Our favorites—from Game Of Thrones moments to cats in film to profanity—make up our favorite stories this week

Here’s a compilation of our favorite features published this week. Be sure to follow along with our TV recaps and check out all our recent reviews.

Monday

• Month Of Thrones: Magic is reborn in “Fire And Blood” as Game Of Thrones wraps up its first season
• An A- book review: Bryan Washington’s stellar debut, Lot, puts Houston on the map
• Podcast recommendations: Set phasers to yum: Star Trek’s food is analyzed in a new season of The Feast

Tuesday

• Month Of Thrones: Even in Thrones’ world of dragons, the birth of a shadow monster was something new
• How to be human: Life lessons from 4 cinematic cats 😻
• Interview: “I’m speaking about stuff I’ve never talked about”: Jenny Lewis on her best solo album to date

Wednesday

• Inventory: Set it up: 16 episodes of blind dates, stupid cupids, and at least one perfect match
• Film review: Jordan Peele doubles the horror and doubles the fun in the expertly crafted Us
• Month Of Thrones: Game Of Thrones made something out of Jon Snow knowing nothing

Thursday

• Month Of Thrones: With The Battle Of The Blackwater, Game Of Thrones went bigger than ever before
• Our game reviewer considers his skills: “I suck at Sekiro”
• Game Of Thrones is doing what its source material couldn’t: coming to an end

Friday

• A-Sides: 5 new releases we love: A retro-cool collab, a Southern funk sojourn, and more
• Month Of Thrones: A man changes his face, and the magic of Game Of Thrones gets a little more mystery
• Age Of Heroes: Wonder Woman crashed the boys’ club of superhero cinema, saving the DCEU in the process

Saturday

• Month Of Thrones: Jojen Reed gets out of Bran’s dreams, and into his traveling party
• AVQ&A: What’s your favorite expression of profanity from pop culture?

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