Maclean’s Mad Men panel: The past returns to haunt Don
A recap of the beginning of the end of for Mad Men—and an overreaction to the episode’s most significant detail
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Trevor Noah and the search for the perfect joke
The new host of the Daily Show is in hot water over some offensive—mostly bad—jokes. Jaime Weinman on his discomfort with our ’rule of funny’
What we can expect from Trevor Noah
Adrian Lee saw The Daily Show’s new host do stand-up in February, and it highlighted why he’s ideal for the high-profile gig
Trevor Noah to replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show
’No one can replace Jon Stewart,’ says South African comedian picked to do just that
The cynical reality of television’s ’Empire’ effect
The success of ’Empire’ has TV execs suddenly noticing that non-white people exist. Jaime Weinman explains why the industry still sees diversity as a fad
OK, Lena Dunham, that’s enough
The moment has passed for an of-the-moment show, so should we keep watching?
Top Gear’s big, boorish, golden goose
A spat between TV hosts that came to blows should be resolved with cash and an apology, or the BBC’s Top Gear could disappear
Kimmy Schmidt and the end of conventional sitcoms
The high-concept sitcom is back, and the crazier the premise, the better
Bidding adieu to a beloved Quebec hockey team
Meet the Quebec National, a fictional hockey team and the subject of a cult classic TV drama that has captivated Quebecois viewers since 1986.
Is having two Bachelorettes sexist?
Monday’s Bachelor finale had a controversial twist, and it had everything to do with the show’s silent central tenet: power.