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tv What’s missing from our list of 2016’s best shows?
By Becca James, Noel Murray, Brandon Nowalk, Dennis Perkins, Nathan Rabin, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy, Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, Esther Zuckerman, A.A. Dowd, Vikram Murthi, Molly Eichel, Jesse Hassenger, Les Chappell, Caroline Siede, Nick Wanserski, Leonardo Adrian Garcia, Josh Modell, Joe Blevins, Erik Adams, Danette Chavez, Kyle Fowle, Myles McNutt December 14, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv The mother of all celebrity chefs wasn’t Julia Child
By Tamara Palmer December 14, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv The best TV of 2016, part 2
By Gwen Ihnat, Esther Zuckerman, Josh Modell, Joshua Alston, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, LaToya Ferguson, Noel Murray, Oliver Sava, Marah Eakin December 14, 2016 | 6:00am
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aux The best comics of 2016
By Shea Hennum, Oliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, Tegan O'Neil December 14, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv The best TV shows of 2016: The ballots
By Scott Von Doviak, Joshua Alston, Noel Murray, LaToya Ferguson, Dennis Perkins, Allison Shoemaker, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy, Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, Esther Zuckerman, Zack Handlen, Vikram Murthi, Molly Eichel, Les Chappell, Caroline Siede, Gwen Ihnat, Josh Modell, Erik Adams, Danette Chavez, Emily L. Stephens, Kyle Fowle, Myles McNutt, Dan Caffrey December 14, 2016 | 6:00am
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music Hodgy’s journey to adulthood could use a few more specifics
By Dan Caffrey December 14, 2016 | 6:00am
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film The year’s second Obama origin story, Barry, goes deeper into the president’s past
By A.A. Dowd December 14, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv A chilly Christmas-themed Brooklyn Nine-Nine has trouble thawing
By LaToya Ferguson December 14, 2016 | 5:34am
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tv Smackdown! Live proves that it really is the land of opportunity
By Kyle Fowle December 14, 2016 | 4:56am
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aux Chris Pratt says his new toilet is ruining his friendship with Nick Offerman
By Sam Barsanti December 14, 2016 | 3:51am
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aux R.I.P. Alan Thicke
By William Hughes December 14, 2016 | 3:37am
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aux TNT decides that a modern-day Civil War show doesn’t sound like fun anymore
By Sam Barsanti December 14, 2016 | 2:44am
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tv New Girl’s Christmas is as sweet and clumsy as a gift from Nick Miller
By Emily L. Stephens December 14, 2016 | 2:01am
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aux OITNB’s Ruby Rose might lend some prison melodies to Pitch Perfect 3
By William Hughes December 14, 2016 | 1:59am
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aux Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos made a Christmas album
By Sam Barsanti December 14, 2016 | 12:55am
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aux TV Land defrocks Impastor
By William Hughes December 14, 2016 | 12:29am
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aux David Ayer and Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn to reunite for Gotham City Sirens
By Sam Barsanti December 13, 2016 | 11:37pm
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aux Pokémon Go is finally adding new Pokémon
By William Hughes December 13, 2016 | 11:19pm
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aux Read This: Ta-Nehisi Coates considers Barack Obama in the Trump era
By Caroline Siede December 13, 2016 | 11:00pm
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aux WGN exterminates the witches of Salem
By William Hughes December 13, 2016 | 10:56pm
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aux WWE Hall of Famer Donald Trump seems to think wrestling is real
By Dennis DiClaudio December 13, 2016 | 10:41pm
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aux The Muppets revive Pigs In Space as a web series
By Sam Barsanti December 13, 2016 | 10:38pm
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aux Fate Of The Furious trailer destroys Beauty And The Beast’s viewing record
By Sam Barsanti December 13, 2016 | 10:10pm
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aux If genuine, this 1977 Scientology handbook is a kitschy cult classic
By Joe Blevins December 13, 2016 | 10:00pm
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tv We’re running down the year’s best TV shows, numbers 30 through 16
By Danette Chavez December 13, 2016 | 9:59pm
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aux IFC renews Stan Against Evil
By William Hughes December 13, 2016 | 9:58pm
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aux We’re talking KFC’s latest marketing stunt starring Fred Armisen
By Sean O'Neal December 13, 2016 | 9:53pm
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aux Watch these kids rap about eating healthy, then decide to eat healthy forever
By Clayton Purdom December 13, 2016 | 9:15pm
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aux Damn, this Transformers: The Last Knight poster is serious
By Sam Barsanti December 13, 2016 | 9:02pm
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aux UPDATED: Kanye West and Donald Trump just had a chat about “life”
By Esther Zuckerman December 13, 2016 | 8:36pm
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aux Meagan Good to kick ass, take names in Hulu’s Foxy Brown reboot
By Katie Rife December 13, 2016 | 8:34pm
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aux Read This: Remembering Robert De Niro’s bizarre 1996 video game
By Joe Blevins December 13, 2016 | 8:30pm
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aux TBS renews Search Party and People Of Earth
By Esther Zuckerman December 13, 2016 | 8:24pm
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aux Noted villain Ben Mendelsohn to play Robin Hood: Origins’ Sheriff Of Nottingham
By Sam Barsanti December 13, 2016 | 8:20pm
