louise Parker’s Ass

Sheerly Avni, Las Vegas Weekly. August 13, 2007.

ShowTime's Weeds, one of the smartest shows on TV, puffs its way to a third season, with the premiere airing on Monday night.

Tony Soprano's Final Ride Down the New Jersey Turnpike

Max Fraser, The Nation. June 11, 2007.

After the 86th and final episode, The Sopranos has come a long way since it burst into our collective consciousness in 1999 -- and along with it the iconic role the mob has in the American imagination.

Diebold demands that HBO cancel voting machine documentary [VIDEO]

Lindsay Beyerstein, November 2, 2006.

Electronic voting firm wants network to pull the plug on Hacking Democracy.

Aaron Sorkin\'s \"The Newsroom\" Trailer: Will This Be the Most Politically Relevant Show Since the \"West Wing\"?

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, December 31, 1969.


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