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2016 Retrospective

The A.V. Club

12/24/16 12:00am

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A look back at some of our favorite pieces from 2016.

In 2016, the teen movie truly came of age

We’ve barely met Elle Fanning’s Julie in 20th Century Women when she explains that she doesn’t like …

Donald Trump’s The Art Of The Deal is an awful book about a terrible man

Silly Little Show-Biz Book Club is Nathan Rabin’s ongoing exploration of books involving show…

“How did I get here?”: Documentary Now!’s little Talking Heads tribute that could

There’s an oft-repeated Lorne Michaels adage about Saturday Night Live: “The show doesn’t go on…

Anti-Christ in a custom van: The churchy cheap thrills of A Thief In The Night

In The Overlook, A.V. Club film critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky examines the misfits, underappreciated…

There’s lots to love in Bruce Springsteen’s post-2000 career

Power Hour creates one tight 60-minute set from a musician’s discography or a genre, picking both…

The teriyaki shop: Seattle’s unspoken obsession

In Acquired Tastes, The Takeout explores the food and drinks we can’t live without.

Screeching tires and busting glass: Defining the teen-tragedy song in 60 minutes

Power Hour creates one tight 60-minute set from a musician’s discography or a genre, picking both…

Let’s talk about talking about sex with Lorelai Gilmore and Tami Taylor

Sometimes it’s just a similar premise. Sometimes the resemblance is uncanny. But every now and then …

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The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 gave us shitty cell service, expensive cable

When Congress passed the Telecommunications Act Of 1996, it didn’t seem like a big deal. An act…

Stop jizzing all over journalism

Ladies, what the fuck. National female voices like Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren and Ruth…

#Sportsball sucks: On the Cleveland Cavaliers and why sports matter

On June 19, the Cleveland Cavaliers won their first NBA Championship, marking the first time a…

An oral history of Cop Rock, TV’s first and last musical police drama

When a television series ends after a single season, it’s generally consigned to the scrap heap of…

Ghostbusters, Frozen, and the strange entitlement of fan culture

It’s probably safe to say that James Rolfe does not consider himself a sexist. Rolfe, apparently…

“You stupid darkness!” and 29 other Peanuts quotes for everyday use

On October 2, 1950, cartoonist Charles M. Schulz’s daily newspaper strip Peanuts debuted with two…

U2’s lyrical and spiritual crisis made October a career turning point

Permanent Records is an ongoing closer look at the records that matter most.

What Race shows about Hollywood’s treatment of prejudice

Jesse Owens deserves a biopic. His life was important and dramatic, and it even lends itself to a…

30 years ago, Goldie Hawn staked a claim in football for women

We need more women in football. Look no further than tonight’s Super Bowl for evidence.…

Remembering David Bowie—all of them

David Bowie was a dozen different people; he once described himself as a “collector” who amassed…

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