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Caroline Framke

Caroline Framke

Former Staff Writer

    Latest articles by Caroline Framke

    Culture
    Doctor Who’s new companion feels familiar — with a few intriguing exceptionsDoctor Who’s new companion feels familiar — with a few intriguing exceptions
    Culture

    Three ways Bill Potts stands out from her predecessors.

    By Caroline Framke
    Culture
    Melissa McCarthy’s Sean Spicer returns to SNL, dressed as the Easter Bunny, to explain PassoverMelissa McCarthy’s Sean Spicer returns to SNL, dressed as the Easter Bunny, to explain Passover
    Culture

    Her impression of the press secretary returned to “apologize” for botching Holocaust history.

    By Caroline Framke
    Culture
    Underground defies TV convention with a stunning hour-long Harriet Tubman monologueUnderground defies TV convention with a stunning hour-long Harriet Tubman monologue
    Culture

    Her 1858 speech might feel a little more relevant than expected in 2017.

    By Caroline Framke
    Culture
    A Survivor player cruelly outed another as transgender for “strategy.” It backfired on him, hard.A Survivor player cruelly outed another as transgender for “strategy.” It backfired on him, hard.
    Culture

    The attempt to prove that a player was “deceptive” for not revealing he’s trans was shut down.

    By Caroline Framke
    Culture
    This season of The Americans is putting everyone in the zone of the in-betweensThis season of The Americans is putting everyone in the zone of the in-betweens
    Culture

    The past (and Peter Gabriel) is hard to escape.

    By Genevieve Koski, Caroline Framke and 1 more
    Culture
    The Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj will host this year’s White House Correspondents’ DinnerThe Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj will host this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner
    Culture

    The comedian, a first-generation Indian American and Muslim, is a particularly smart and pointed choice.

    By Caroline Framke
    Culture
    John Oliver’s new ad wants to educate Trump on sexual harassment — during The O’Reilly FactorJohn Oliver’s new ad wants to educate Trump on sexual harassment — during The O’Reilly Factor
    Culture

    “Bill O’Reilly needs advertisers, and Donald Trump needs to understand sexual harassment.”

    By Caroline Framke
    Culture
    Big Little Lies’ most riveting moments are the silent ones between womenBig Little Lies’ most riveting moments are the silent ones between women
    Culture

    The HBO drama is a stunning study in the unspoken language women use to survive.

    By Caroline Framke
    Culture
    The Daily Show: Sean Spicer moderates press briefings like “an overworked kindergarten teacher”The Daily Show: Sean Spicer moderates press briefings like “an overworked kindergarten teacher”
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    “Kindergarten Press Secretary” takes on Spicer’s “disdain for the media.”

    By Caroline Framke
    Culture
    Archer season 8 is a film noir fantasy that almost forgets to be funnyArcher season 8 is a film noir fantasy that almost forgets to be funny
    Culture

    Archer: Dreamland stumbles at first, but then a spoiled heiress saves the day.

    By Caroline Framke