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"Heated Rivalry," with its fiery romance and magnetic chemistry, has taken the world by storm. In her review, Dawn Royster tackles what made this show stand out and what it means for the future of smutty rom-coms at large. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Shut up, my show is on: Heated Rivalry, fandom and romance

Dawn Royster
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Feb. 2
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Joel and Ellie from HBO's "The Last of Us," with corresponding text overlayed.

HBO’s ‘The Last Of Us’: Finally breaking the video game to live-action curse?

Shayna Freedman
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April 6, 2023
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A graphic of an Emmy statue and Hoover Tower.

Sterling K. Brown ’98 wins third Emmy

Kirsten Mettler
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Sept. 20, 2021
Stanford Reunion Weekend Sign by Encina Hall (Photo: ANASTASIIA MALENKO/The Stanford Daily)

HBO series ‘Insecure’ films on campus over weekend

Anastasiia Malenko
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March 21, 2021
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Courtesy of HBO

HBO’s ‘The Undoing’ offers mystery, escapism in pilot

Alexandra Chang
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Nov. 3, 2020
The Grind
A behind-the-scene look into the world of comedy writing in television (Photo: Unsplash)

Alumni Advice: Amy Aniobi ’06, Comedy Writer at HBO

Emily Broadhurst
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July 27, 2020
Science & Technology
In the first season of HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” the founders of the tech company Pied Piper developed a new compression algorithm that is more efficient than previously thought possible. The algorithm presented in the show was created by a Stanford professor at the bequest of HBO. (Photo: Courtesy of Tsachy Weissman)

EE professor, ‘Silicon Valley’ consultant talks work on show

Shreyas Parab
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Nov. 10, 2019
Arts & Life
In the final season of "Silicon Valley," CEO Richard Hendricks and co. encounter new technological foibles and conundrums as the series draws to a close. (Photo: Courtesy of HBO)

A triumphant send-off for ‘Silicon Valley’

Allan Lopez
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Nov. 4, 2019
Arts & Life
During the eighth season of "Game of Thrones," the creative team eschewed coherence to create spectacle (courtesy of HBO and Helen Sloan).

‘Game of Thrones’ never made it out of ‘The Long Night’

Nitish Vaidyanathan
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May 29, 2019
Arts & Life
Peter Dinklage's superb performance cannot save "Game of Thrones" from subpar writing (courtesy of HBO and Helen Sloan).

Weak writing wrecks ‘Game of Thrones’

Hannah Blum
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May 29, 2019
The Grind
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On the end of an era

Clara Spars
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May 22, 2019
Arts & Life
"Game of Thrones" is concluding, and the story is turning into a series of sensational surprises (courtesy of HBO and Helen Sloan).

‘Game of Thrones’ is stumbling to the finish line

Hannah Blum
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May 9, 2019
Arts & Life
Before "Game of Thrones" ends, Cersei might become the most powerful being in all of Westeros (courtesy of Helen Sloan and HBO).

Game of Thrones: Theory of the end

Isaac Vaught
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May 7, 2019
Arts & Life
The first episode in the eighth season of "Game of Thrones" pulled Jon Snow (Kit Harington) further into court politics (courtesy of HBO).

‘Game of Thrones’ S8 E1 recap: Solid, but unremarkable

Nitish Vaidyanathan
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April 17, 2019
In "Being There," Hal Ashby asserts that politics are absurd (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and The Criterion Collection).

Elect to revisit these artworks on election night

Olivia Popp, Amir Abou-Jaoude and Shana E. Hadi
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Nov. 6, 2018
A scene from season seven of 'Game of Thrones.' (HELEN SLOAN/HBO)

Winter is here, but has ‘Game of Thrones’ gone cold?

Isaac Vaught
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Oct. 22, 2017
Arts & Life
'Con Man' costars Nathan Fillion (right) and Alan Tudyk (left) attend the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con to discuss the initial inception of 'Con Man.'

Fall TV series premieres: what to watch and what to avoid

Olivia Popp
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Sept. 26, 2017
Yvonne Orji, Issa Rae, Amanda Seales and Natasha Rothwell in season two of HBO's "Insecure" (Courtesy of HBO).

Issa Rae’s acclaimed series ‘Insecure’ is back for season two, and it’s ‘hella great’

Olivia Popp
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July 21, 2017
Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer alongside Matt Walsh as Mike McLintock in season six of HBO's 'VEEP' (Colleen Hayes/HBO).

Matt Walsh dishes on improv, the uncanny satire of ‘Veep’ and running into Lou Reed

Olivia Popp
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June 9, 2017
Shailene Woodley and Nicole Kidman in "Big Little Lies."

‘Big Little Lies’ brings big talent to the small screen

Raymond Maspons
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May 8, 2017
The Stanford Daily

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