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When Romance Met ComedyWith When Romance Met Comedy, Caroline Siede examines the history of the rom-com through the years, one happily ever after (or not) at a time.

2/14/20

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You’ve Got Mail and the power of the written (well, typed) word

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1/31/20

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Working Girl’s message is timeless, even if the hair and the shoulder pads aren’t

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1/17/20

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Is The Ugly Truth the worst romantic comedy ever made?

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12/20/19

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With just two storylines, The Holiday paid tribute to the entire rom-com genre

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12/6/19

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Sandra Bullock became a rom-com star with a cozy love story about crushing loneliness

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11/22/19

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In the 2010s, rom-coms went indie and saved themselves in the process

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10/25/19

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Celebrate Halloween with Warm Bodies, the film that tried to make zom-rom-coms a thing

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10/11/19

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13 Going On 30 made Jennifer Garner a rom-com star—and gave tween girls a sleepover staple

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9/27/19

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The Philadelphia Story delivered one of the most star-studded love triangles ever

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9/13/19

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Adam Sandler’s sweetness makes The Wedding Singer a rom-com worth growing old with

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8/30/19

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It’s No Strings Attached versus Friends With Benefits in a rom-com showdown

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8/16/19

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After a decade of discourse, (500) Days Of Summer is basically the Fight Club of rom-coms

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8/2/19

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Nicolas Cage romanced Cher in one of the weirdest rom-coms ever made

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7/19/19

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The Best Man capped off one decade of black rom-coms and inspired another

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7/5/19

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is bubbly and smart, just like Marilyn Monroe

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6/21/19

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Queer resilience thrives in this rom-com about love in the time of the AIDS crisis

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6/7/19

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Imagine Me & You gives a lesbian love story the classic rom-com treatment

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5/24/19

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To All The Boys and Netflix reminded the world why it’s smitten with rom-coms

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5/10/19

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Romance is the weakest aspect of one of the most celebrated rom-coms of the ’90s

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4/26/19

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We're just not that into He’s Just Not That Into You

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Harrison Ford and Call Of The Wild get lost in the wilds of photorealistic animation

John Oliver returns to bravely hack through the thorny issue of Medicare For All

No, The Outsider hasn’t stalled—its protagonist just refuses to keep up

You’ve Got Mail and the power of the written (well, typed) word

Working Girl’s message is timeless, even if the hair and the shoulder pads aren’t

Is The Ugly Truth the worst romantic comedy ever made?

With just two storylines, The Holiday paid tribute to the entire rom-com genre

Sandra Bullock became a rom-com star with a cozy love story about crushing loneliness

In the 2010s, rom-coms went indie and saved themselves in the process

Celebrate Halloween with Warm Bodies, the film that tried to make zom-rom-coms a thing

13 Going On 30 made Jennifer Garner a rom-com star—and gave tween girls a sleepover staple

The Philadelphia Story delivered one of the most star-studded love triangles ever

Adam Sandler’s sweetness makes The Wedding Singer a rom-com worth growing old with

It’s No Strings Attached versus Friends With Benefits in a rom-com showdown

After a decade of discourse, (500) Days Of Summer is basically the Fight Club of rom-coms

Nicolas Cage romanced Cher in one of the weirdest rom-coms ever made

The Best Man capped off one decade of black rom-coms and inspired another

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is bubbly and smart, just like Marilyn Monroe

Queer resilience thrives in this rom-com about love in the time of the AIDS crisis

Imagine Me & You gives a lesbian love story the classic rom-com treatment

To All The Boys and Netflix reminded the world why it’s smitten with rom-coms

Romance is the weakest aspect of one of the most celebrated rom-coms of the ’90s

We're just not that into He’s Just Not That Into You

Rice Balls Like You've Never Seen Before

Billionaire Jeff Bezos Figures He Might as Well Try to Help the Planet He Currently Lives On

22 Great Recent Movies You May Have Missed

You’ve Got Mail and the power of the written (well, typed) word

Working Girl’s message is timeless, even if the hair and the shoulder pads aren’t

Is The Ugly Truth the worst romantic comedy ever made?

With just two storylines, The Holiday paid tribute to the entire rom-com genre

Sandra Bullock became a rom-com star with a cozy love story about crushing loneliness

In the 2010s, rom-coms went indie and saved themselves in the process

Celebrate Halloween with Warm Bodies, the film that tried to make zom-rom-coms a thing

13 Going On 30 made Jennifer Garner a rom-com star—and gave tween girls a sleepover staple

The Philadelphia Story delivered one of the most star-studded love triangles ever

Adam Sandler’s sweetness makes The Wedding Singer a rom-com worth growing old with

It’s No Strings Attached versus Friends With Benefits in a rom-com showdown

After a decade of discourse, (500) Days Of Summer is basically the Fight Club of rom-coms

Nicolas Cage romanced Cher in one of the weirdest rom-coms ever made

The Best Man capped off one decade of black rom-coms and inspired another

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is bubbly and smart, just like Marilyn Monroe

Queer resilience thrives in this rom-com about love in the time of the AIDS crisis

Imagine Me & You gives a lesbian love story the classic rom-com treatment

To All The Boys and Netflix reminded the world why it’s smitten with rom-coms

Romance is the weakest aspect of one of the most celebrated rom-coms of the ’90s

We're just not that into He’s Just Not That Into You