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Tom Sturridge as Dream in "The Sandman" (Netflix)

“The Sandman” ends on a sorry note

Melanie McFarland

"Kpop Demon Hunters": Special delivery from Derpy tiger (Netflix)

KPop Demon Hunters' derpy tiger origins

Sean "Diddy" Combs attends Black Tie Affair For Quality Control's CEO Pierre "Pee" Thomas at Fox Theater on June 02, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Diddy celebrates, prays in courtroom

Sean "Diddy" Combs is seen on October 26, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (MEGA/GC Images)

Diddy convicted in split verdict

Beyoncé performs during the “RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR” on June 27, 2023, in Warsaw, Poland. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood/Getty Images)

The real price of pop perfection

Ocean Ramsey in "Shark Whisperer" (Netflix)

"Shark Whisperer" doc is cold-blooded

Producer Bill Cutler, center, directs Dylan DiMartini as they mix a guitar solo at the Record Plant studios in Sausalito, California on August 13 ,2003. (Frankie Frost/MediaNews Group/Marin Independent Journal via Getty Images)

Inside the Record Plant’s legacy

Allison Williams at the "M3GAN 2.0" New York Premiere on June 24, 2025 in New York, New York. (Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty Images)

Everyone in America is a Marnie now

Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes in "F1" (Scott Garfield/Warner Bros. Pictures /Apple Original Films)

Brad Pitt's hollow race to redemption

"Kpop Demon Hunters": Jeoseung saja Jinu just wants a bit of your soul that's all (Netflix)

The K-pop obsession with your soul

DJ Próvaí of Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap performs during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, April 11, 2025. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)

Glasto BBC blackout doesn't stop Kneecap

Natasha Lyonne (Araya Doheny/Getty Images)

Natasha Lyonne's big AI problem

Rod Stewart performs onstage at the 2025 American Music Awards. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

Rod Stewart takes on Musk, Trump

A collection of some of our staff picks. (Photo illustration by Salon / Courtesy of Netflix, Apple TV+, Darren Vargas, Penguin Random House)

The best of 2025 . . . so far

Kelly McClure, Natalie Moore, Coleman Spilde, Melanie McFarland, Hanh Nguyen, Erin Keane, Andi Zeisler, Amanda Marcotte, Bennett Taren, Alex Galbraith, Ashlie D. Stevens

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez marry in extravagant Venetian glamour. Locals are less than thrilled to the cultural insensitivity to their city. (Stefano Mazzola / GC Images / Getty Images)

Bezos, Sánchez say “I do” in Italy

Lee Jung-jae in "Squid Game" (No Ju-han/Netflix)

Squid Game may be right about democracy

Melanie McFarland

"Kpop Demon Hunters": Huntr/x members Mira, Rumi and Zoey slurp cup ramyeon (Netflix)

Kpop Demon Hunters food: Hold the kimchi

Mariska Hargitay as seen in "My Mom Jayne" (Courtesy of HBO)

Unraveling a famous mother's legacy

Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays looks on during the ninth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Tropicana Field. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

Wander Franco found guilty of abuse

Cat reading a book (Jordan Lye/Getty Images)

We're banning cat books now?

Ayo Edebiri as Sydney "Syd" Adamu and Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina Marrero in "The Bear" (FX)

"The Bear" gets it — we're burned out

Melanie McFarland

A copy of "The Onion," a satirical newspaper, is seen on a lamppost in downtown Washington, DC on November 14, 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

When fake news is dead serious

Bruce Springsteen (Al Pereira/WireImage/Getty Images)

Springsteen’s "Tracks II" unearths gold

Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie (David A. Smith/Getty Images)

Low Cut Connie isn't keeping quiet

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