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Allen v. Farrow (HBO)

HBO's damning "Allen v. Farrow" series

Melanie McFarland
President Abraham Lincoln (Matthew Brady/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

A fascinating, complex dive into Lincoln

Matthew Rozsa
Portrait of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) lying on a tiger rug in a silk evening gown and diamond earrings. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

In the beginning was Josephine Baker

Terri Simone Francis
Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James on "The Bachelor," and Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor in "Bridgerton" (Photo illustration by Salon/ABC/Netflix)

Interracial romance and cringe TV

Melanie McFarland
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Young at heart grandparents listening to music and flashing the rock sign (Getty Images)

Why we love music from our youth

Kelly Jakubowski - The Conversation
Soul (Disney/Pixar)

Pixar’s Platonist conception of the soul

Lydia Schumacher, Johannes Zachhuber - The Conversation
Eve Hewson in "Behind Her Eyes" (Netflix)

That problematic "Behind Her Eyes" twist

Ashlie D. Stevens
Julius Vance, Laville Williams, and Allen Ware stand and smile while selling the Chicago Defender, the leading African American newspaper in 1982 (The Abbott Sengstacke Family Papers/Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images)

Brownies’ Book: A pioneering publication

Paige Gray - The Conversation
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Rush Limbaugh poses for a Portrait on July 6th, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)

Rush Limbaugh’s legacy: Toxic patriotism

Sophia A. McClennen
WandaVision | Kenan (Photo illustration by Salon/NBC/Disney)

Good grief, laugh tracks can be so wrong

Melanie McFarland
Rosamund Pike in "I Care a Lot" (Seacia Pavao / Netflix)

"I Care a Lot" is a darkly amoral joy

Gary M. Kramer
Promotional portrait of the cast for the television series, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer,' c. 1997. L-R: Nicholas Brendon, Anthony Head, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Charisma Carpenter and Alyson Hannigan. (Fotos International/Courtesy of Getty Images)

An abusive reckoning for "Buffy"

Alison Stine
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Rush Limbaugh, Kurt Cobain and Chrissie Hynde (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How Limbaugh captured America's dads

Amanda Marcotte
Claudia Conway on American Idol (ABC)

Idol's shameful Conway sanitization

Ashlie D. Stevens
Samuel L. Jackson on the set of "Amend: The Fight for America" (Joshua Kulic/Netflix)

Stars explain rights in stirring "Amend"

Melanie McFarland
Dwayne Johnson in "Young Rock" (Frank Masi/NBC)

Is The Rock already running?

Melanie McFarland
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A Lunar New Year Message From The Bidens (The White House)

Why the Bidens' holiday warmth matters

Ashlie D. Stevens

Our enduring love affair with falsetto

Helen Pridmore - The Conversation
The Black Church (PBS)

PBS' ambitious & fraught "Black Church"

Melanie McFarland
Spiral staircase to St Stephen's Basilica dome, Budapest (Getty Images)

Why focusing on intent won't stop racism

Patricia Roberts-Miller
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Amy in "Strip Down, Rise Up" (Netflix)

Netflix's irresponsible pole dance film

Pallavi Yetur
Omar Sy in "Lupin" (Netflix)

Meeting France's gentleman thief, Lupin

Emma Bielecki - The Conversation
The Featherington clan in "Bridgerton" (Netflix)

Defending Bridgerton's fashion faux pas

Danielle Dove - The Conversation
The Luminaries (Starz)

The lovely con of "The Luminaries"

Melanie McFarland
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