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Meg Ringler

Govt Rel + advocacy by day, freelance by evening, pet monger by night. Meg once adopted a cat at a funeral & still plans to grow up to be David Sedaris, even if he has personally discouraged the idea.

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Clea DuVall's 'Happiest Season' isn’t perfect. And I’m glad for that.

Vibe: “Happiest Season” (2020) is like all of my favorite holiday treats: Mostly sweet, sometimes stomach churning, and made without a cookie cutter. Best time to watch: When you’re looking to turn off your brain but not too much, in the mood for a rom-com sans the normal amount
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Fuckboy of the Month: Riley Finn from 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'

My fictional role models share many qualities—petite, blonde, total badasses. Leslie Knope and Buffy Summers have shaped me to a perhaps unhealthy extent. When my mom took me to Party City and told me to pick out anything I wanted for my high school graduation party, I promptly walked
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'A Wrinkle in Time' (2018) by Ava DuVernay

Vibe: Powerful and a little (or maybe a lot, depending on your baseline) trippy, Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of Madeline L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time” is overflowing with magic — especially Black Girl Magic. Here’s the thing: I am a white woman, and when I left the theater
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 2, Episode 10: The Bracebridge Dinner

Directing and writing credits: This episode was directed by Chris Long, who has directed a number of my favorite "GG" episodes, including "A Tale of Poes and Fire" and "Nag Hammadi is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospel." Daniel Palladino wrote this episode, so
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 1, Episode 14: That Damn Donna Reed

Directing and writing credits: ASP and Daniel Palladino wrote this episode. While I loathe most of the plot, I enjoy the writing and their use of the Stars Hollowites. Hollowians? This episode was directed by Michael Katleman. He directed seven episodes of "GG" and some of my favorite
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 1, Episode 7: Kiss and Tell

Directing and writing credits: This episode was written by the one and only Jenji Kohan. You may have heard of a few little shows she’s created since then, “Weeds” and “Orange is the New Black.” She worked on "GG" for one season, but this is her only
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