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Former NBC page and SNL set intern! [more inside]
posted by rhizome on Jan 22, 2023 - 11 comments

Russian Doll returns after three years. [more inside]
posted by ellieBOA on Apr 20, 2022 - 65 comments

Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school. [more inside]
posted by box on Mar 3, 2021 - 7 comments

Parks and Recreation showrunner Mike Schur says he felt “like crying a little bit” when he e-mailed Amy Poehler and the show’s other nine lead actors three weeks ago about participating in a charity reunion episode of the NBC comedy, and they all responded within 45 minutes that they were interested. ~ Vulture Link to show on NBC: A Parks and Recreation Special to BENEFIT FEEDING AMERICA [more inside]
posted by pjsky on Apr 30, 2020 - 24 comments

When a group of longtime girlfriends goes to Napa for the weekend to celebrate their friend's 50th birthday, tensions from the past boil over.
posted by ellieBOA on Jun 2, 2019 - 17 comments

A 36 year old chain smoking computer programmer's birthday repeatedly ends in her death, only to find her waking up, back at the birthday party, as if nothing had happened. [more inside]
posted by gryftir on Feb 3, 2019 - 176 comments

A woman transformed into a giant after she is struck by a meteorite on her wedding day becomes part of a team of monsters sent in by the U.S. government to defeat an alien mastermind trying to take over Earth. [more inside]
posted by zinon on Nov 7, 2018 - 1 comment

Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Mar 5, 2018 - 14 comments

Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home.
posted by everybody had matching towels on Dec 21, 2015 - 2 comments

Heavyweights return to show the whippersnappers how it's done, as Fey and Poehler hit the high notes (Clinton and Palin; a brief Weekend Update takeover; Maya Rudolph) and Springsteen et al make their third appearance to bust out some songs that are older than most of the current cast and end the show and the year with "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (feat. Sir Paul McCartney).
posted by Etrigan on Dec 20, 2015 - 18 comments

Leslie announces that she accepted a job in Washington D.C. and is officially leaving Pawnee with Ben, April and Andy. Donna announces that she and her husband Joe are moving to Seattle, WA. It was announced that Mayor Walter Gunderson dies and Ben hosts a memorial service. Ben and April hold meetings for a temporary Mayor. Donna and Andy help Ron grieve when Ron's barber Salvatore also dies.
posted by everybody had matching towels on Feb 17, 2015 - 23 comments

April tries to keep Donna and Joe's wedding running smoothly.
posted by everybody had matching towels on Feb 3, 2015 - 16 comments

In this Pop Culture Happy Hour extra, Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson talk about the Golden Globes. They'll talk about the surprising wins, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's final night as hosts, and much more.
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Jan 14, 2015 - 4 comments

Leslie and Ron put their differences aside to help Councilman Jamm break up from Ron's ex-wife Tammy II. Meanwhile, Ben helps April find her true passion in life, Andy and Tom travel to Chicago to visit Tom's ex-girlfriend Lucy, and Joan Callamezzo is celebrated as a celebrity in Pawnee.
posted by everybody had matching towels on Jan 14, 2015 - 23 comments

Leslie competes with a tech company for land, which she wants to turn into a national park. [more inside]
posted by everybody had matching towels on Jan 14, 2015 - 23 comments