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In-Brief: 10/21/15

In-Brief: Jim Webb drops out of Democratic nomination race, Netflix revives "Gilmore Girls" and a former SC lawmaker is sentenced to 37 years in prison


Weekender Column: We need to talk about eating disorders

People love to talk about food, especially college students. But, for some reason, it’s so hard for these same people — people who will gleefully tell you about their two bagels with shmear for breakfast and their personal pizza for dinner — to talk about eating disorders.


'Justified' the rare TV show to end right

“Justified” has long been the underrated drama of television’s Golden Age. It mixes drama and humor as expertly as “Breaking Bad” or “Mad Men,” and spins season-long arcs with the best of them, but coming into its sixth and final season, the show is still under the radar. It’s a shame, because it’s doing something that most TV dramas don’t: ending the right way.


Photo from the episode "Leslie and Ron"

How 'Parks and Rec' got its groove back

With Seasons 5 and 6, the very things that made “Parks and Recreation” special – its good-heartedness and its characters’ ambition – threatened to sink it down into mediocrity. It took Season 7’s time skip to save it.


New series "BoJack Horseman" horses around

Netflix original series are known for being edgy and outlandish, but a show about a cartoon horse with a substance abuse problem is something we can all relate to, right? Released late this August, “BoJack Horseman” tells the story of a Full House-esque sitcom star 20 years in the future, focusing on his dried up career and the downfall his life has taken.


Nathan Fielder: Artist of Awkward

“Reality TV” is not a prestigious genre — the phrase brings to mind “Real Housewives,” “Jersey Shore” and latest exercise in lowest common denominator “Dating Naked,” all of which aspire to nothing higher than guilty pleasure.