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With our First Amendment rights under attack, those in the best position to defend them also happen to be rich
Carrie Bradshaw leaves us with a question, and answer, that should have been the start of something wonderful
"I've Had It" podcasters weigh-in on "Leanne" and "The Hunting Wives" normalizing the megachurch
At the end of its best season yet, "The Gilded Age" saves its happiest moment for the Black social scene
We should know better by now than to embrace George and Bertha Russell as heroes
As the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shuts down, here's how that could impact your local media
Xenomorphs are scary, but Noah Hawley's addition to the "Alien" universe wonders if we're the bigger problem
In "Blanket," Jon Hamm's Roy Tillman shows us the wider peril of letting thin-skinned politicians run amok
Director Fede Álvarez returns to the 1979 movie's horror roots and dumps the excess freight of intellectual themes
"Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross" proves that vacationing alone is glorious
In its hourlong one-off special, "South Park" has something to say about voting – and it's not entirely optimistic
The former "Tonight Show" host says his peers fail to appeal to the "whole audience." What world does he live in?
"I have devoted all of my adult life ... to pursuing this strange phantom intersection between smart and stupid"
Five-part docuseries "Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time" warns of our next preventable disaster
Theo Huxtable was a good-natured, cool kid. That's one reason why people loved the actor who played him
Thanks to stars and TV shows openly talking about it women have better role models for getting through it
America's storyteller wants to put the 'us' back in the U.S. PBS is the key to that mission
Broadcast ratings hit record lows, but Kathy Bates' role in "Matlock" sends a signal in a sea of streamers
Kristen Bell would be terrific in a satire of a cheesy psychological thriller. Just not this one
Two very different movies use music to highlight stories about resistance, community and cultural resilience
With "Too Much" and its star Meg Stalter, the "Girls" creator lands a win for women who excel at standing out
To prepare for Noah Hawley's "Alien: Earth" invasion, let's revisit the sins of Weyland-Yutani's past
The tiniest player in this death game is a symbol of a woman's value in a capitalist system run amok
Mike Judge’s cult classic still embodies the pain of being overworked and the joy of quitting with flair
"Squid Game" began as a critique of late-stage capitalism. It ends as a cautionary parable about tribalism
Like so many of us, Syd and Carmy are wondering why we do what we do
Chishiya is smug, only moves as much as he must and exploits others – but his cold calculation is admirable
One of the best series of 2025 so far, "The Pitt" ponders healing the cracks in America’s healthcare system
From Los Angeles to Minnesota to "PIEOWA," baking activists make a better world with slices that do (and are) good
Every fashion choice on this show tells a story. Some make us wonder what they're trying to say
"Sirens" is the latest of many TV pleasures that sell inhumane behavior as the inevitable spoils of the 1%
Sixteen years after “WTF” launched, we’re all in a different place emotionally than where and when it started
The right’s “masculinity crisis” has popular culture in a bear hug. But it may be nearer to tapping out
Think you're watching a contest to find the next Terry Fator? You could be seeing a justification for Elon Musk
The gay men in "And Just Like That," "The Four Seasons" and "Mid-Century Modern" are the ones aging gracefully
In a time when the right views empathy as weakness, HBO's apocalypse drama springs it on us in a finale cliffhanger
The classic coming-of-age novel that inspired a new series remains timeless and necessary, on the page and screen
Pedro Pascal’s Joel returns one last time in an episode that mourns those conversations death leaves unfinished
The latest GOP push to defund public media won't save much cash. But it will disadvantage poor and rural kids
Instead of leaning on the usual hero myth, this "Star Wars" tale boosts our faith in tyranny's inevitable breakdown
"Joan Rivers: A Dead Funny All-Star Tribute” reminds us she would've preferred her flowers while she was alive
The platform that changed the very meaning of electronic communication is now a dominant TV platform
Before we met Pope Leo XIV, shows like "The New Pope" and "The Young Pope" mythologized the Vatican to the masses
Salon speaks to the show's creators about making Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels work through their hate
In our fraudulent era, it's a joy to get back on the road with Natasha Lyonne's old-school, no-bull detective
Before the Empire finished its weapon, its lies destroyed societies. We're living through our version of that
To say a movie scene or performance gives us chills evokes something common, especially when we're talking about a horror film, which "Sinners" is,...
Brian Knappenberger's latest forgoes tragic sentimentality to present the war as it was: a senseless aggression
We should rewatch the SLAPP Suits episode of "Last Week Tonight" in the context of Trump's threat to press freedoms
A concisely rendered 12 episodes chart how fascism flourishes and the ways to fight it piece by piece