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Rafaela Bassili

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Oct 2, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 2, 2026 · Rafaela Bassili

    War Series-Premiere Recap: The Tipping Point (opens the original)

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    In her study of literary Victorian marriages, Parallel Lives, the critic Phyllis Rose wrote that compared with the permanently binding Victorian marriage contract, “our easy recourse to divorce seems –– to adopt Robert Frost’s image –– like playing tennis without the net.” If access to divorce has removed the net from our tennis game, for the one percent, the proceedings have turned into Sincaraz-level volleys. Forget Kramer vs. Kramer’s quiet, introspective disappointment; forget Noah Baumbach’

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Rafaela Bassili

    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Heated Rivalry (opens the original)

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    Gen was so close. She was so close to having a trajectory that showed an increase in maturity over time, but the preview of the finale — in which she throws a glass of something (tequila soda?) at Luke on the crew’s final night out — suggests she’ll walk away having completed a perfect circle. At season’s end, we’re right back where we started. And it’s not just Gen back at square one. Joe and Nathan’s doomed bromance started off tense, got better over time, and worsened again once Joe found ano

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Rafaela Bassili

    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Playing According to Type (opens the original)

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    With only one more charter left to go, this is a good time to take a temperature check of our crew and see how far we’ve come from charter No. 1. When we started, Joe and Nathan were having difficulty being normal around each other, and Gen was leading with a negative attitude. Now, as we approach the end of the season, Joe and Nathan are having difficulty being normal around each other, and Gen is leading with a bad attitude. I’m a pretty competitive person who gets easily invested in contests

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Rafaela Bassili

    How Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Compares to Real Life (opens the original)

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    In the fourth installment of their true-crime anthology series, Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, co-creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan skirt the usual problem. In previous seasons depicting infamous American murderers Ed Gein, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the Menendez brothers, their, uh, creative interpretation of the facts prompted backlash from victims’ families and sparked debate over the ethics of true crime. Maybe Murphy and Brennan finally listened, or maybe they were looking for an opportunity

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Rafaela Bassili

    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: A Villain Is Born (opens the original)

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    Before diving into this week’s episode, an update from Gael and Kayden: Last weekend, Gael posted an Instagram Story thanking the audience for their support. She said she is focused on rebuilding “for little man” and herself and working on finding herself again and “moving forward.” It’s great to hear that she’s safe and feeling supported by the Below Deck audience. In this week’s episode, Sandy relentlessly scolds Nathan. As Brian Moylan wrote in his canonical ranking of every Below Deck cast m

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