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Caroline Framke

Caroline Framke

Former Staff Writer

    Latest articles by Caroline Framke

    Culture
    Many TV executives love talking about diversity. Doing something about it, not so much.Many TV executives love talking about diversity. Doing something about it, not so much.
    Culture

    When talking about diversity becomes exhausting, boring, and unproductive, no one wins.

    By Caroline Framke
    Culture
    NBC’s Timeless makes time travel stupider than usual. But maybe that’s a good thing?NBC’s Timeless makes time travel stupider than usual. But maybe that’s a good thing?
    Culture

    Will Timeless be good, ridiculously bad, or somewhere in between? Vox critic at large Todd VanDerWerff and culture writer Caroline Framke talk it out.

    By Emily St. James and Caroline Framke
    Culture
    You’re the Worst ditches its usual cynicism for a standout episode on the realities of PTSDYou’re the Worst ditches its usual cynicism for a standout episode on the realities of PTSD
    Culture

    Season three finds its way back by (finally) spotlighting its veteran.

    By Caroline Framke
    Culture
    New on streaming in October 2016: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and HBO’s best optionsNew on streaming in October 2016: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and HBO’s best options
    Culture

    Horror movies? Check. But there’s a bunch of other great stuff too.

    By Emily St. James, Aja Romano and 2 more
    Drunk History’s co-creator on storytelling and getting Lin-Manuel Miranda drunk at his parents’ house
    Culture

    Derek Waters reveals how to get intoxicated storytelling brilliance.

    By Caroline Framke
    Politics
    Donald Trump trying to play off a silent audience revealed the reality star’s biggest weaknessesDonald Trump trying to play off a silent audience revealed the reality star’s biggest weaknesses
    Politics

    He’s not used to launching applause lines — and getting no applause.

    By Caroline Framke
    Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the company’s 18th birthday
    Internet Culture

    It’s a more contentious milestone than you might think.

    By Caroline Framke
    Netflix’s Easy indulges the best and worst aspects of improvisational filmmaking
    Culture

    Joe Swanberg’s new series can be both incisive and self-indulgent.

    By Caroline Framke
    Culture
    The 7 best new TV dramas of the fallThe 7 best new TV dramas of the fall
    Culture

    From sugar plantations to Wild West theme parks, the fall’s best dramas are a wide-ranging lot.

    By Emily St. James and Caroline Framke
    Culture
    The Good Place, NBC’s new comedy about how to get into heaven, takes big risksThe Good Place, NBC’s new comedy about how to get into heaven, takes big risks
    Culture

    That’s rare, and awesome.

    By Caroline Framke