The end of Game Of Thrones and Veep headline our favorite stories of the week

By The A.V. Club | May 18, 2019 | 11:00am

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The end of Game Of Thrones and Veep headline our favorite stories of the week

Here’s a compilation of our favorite features published this week. Be sure to follow along with our TV recaps and check out all our recent reviews.

Monday

What are you reading in May?
All the TV you should have watched this weekend (that isn’t Game Of Thrones)
Jenny Slate is a powerhouse inEarth Break as she navigates a postapocalyptic world
Your guide to who died this week on Game Of Thrones
The A.V. Club says goodbye to Veep
Veep boss on the show’s finale and Selina’s Daenerys moment

Tuesday

Werner Herzog never looks at himself in the mirror, but he can catch a trout with his bare hands
10 female fantasy writers to read after Game Of Thrones ends
We’re all Mad Queens after the penultimate episode of Game Of Thrones
Meet Ian Noe, the Kentucky troubadour who’s gone from the oilfields to opening for John Prine

Wednesday

Simply the beast: 18 of the greatest dog sidekicks in pop culture
The Big Bang Theory shot to popularity when “nerd culture” went mainstream
Jim Jarmusch opens Cannes with a DOA zombie comedy for the Trump age

Thursday

The Mailbag Of Thrones answers what the hell just happened and if things will get better in the series finale
Only one can survive in our battle royale of the biggest battle royale games around
John Carpenter looms over a day of madness and violence at Cannes
Production designer Scott Chambliss on howGodzilla: King Of The Monsters is like a Rembrandt painting

Friday

More zombies, and a new downer from a past Cannes winner, at this apocalyptic festival by the sea
Despite its battalion of Hollywood actors, the war is the real star of combat epic The Longest Day
Why bother playing games, when you can just read them instead?
5 new releases we love: Resilient disco pop, experimental hip-hop, and more
All men, women, and dragons must die: The finalGame Of Thrones dead-pool odds

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