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‘Minx’ review: In Season 2, the perils of success from a feminist mag with male centerfolds

Idara Victor, left, and Jessica Lowe in Season 2 of "Minx."

Premiering last year, “Minx” followed the misadventures of a struggling but serious-minded magazine editor named Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond) and her unlikely business partner, a sleazy, decent-hearted purveyor of porn in the San Fernando Valley named Doug (Jake Johnson) who team up to put out a feminist magazine that features male nude centerfolds. Amid the high-minded feminist articles, the pages are a spectacle of schlongs, and the series delivered all

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