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Kelsey McKinney

Kelsey McKinney

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    Latest articles by Kelsey McKinney

    Culture
    Mike Nichols, director of The Graduate, dies at 83Mike Nichols, director of The Graduate, dies at 83
    Culture

    Nichols was a legendary director both on the stage and the screen.

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    NBC and Netflix drop Bill Cosby from lineup amid rape allegationsNBC and Netflix drop Bill Cosby from lineup amid rape allegations
    Culture

    NBC and Netflix announced Tuesday morning that it will not go forward with its untitled forthcoming comedy series starring Bill Cosby.

    By Kelsey McKinney
    We read all 20 National Book Award nominees. Here’s what we thought.
    Technology

    Here are our reviews for the books nominated for this year’s National Book Award in each category:

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    Katherine Heigl’s terrible new show State of Affairs, gif-splainedKatherine Heigl’s terrible new show State of Affairs, gif-splained
    Culture

    In her new show, State of Affairs, Katherine Heigl flounders as a CIA official.

    By Kelsey McKinney and Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Disney’s The Little Mermaid turns 25 today. Read the original instead.Disney’s The Little Mermaid turns 25 today. Read the original instead.
    Culture

    Disney’s The Little Mermaid turns 25 today. The animated classic is known for a singing mermaid who combs her hair with forks and a comical West Indian crab, but the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale that inspired the film is a much darker, much mor

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    A male TV anchor wore the same suit for 365 days. Nobody noticed.A male TV anchor wore the same suit for 365 days. Nobody noticed.
    Culture

    While Stefanovic’s prank is funny, it also shows the inequality women face in the workforce everyday. On television, as in every workplace, women are judged more harshly than men on their appearance and less on their actual work.

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    Bill Cosby refuses to respond to rape allegationsBill Cosby refuses to respond to rape allegations
    Culture

    This question gives me no pleasure, Mr. Cosby,” Simon begins, “but there have been serious allegations against you in the last couple of days.”

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    The definitive playlist of songs about buttsThe definitive playlist of songs about butts
    Culture

    The internet remains sound. For now. In honor of Kim, let’s see what a playlist of celebratory butt songs does to it.

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    Here’s a dark, funny, and beautiful show you should watch this weekendHere’s a dark, funny, and beautiful show you should watch this weekend
    Culture

    Part musical, part sibling drama, and part complete absurdity, Over the Garden Wall is a story that might be about death and is definitely about brotherhood.

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Almanac
    Video: here’s what it looks likes to live in 80 square feetVideo: here’s what it looks likes to live in 80 square feet
    Almanac

    The woman in the video above lives in eight square meters of space, seven flights of stairs above the cobbled streets of Paris.

    By Kelsey McKinney