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December’s best movies, music, TV and books

Culture Hound: December 2016

December’s best movies, music, TV and books

Could These Five Fixes Help the NFL Ratings Slump?

This is what a scramble drill to boost viewership looks like

Culture Hound

The best movies, music, TV and books for November

Our Dystopian Future Has Never Looked Better

See: Black Mirror and the best of the rest of October culture

Move Over, Seinfeld: Kevin Hart Is America’s Highest-Paid Comedian

The diminutive funnyman makes twice as much as no. 2

Seventeen Actresses on What They Really Think About Sex Scenes

The wonderfully awkward world of tube socks and vag pads

This Insane Netflix Hack Will Save You Hours

The price? Just your sanity, that's all.

The Five Things You Need to Know From Last Night’s Emmys

Kimmel got burned, PB&Js were served and Mr. Robot scored big

Science Says Netflix and Chill Is Good for Your Relationship

The couple that binges together stays together

SNL’s Newest Cast Member Is an Impersonation Virtuoso

Where is Owen Wilson and what has she done with him?

A Pair of French TV Hosts Decided to Bully Jonah Hill This Weekend

The actor canceled his French press tour after the interview

The Glorious Return of the NSFW Magazine

The month’s best in culture, tasteful nudes included

George R.R. Martin’s Superhero Series Is Coming to a TV Near You

Suggested working title: 'Game of Thrones: Men in Capes'

Too Soon? Read the Insane Seinfeld Spec Script About 9/11

Kramer: “You remember my crazy friend Mo Atta?”

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Tonight’s “Real Time” Included a Discussion of Campus Speech — and a Dig at the Jets

Also up for debate this week: ironic Christmas sweaters and Mr. Beast

"The Wire" Creator David Simon's Latest Project Is In a New Medium: Comics

Artist Philippe Squarzoni has adapted his book "Homicide" as a graphic novel

Comedy Visited the Uncanny Valley on This Week's "SNL"

One of this week's sketches relentlessly mocked AI

Bill Maher and David Mamet Revisited the History of Adult Films on “Real Time”

It was a much less contentious conversation than Mamet’s last appearance on the show

Timothée Chalamet Got Dystopian on a New "SNL"

His horse is back for the ride as well

Andrew Cuomo Sparred With Bill Maher on This Week’s “Real Time”

The former governor and Melissa DeRosa had an intense conversation on his legacy

“Top Gun” Is the Latest Action Franchise to Get a Reality Show

Entering the company of James Bond and "Star Wars"

This Week’s “Real Time” Explored Sketch Comedy History

Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key joined Bill Maher in conversation

Archivists Find Lost Episodes of a “Monty Python” Precursor

"The Complete and Utter History of Britain" is now streaming

After Five Months, Bill Maher Returned to “Real Time”

Including an occasionally surreal interview and a return to “Barbie” discourse

Report: WGA, Studios Reach "Tentative Agreement" on New Contract

The WGA membership still has to vote on the new deal

The US Is Getting an All-Naked Dating Show

"Naked Attraction" has come to Max

“Hot Ones” Creator Chris Schonberger Explains How His Series Caught Fire

Sean Evans has sat down with hot wings and a hot celebrity more than 300 times

Does Comedy Have a Duty to Be Factually Accurate?

Hasan Minhaj is the latest comedian to prompt this debate