
10 Most WTF Crime Stories of 2017
From a drug-fueled orgy at the Vatican to accidental circumcision-by-gun, the craziest news stories of the year.
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Subscribe NowFrom a drug-fueled orgy at the Vatican to accidental circumcision-by-gun, the craziest news stories of the year.
"Thanksgiving" details a friendship, a family, a coming-out experience – and turns into a triumph of personal, monumental storytelling.
The 'Breaking Bad' spin-off's "Chicanery' drops a first-rate courtroom drama – and details the beginning of the end for the series' main relationship.
Emmy-winning show's episode 'Late' charts how America turned into an anti-female fascist state – and defines the stakes for Elisabeth Moss.
Animated show's mini-masterpiece "Time's Arrow" mounts a devastating take on dementia and memory – and shoots it right into your heart.
Female bravery was inspiring to behold this year, though systemic reforms continue to elude us.
Scott Tobias on how David Lynch's apocalyptic, Atomic-Age eighth episode of the revival season broke the medium in half.
Rob Sheffield on how the Amazon show's "A Short History of Weird Girls" makes the most of female desire, fractured backstories and its in-house Dick.
How Lena Dunham's "American Bitch" captured the year in miniature – from MAGA to #MeToo.
The surreal pleasures of 'Twin Peaks', a rock-star pope, 'Stranger Things' gets stranger, Rick and Morty's cosmic trip, and more.