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

The K-pop obsession with your soul

Hanh Nguyen
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

Alex Galbraith
Natasha Lyonne (Araya Doheny/Getty Images)

Natasha Lyonne's big AI problem

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

Rod Stewart takes on Musk, Trump

Alex Galbraith
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

CK Smith
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

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

Unraveling a famous mother's legacy

Coleman Spilde
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

Alex Galbraith
Cat reading a book (Jordan Lye/Getty Images)

We're banning cat books now?

Andi Zeisler
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

Andi Zeisler
Bruce Springsteen (Al Pereira/WireImage/Getty Images)

Springsteen’s "Tracks II" unearths gold

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

Low Cut Connie isn't keeping quiet

Caryn Rose
Dolly Parton attends Dolly Parton's Rockstar VIP Album Release Party with American Greetings on November 16, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for American Greetings)

Dolly Parton announces Vegas residency

Cheyenne McNeill
Noah Wyle and Patrick Ball in "The Pitt" (Warrick Page/Max)

"The Pitt" knows what's ailing America

Melanie McFarland
Author and cartoonist Alison Bechdel (JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

Alison Bechdel faces her sellout fears

Andi Zeisler
US actor Johnny Depp arrives at the start of the day during the 50 million US dollar Depp vs Heard defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 28, 2022. (MICHAEL REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Depp trashes reality TV stars

Alex Galbraith
Morgan Spector, Carrie Coon and Harry Richardson in "The Gilded Age" (Karolina Wojtasik/HBO)

Who wants to love a billionaire?

Melanie McFarland
Lightning striking over the city (Getty Images/Natalya Mamaeva)

Teen struck by lightning: "I’m lucky"

CK Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal as Jack Twist and Heath Ledger as Ennis Del Mar in "Brokeback Mountain" (Kimberly French/Focus Features)

"Brokeback" hurts more on the big screen

Coleman Spilde
Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and his son Spike (Alfie Williams) in "28 Years Later" (Miya Mizuno/Sony Pictures)

We all have a rage virus now

Coleman Spilde
Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people learned of their freedom, is now a federal holiday. But some are hesitating to honor it amid recent rollbacks to DEI efforts and cultural programming. (Kholil Wahyudi / Getty Images)

Juneteenth: "Resilience and resistance"

CK Smith
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