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Elaine Teng


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May 5, 2016
Elaine Teng
Costume drama lovers, this is your most exciting movie of the year.
March 21, 2016
Elaine Teng
Ava DuVernay has better things to do than direct a Marvel movie.
March 16, 2016
Elaine Teng
Why Is It Still Okay to Make Fun of Asians?
It shouldn't be. Here's how to defeat Hollywood's racist stereotypes.
February 29, 2016
Elaine Teng
Mad Max is this year’s Grand Budapest Hotel.
February 28, 2016
Alex Shephard, Elaine Teng
Which Films Will Win at Tonight’s Academy Awards?
February 17, 2016
Elaine Teng
Saoirse Ronan is taking on another Ian McEwan adaptation.
February 1, 2016
Elaine Teng
The rumors are true: Pep Guardiola has officially sold out.
December 28, 2015
Elaine Teng
Japan, meet Mr. Babe.
December 17, 2015
Elaine Teng
It’s okay, Sepp Blatter. At least Vladimir Putin thinks you’re a good guy.
November 25, 2015
Elaine Teng
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
In “The Danish Girl,” womanhood is studied, perfected, and performed.
October 6, 2015
Elaine Teng
Who Is the Real Malala Yousafzai?
A new documentary fails to explain the brave, teenage Nobel prizewinner—or her pushy father
August 6, 2015
Elaine Teng
'The Diary of a Teenage Girl' Is a Story of Sexual Abuse—and Female Empowerment
July 1, 2015
Elaine Teng
Why You Couldn’t Care Less About the Greek Crisis
May 15, 2015
Elaine Teng
The Time Anna Kendrick Said I Smelled Like an Old Cinnamon Cupcake
February 23, 2015
Elaine Teng
Kazuo Ishiguro Has Written His Riskiest Novel Yet
February 23, 2015
Elaine Teng
The Whitewashed Oscars Redeemed Hollywood With a Surprisingly Political Ceremony
February 11, 2015
Elaine Teng
This Argentine Director Has Accomplished What Scorsese and Woody Couldn't
January 9, 2015
Elaine Teng
France Should Invite the Far-Right National Front to the 'Charlie Hebdo' Unity Rally
December 22, 2014
Elaine Teng
How 'Silent Night' Became the Most Popular Christmas Carol of All Time
October 12, 2014
Rebecca Leber, Naomi Shavin, Elaine Teng
What the Next Two Awful Years Will Look Like
The five things to fear about a Republican Congress

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