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To Watch a Predator: The Difficult Handling of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season 12’
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To Watch a Predator: The Difficult Handling of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season 12’

By Evan Sawdey / 18 May 2020

While RuPaul's Drag Race remains a celebration of campy queer culture, Season 12 premiered as serious allegations against a contestant were quickly confirmed, forcing the producers to recut the episodes to diminish the influence of a now-known predator. Did the gambit work?

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In Defense of VH1s ‘Behind the Music’

By Colin McGuire / 3 October 2012
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The Year in TV: October 2010

By Jessy Krupa / 30 March 2011
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Rewinding the 53rd Annual Grammys

By Jessy Krupa / 14 February 2011
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The Year in TV: April 2010

By Jessy Krupa / 18 January 2011
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The Year in TV: March 2010

By Jessy Krupa / 6 January 2011
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Music Fans Live the Dream at Rock ‘N Roll Fantasy Camp

By Chris Catania / 8 December 2010
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Strictly Global: A Source for Music Videos on Broadcast TV

By Jessy Krupa / 16 March 2010
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From a Sammy Hagar Way of Life to Sober House

By Robert Celli / 4 February 2009

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Nickel Creek Repeat Themselves Anew on ‘Celebrants’
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Nickel Creek Repeat Themselves Anew on ‘Celebrants’

By Brice Ezell / 24 March 2023
Succession’s Final Season of Satire and Calamity Offers No Parting Panacea
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Succession’s Final Season of Satire and Calamity Offers No Parting Panacea

By Ana Yorke / 24 March 2023
The 10 Best Early Billy Bragg Songs
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The 10 Best Early Billy Bragg Songs

By John M. Tryneski / 24 March 2023
Depeche Mode’s ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’ at 30
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Depeche Mode’s ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’ at 30

By Leslie Richin / 23 March 2023
Fregonese’s ‘Marco Polo’ Traveled a Twisty Road to Production
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Fregonese’s ‘Marco Polo’ Traveled a Twisty Road to Production

By Michael Barrett / 23 March 2023

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PopMatters Seeks Music Writers

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PopMatters Seeks Film Critics and Essayists

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Nickel Creek Repeat Themselves Anew on ‘Celebrants’
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Nickel Creek Repeat Themselves Anew on ‘Celebrants’

By Brice Ezell / 24 March 2023
Succession’s Final Season of Satire and Calamity Offers No Parting Panacea
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Succession’s Final Season of Satire and Calamity Offers No Parting Panacea

By Ana Yorke / 24 March 2023
The 10 Best Early Billy Bragg Songs
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The 10 Best Early Billy Bragg Songs

By John M. Tryneski / 24 March 2023
Depeche Mode’s ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’ at 30
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Depeche Mode’s ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’ at 30

By Leslie Richin / 23 March 2023
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