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Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay and Rose McIver as Samantha on "Ghosts" (Bertrand Calmeau/CBS)

McIver on poking fun at Christmas movies

Melanie McFarland
Salon's Favorite Books of 2022 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Harper Collins/Penguin Random House/Simon & Schuster/Stanford University Press)

Salon's favorite books of 2022

Erin Keane, Troy Farah, Matthew Rozsa, Ashlie D. Stevens, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Amanda Marcotte, D. Watkins, Kelly McClure, Alison Stine, Hanh Nguyen, Andrew O'Hehir, Chauncey DeVega
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Howard Stern (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Stern is over "whiny" Harry and Meghan

Joy Saha
Grant Wahl with a world cup replica trophy, in recognition of their achievement of covering 8 or more FIFA World Cups, during an AIPS / FIFA Journalist on the Podium ceremony at the Main Media Centre on November 29, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Brendan Moran/FIFA/Getty Images)

Grant Wahl cause of death debunks rumors

Alison Stine
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Katherine Heigl (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Katherine Heigl: "I know my value"

Alli Joseph
Will Smith at the premiere of Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" held at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)

Will Smith's bizarre PR trauma platform

Melanie McFarland
Violent Night (Universal Studios)

Bad Santas, ranked from naughty to vice

Alison Stine
Mallori Johnson as Dana in "Kindred" (Tina Rowden/FX)

Kindred honors Octavia Butler's classic

Melanie McFarland
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Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How popular widower rom-coms fail us

Lauren Hakimi
Ana de Armas in "Blonde," Harry Styles in "My Policeman" and Tom Hanks in "Elvis" (PHoto illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Warner Bros. Pictures/Amazon Studios/Netflix)

The worst film performances of 2022

Gary M. Kramer
Will Sharpe as Ethan Spiller, Aubrey Plaza as Harper Spiller, Meghann Fahy as Daphne Sullivan, Theo James as Cameron Sullivan (Courtesy of HBO)

"The White Lotus": Fools in love

Kelly McClure
Danai Gurira as Okoye and Letitia Wright as Shuri in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (Eli Adé/Marvel Studios)

Black Panther & the state of Black film

Phillip Lamarr Cunningham - The Conversation
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The Holiday Sitter (Hallmark Media/Craig Minielly)

"I owe my entire life" to "Mean Girls"

Alison Stine
Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) and Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) in "She Said" (Universal)

Why cinephiles aren't taking Oscar bait

Gary M. Kramer
Paul, Linda, and the girls, Scarborough (Stuart Cameron)

McCartney's angsty road to solo stardom

Kenneth Womack
Patti LaBelle performs onstage during World AIDS Day 2022 at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on November 30, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation)

Bomb threat at Patti LaBelle concert

Kelly McClure
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Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. (Courtesy of Prince Harry and Meghan/Netflix)

Harry & Meghan's savvy charm offensive

Melanie McFarland
Jean Smart from "Hacks," Jeremy Allen White from "The Bear" and Christina Ricci from "Yellowjackets" popping out of a television (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/FX/HBO Max/SHOWTIME)

The 6 best TV episodes of 2022

Melanie McFarland
Park Ji-Min in "Return to Seoul" (Thomas Favel/Sony Pictures Classics)

Film shows how K-dramas fail adoptees

Jae-Ha Kim
Young teenage girl reading by the window (Getty Images/praetorianphoto)

Books for hard-to-shop-for kids

Alison Stine
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Wendell Pierce in Death Of A Salesman (Photo illustration by Salon/Photos by Joan Marcus)

Wendell Pierce's Loman fights to the end

D. Watkins
Dougie Payne (Ryan Johnston)

When the Beatles are "part of your DNA"

Nicole Michael
Retrograde (Tim Grucza/OTP/National Geographics)

Filming as the war in Afghanistan ends

Sophia A. McClennen
Correspondents gather for Trevor Noah's final episode of "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" (Comedy Central)

Thoughts on a Trevor Noah successor

Melanie McFarland
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