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On some level, I admire Top Chef for gutting its time-tested finale format. So much of this season was about…
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The major disadvantage of heading into the finale with three likable chefs is that it's all too easy for the Top Chef…
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"Final three" doesn't quite mean what it used to. In previous seasons of Top Chef, tonight's episode would have been…
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It's a shame that here, near the end of the season, Top Chef seems to be losing some of its momentum. Normally, the…
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How do you spell the sound of a giant, never-ending fart? Here's a shot at it: ttthhhhhhhhbbbbppppttttttt. I'd…
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Last week's setup for Restaurant Wars prepped me for what I thought was sure to be an excellent rendition of the…
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Coming off a strong première last week, Top Chef: Seattle delivers another solid episode, relying on open-ended…
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Among the promo videos for Top Chef: Seattle, Padma Lakshmi promised us something: that this season would be better…
1. Kanye West, “Monster”
The centerpiece track of Kanye West’s 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy finds…
1. With Honors (1994)
Like grubbier, smellier manic pixie dream girls, the homeless are often reduced to thematic…
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Farther Away is a book for literature nerds—more specifically, for literature nerds who know Jonathan Franzen and…
Hey, you like podcasts? Make sure you check out Reasonable Discussions, the A.V. Club podcast. (New episode coming…
Hey, you like podcasts? Make sure you check out Reasonable Discussions, the A.V. Club podcast, which posts…