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‘Vice Principals’ Is the Best Sitcom About the Rise of American Fascism

When Vice Principals premiered last year on HBO, critics were a tad underwhelmed. Most pointed out that for a series positioned as a comedy, it…

On Frank Gallagher of ‘Shameless’ and Loving Deadbeat Dads

I’m not sure that you can call him a patriarch, but Frank Gallagher is the fictional character whose sperm made most of those wayward kids…

A Larry David Lookbook

In appreciation of his iconic style on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

Writer Ryan O’Connell on Rebooting ‘Will & Grace’

Ryan O’Connell, 31, is a writer from Ventura, an unpretentious beach town north of L.A. and south of Santa Barbara. It’s the type of place…