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Jen Trolio

Jen Trolio

Culture Editor

    Latest articles by Jen Trolio

    Culture
    All the movie and TV trailers that aired during the Super BowlAll the movie and TV trailers that aired during the Super Bowl
    Culture

    From Avengers: Endgame to Toy Story 4 to Guillermo del Toro’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

    By Jen Trolio
    Culture
    The Good Place gets weirder than usual when “Chidi Sees the Time-Knife”The Good Place gets weirder than usual when “Chidi Sees the Time-Knife”
    Culture

    The third season’s next-to-last episode jumps through multiple dimensions to find yet another new version of the show.

    By Emily St. James, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
    Culture
    The Good Place sets the stage for season 3’s endgame in “The Book of Dougs”The Good Place sets the stage for season 3’s endgame in “The Book of Dougs”
    Culture

    The show reaches a long-anticipated destination, but it doesn’t make it very far.

    By Emily St. James, Jen Trolio and 1 more
    Culture
    Stranger Things 3 premieres July 4, 2019. Watch the latest teaser now.Stranger Things 3 premieres July 4, 2019. Watch the latest teaser now.
    Culture

    The trailer seems to introduce at least a few new clues as to what season three will entail.

    By Jen Trolio
    Culture
    Perfect TV shows to stream in your food comaPerfect TV shows to stream in your food coma
    Culture

    Thanksgiving was made for streaming great television with your pants unbuttoned, occasionally groaning about how full you are.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 4 more
    TV
    How Kristen Bell’s terrific performance grounds The Good Place’s wildest season yetHow Kristen Bell’s terrific performance grounds The Good Place’s wildest season yet
    TV

    The latest episode offers Bell a chance to play every emotion on the map, as the show shifts its status quo yet again.

    By Emily St. James, Jen Trolio and 1 more
    The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, in 27 photos
    Olympics

    From a unified Korea to drones to a Trump impersonator to “Gangnam Style.”

    By Kainaz Amaria and Jen Trolio
    Culture
    29 of September 2017’s best streaming debuts on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO, and more29 of September 2017’s best streaming debuts on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO, and more
    Culture

    Say goodbye to summer and hello to a bounty of streaming delights.

    By Genevieve Koski, Alex Abad-Santos and 5 more
    Culture
    All of this TV season’s cancellations and renewals, in one handy listAll of this TV season’s cancellations and renewals, in one handy list
    Culture

    Scandal will end with season seven. Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory are safer than safe.

    By Jen Trolio and Caroline Framke
    Culture
    Protesters disrupted Shakespeare in the Park in outrage over its Trump-like Julius CaesarProtesters disrupted Shakespeare in the Park in outrage over its Trump-like Julius Caesar
    Culture

    The pair seems to have misread the 400-year-old play.

    By Jen Trolio