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Tanya Pai

Tanya Pai

Former Director of Newsroom Standards and Ethics

    Latest articles by Tanya Pai

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    5 ways The Night Before pays homage to classic holiday movies5 ways The Night Before pays homage to classic holiday movies
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    The Night Before is a raunchy comedy with a soft, marshmallowy center.

    By Tanya Pai
    Culture
    How to fix the James Bond franchise: make it more like Mission ImpossibleHow to fix the James Bond franchise: make it more like Mission Impossible
    Culture

    Five lessons 007 could learn from Ethan Hunt and company.

    By Tanya Pai
    Culture
    Flesh and Bone, Starz’s “dark, gritty” ballet drama, has a problem: it’s not about balletFlesh and Bone, Starz’s “dark, gritty” ballet drama, has a problem: it’s not about ballet
    Culture

    The new series from Breaking Bad writer Moira Walley-Beckett takes a fictional look at life behind the scenes of a professional ballet company.

    By Tanya Pai
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    ABC’s Wicked City has a serious woman problemABC’s Wicked City has a serious woman problem
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    The ‘80s-set cop drama stars Ed Westwick as a serial killer.

    By Tanya Pai
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    The Returned is the stunningly eerie French zombie series you didn’t know you neededThe Returned is the stunningly eerie French zombie series you didn’t know you needed
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    Make this your weekend binge-watch before the second season premieres on Halloween night.

    By Tanya Pai
    Culture
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    Culture

    Here are seven cool facts about the show that terrorized your childhood.

    By Tanya Pai
    Culture
    Black Mirror will return to freak us out 12 more times, courtesy of NetflixBlack Mirror will return to freak us out 12 more times, courtesy of Netflix
    Culture

    The streaming giant has commissioned 12 new episodes of TV’s freakiest anthology.

    By Tanya Pai
    Fall TV 2015: Empire and 22 other returning shows you need to be watching
    Explainers

    From low-rated (but excellent) cable dramas to some of TV’s biggest hits, this fall has something for everyone

    By Genevieve Koski, Emily St. James and 3 more
    Culture
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    Culture

    Fall TV season is upon us. We watched and charted every single new show.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 3 more
    Explainers
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    Explainers

    Here’s everything you need to know about the bizarre allegations surrounding the stars of the TLC reality show.

    By Tanya Pai