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Ramin Setoodeh, Co-Editor-in-Chief & Co-President
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Kate Aurthur, Managing Editor
Jem Aswad, Executive Editor, Music
Michael Schneider, Executive Editor, TV
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Alison Herman, TV Critic
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Harper Mays, Social Media Editor
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INTERNATIONAL EDITORS

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K.J. Yossman, United Kingdom

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