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aux Zombieland’s Ruben Fleischer to direct Chris Evans as Dr. Jekyll
By Danette Chavez December 13, 2016 | 8:08pm
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aux Wonder Woman dresses too sexy to be a role model, UN rules
By Katie Rife December 13, 2016 | 7:52pm
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aux Grunt author Mary Roach is an expert in 1-syllable book titles
By Caitlin PenzeyMoog December 13, 2016 | 7:47pm
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aux This bot will do a wonderful, terrible job mashing things up for you
By Clayton Purdom December 13, 2016 | 7:45pm
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aux Lupe Fiasco quits music after being called an anti-Semite
By Danette Chavez December 13, 2016 | 7:44pm
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aux NAACP Image Award nominations celebrate Beyoncé, Moonlight, Birth Of A Nation
By Caroline Siede December 13, 2016 | 7:29pm
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aux Another Daniel Clowes book is headed to the big screen
By Esther Zuckerman December 13, 2016 | 7:03pm
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film Rogue One is an adventure to Star Wars’ dark side
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky December 13, 2016 | 6:36pm
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aux Mark Wahlberg unattaches himself from the Uncharted movie
By Dennis DiClaudio December 13, 2016 | 6:29pm
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aux Chance The Rapper launches campaign to get you to take a damn bath
By Clayton Purdom December 13, 2016 | 6:20pm
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aux Nicole Kidman does her best Helena Bonham Carter for Top Of The Lake
By Esther Zuckerman December 13, 2016 | 6:11pm
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aux The A.V. Club attempts to throw playing cards like a ninja
By Kevin Pang December 13, 2016 | 6:05pm
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tv Enter to win a dick-shaped thumb drive filled with The Complete Klown Collection
By William Hughes December 13, 2016 | 6:00pm
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aux Today’s best deals: winter coats, wireless audio, and more
By Shep McAllister December 13, 2016 | 5:30pm
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aux Jackie composer Mica Levi will also score Marjorie Prime
By Dennis DiClaudio December 13, 2016 | 5:26pm
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music Wild Beasts cover Madonna’s “Frozen”
By Josh Modell December 13, 2016 | 5:05pm
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aux Exclusive: Underground’s plan has changed in first season 2 teaser
By Danette Chavez December 13, 2016 | 5:01pm
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aux A ton of classic Late Night With Conan O’Brien episodes are now on YouTube
By Joe Blevins December 13, 2016 | 5:00pm
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aux Conspiracy-theory zealot Alex Jones now looks as stupid as he sounds
By Clayton Purdom December 13, 2016 | 4:00pm
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tv Mozart’s manic dream pixie conductor has a rude awakening
By Danette Chavez December 13, 2016 | 4:00pm
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aux President Obama subtly slams Trump in final Daily Show appearance
By Esther Zuckerman December 13, 2016 | 3:04pm
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aux Elton John wants you to make a “Rocket Man” music video
By Dennis DiClaudio December 13, 2016 | 2:47pm
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aux Check out Extremely Good Shit, an online magazine about extremely good shit
By Clayton Purdom December 13, 2016 | 2:30pm
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aux Fox developing family comedy from It’s Always Sunny star and New Girl producer
By Danette Chavez December 13, 2016 | 2:25pm
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aux New Line plops The Babysitter in front of Netflix
By Danette Chavez December 13, 2016 | 1:56pm
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games Yo-Kai Watch and the Perils of Launching a Multimedia Franchise
By Jon Irwin December 13, 2016 | 1:30pm
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aux McMansion Hell website takes dead aim at the worst of modern archtitecture
By Joe Blevins December 13, 2016 | 1:00pm
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tv The confessions and humor are forced on an uneven Mozart In The Jungle
By Danette Chavez December 13, 2016 | 1:00pm
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games Yooka-Laylee Gets Release Date in New Trailer, Might Be Coming to Nintendo Switch
By Cameron Wade December 13, 2016 | 11:54am
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games Nyko's Wireless NES Classic Controller is Out Now
By Cameron Wade December 13, 2016 | 11:35am
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games Nintendo Reveals Date and Time for the Next Switch Presentation
By Cameron Wade December 13, 2016 | 11:17am
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games The 2016 Gift Guide for Magic: The Gathering Lovers
By Cameron Kunzelman December 13, 2016 | 10:00am
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tv Timeless makes a deal with the devil
By Allison Shoemaker December 13, 2016 | 7:42am
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tv New Day earned the tag team record, even if Raw’s storytelling didn’t
By Alasdair Wilkins December 13, 2016 | 6:25am
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games Pt. 4—Pokémon battles turn out to be the least interesting part of Sun and Moon
By William Hughes, Nick Wanserski December 13, 2016 | 6:00am
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games Somehow this fascist take on Werewolf was created before Trump won
By Caitlin PenzeyMoog December 13, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv Another year, another censoring of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
By Dan Caffrey December 13, 2016 | 6:00am
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film Explore some pop-culture holiday roads less traveled with your kids
By The A.V. Club, Gwen Ihnat, Rick Hamann, Noel Murray, Jesse Hassenger, Mike Vago December 13, 2016 | 6:00am
