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Actress Vicky Zhao Wei (R2) performs on stage during a gala held by Hunan Television and Suning.com at Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center on November 10, 2019 in Changsha, Hunan Province of China. (VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Chinese celebs push One China messaging

Dan Chen, Gengsong Gao - The Conversation
Madison Taylor Baez as Eleanor and Ian Foreman as Isaiah in "Let The Right One In" (Francisco Roman/SHOWTIME)

"Let the Right One In" softens its bite

Melanie McFarland
Maika Monroe as ‘Julia’ in Chloe Okuno’s "Watcher" (Courtesy of IFC Midnight)

Maika Monroe: Silent scream queen?

Alison Stine
Steve Buscemi and Chris Penn in "Reservoir Dogs" (Lionsgate)

The super sounds of "Reservoir Dogs"

Aaron Aradillas
Illustration of Puritan Lady and Gentleman (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

America's wildly contradictory sex story

Catherine M. Roach
Morfydd Clark (Galadriel) and Tyroe Muhafidin (Theo) in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" (Courtesy of Prime Video)

"Rings of Power" fighting climate change

Alison Stine
Jacob Elordi as Nate Jacobs in "Euphoria" (Eddy Chen/HBO)

Is "toxic masculinity" a useful term?

Michael Flood - The Conversation
Copies of "The Catcher in the Rye" by author J.D. Salinger at a bookstore in Washington, DC. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Will high school "classics" be replaced?

Andrew Newman - The Conversation
Jamie Clayton as Pinhead in "Hellraiser" (Spyglass Media Group)

Resurrecting the Hellraiser Cenobites

Melanie McFarland
US poet Ada Limon (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Meet Ada Limón, U.S. poet laureate

Amy Cannon - The Conversation
Royal Mail stamps featuring the Beatles, January 8, 2007 at the Abbey Road Studios in London, United Kingdom. (Danny Martindale/WireImage/Getty Images)

Take a deep dive into Abbey Road history

Kenneth Womack
Jon Stewart on the set of “The Problem With Jon Stewart" (Apple TV+)

Stewart goes to Arkansas to talk gender

Kelly McClure
Prince Andrew (Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Prince Andrew's scandal, reexamined

Joy Saha
Aaron (Luke Macfarlane) and Bobby (Billy Eichner) in "Bros" (Universal Pictures)

"Bros": A tragic box office love story

Melanie McFarland
Loretta Lynn performing on stage (David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images)

Loretta Lynn: Un-feminist icon

Amanda Marcotte
Chucky and Carina Battrick as Caroline Cross in "Chucky" (SYFY)

"Chucky": Gendered fear of boys 'n dolls

Alison Stine
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex during the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022 in London, England (Samir Hussein/WireImage)

Meghan Markle would like to have a word

Melanie McFarland
Alcarras (MUBI)

Losing "this way of life" in Catalonia

Gary M. Kramer
Loretta Lynn performing during the 2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 11, 2011 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Erika Goldring/WireImage/Getty Images)

Loretta Lynn helped me love home

Alison Stine
Meghan McCain & Whoopi Goldberg (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/ABC/Jeff Lipsky)

Whoopi enjoys The View peace sans Meghan

Joy Saha
Morfydd Clark (Galadriel) and Lloyd Owen (Elendil) in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" (Ben Rothstein/Prime Video)

Galadriel, "Rings of Power" horse girl

Alison Stine
Child director - Action! (Getty Images/Rich Vintage)

Child stars: Power & price of cuteness

Jacqueline Warwick - The Conversation
Victoria Beckham and David Beckham attend the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2019 at Tate Modern on September 03, 2019 in London, England. (Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images)

Working-class accents and discrimination

Amanda Cole - The Conversation
Sinéad O’Connor performing in Dublin at the Olympic Ballroom in 1988, as seen in "Nothing Compares" (Independent News and Media/Showtime)

"Nothing Compares" to Sinéad O'Connor

Gary M. Kramer
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