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Killing It: A Defense of The Walking Dead

Why have critics turned on one of television’s most ambitious series?
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The Real Thing: Obama and Bartlet

As our president’s bid for reelection nears, Janet Manley sees his fate reflected in “The West Wing’s” commander-in-chief, Josiah Bartlet.
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Is the Truth Out There?

Janet Manley traces the philosophical origins of Breaking Bad‘s nihilism to show creator Vince Gilligan’s beginnings as a writer for The X-Files.
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The Impossibility of Making New Friends

After moving to New York, Janet Manley attempts to find new friends through Meetup.com.
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My Honeymoon with the Mouse

Janet Manley doesn’t want a typical honeymoon, so instead she chooses something “magical,” for the most part.
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Blessed is the Endosperm

Janet Manley falls in love with a Hebrew, fiber-rich cereal called Ezekiel 4:9 — delicious and strangely religious.