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aux A Wuvable Oaf gets into some Blood & Metal in an adorably vicious comic
By Shea Hennum, Oliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, Tegan O'Neil December 13, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv The best TV of 2016, part 1
By Allison Shoemaker, Caroline Siede, Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, Gwen Ihnat, Scott Von Doviak, Myles McNutt, Zack Handlen, Vikram Murthi, Molly Eichel, Erik Adams, Danette Chavez, Emily L. Stephens, Marah Eakin, Dennis Perkins, Dan Caffrey December 13, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv StarCrossed’s future is in jeopardy on a suspenseful People Of Earth
By John Hugar December 13, 2016 | 3:19am
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aux Netflix cancels Marco Polo
By Sam Barsanti December 13, 2016 | 2:59am
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aux 50 Cent says the Golden Globes can suck a dick
By Sam Barsanti December 13, 2016 | 1:59am
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aux Adventure Time to solve some mysteries in backstory-heavy miniseries
By Sam Barsanti December 13, 2016 | 12:59am
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aux Patrick Wilson to play Aquaman’s jerky half-brother
By Sam Barsanti December 13, 2016 | 12:25am
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aux Watch the cast of Westworld riff on Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, OutKast, and more
By Caroline Siede December 12, 2016 | 11:40pm
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aux Dick Wolf wants to turn Oxygen into an all-crime channel
By Sam Barsanti December 12, 2016 | 11:01pm
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aux Thanks, Trump: Now Joe Piscopo is running for office
By Dennis DiClaudio December 12, 2016 | 10:48pm
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aux In an emergency, you’re probably fine as long as Waffle House isn’t closed
By Clayton Purdom December 12, 2016 | 10:45pm
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aux Harrison Ford reacts in very Ford-like manner to accidentally punching Ryan Gosling
By Sam Barsanti December 12, 2016 | 10:35pm
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aux Reba McEntire is headed back to TV for a “Southern Gothic soap opera”
By Esther Zuckerman December 12, 2016 | 10:21pm
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aux The entire internet could be mapped pretty succinctly back in 1973
By Joe Blevins December 12, 2016 | 10:00pm
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music The A.V. Club chats about the year’s best records
By David Anthony December 12, 2016 | 9:58pm
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aux Bob Dylan stops avoiding Nobel committee, announces Swedish tour stops
By Sam Barsanti December 12, 2016 | 9:55pm
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aux Get ready to throw some copper at Live’s reunion tour with Ed Kowalczyk
By Dennis DiClaudio December 12, 2016 | 9:29pm
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aux An in-depth appreciation of onscreen video displays, from The Net to today
By Joe Blevins December 12, 2016 | 9:15pm
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aux Mindy Kaling, Tonya Harding, and a meta take on Titanic lead the 2016 Black List
By Esther Zuckerman December 12, 2016 | 9:00pm
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aux Seeso renews Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ for two more seasons
By Caroline Siede December 12, 2016 | 8:50pm
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aux Chris Evans is once again Hollywood’s most cost-effective actor
By Dennis DiClaudio December 12, 2016 | 8:30pm
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aux Celebrate the new year with an hour of Nick Offerman sitting peacefully
By Esther Zuckerman December 12, 2016 | 8:30pm
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aux Sigur Rós to bring made-up languages to real places on its 2017 tour
By Katie Rife December 12, 2016 | 8:28pm
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aux Animal Collective sets its 2017 North American tour dates
By Esther Zuckerman December 12, 2016 | 8:00pm
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aux Here are 10 of the most beautiful movie posters of the year in one place
By Clayton Purdom December 12, 2016 | 8:00pm
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aux Star Trek: Discovery beams up some Klingons
By Danette Chavez December 12, 2016 | 7:56pm
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aux Antoine Fuqua is making a Muhammad Ali documentary for HBO
By Sam Barsanti December 12, 2016 | 7:54pm
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aux The poster for Christopher Nolan’s war film looks exactly how you’d expect
By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 12, 2016 | 7:32pm
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tv The trailer for the new Netflix series The OA is all spooky setup
By Caroline Siede December 12, 2016 | 7:29pm
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aux Someone finally made a crashed USS Enterprise out of gingerbread
By Joe Blevins December 12, 2016 | 7:15pm
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aux There are no politics in Rogue One, Disney CEO insists
By Katie Rife December 12, 2016 | 7:14pm
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aux Diana’s public debut goes viral in this exclusive Wonder Woman #12 preview
By Oliver Sava December 12, 2016 | 7:00pm
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aux PepsiCo pushes healthy snacks on America, but we just want Cheetos
By Randall Colburn December 12, 2016 | 6:32pm
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aux Today’s best deals: Star Wars gifts, a universal remote, and more
By Shep McAllister December 12, 2016 | 6:15pm
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aux Weekend Box Office: Musicals are still a thing, at least for now
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky December 12, 2016 | 6:09pm
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film Chicago, wake up from your space pod and see Passengers early and for free
By Sam Barsanti December 12, 2016 | 6:00pm
