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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the nation after Russiaâs decision to recognize the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as independent states, on February 22, 2022, in Kiev, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Why Zelenskyy's comedy really matters

Sophia A. McClennen
Uma Thurman stars in "Kill Bill: Volume 1" directed by Quentin Tarantino in 2003. | Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in "Buffy The Vampire Slayer." | Actress and comedienne Roseanne (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How reality screws up our anniversaries

Melanie McFarland
Duo Milli Vanilli – Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan – with Jermaine Jackson in Los Angeles, circa 1989 (Lester Cohen/Getty Images)

21 of the wildest cons in history

Jake Rossen - Mental Floss
Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban Harkonnen in "Dune" (Warner Bros.)

"Dune: Part 2" will have more Harkonnens

Daniel Roman - Winter is Coming
Frida Gustavsson as Freydis in "Vikings: Valhalla" (Bernard Walsh/Netflix)

Ritual love of “Vikings: Valhalla”

Alison Stine
John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed on November 2, 1980. (Jack Mitchell/Getty Images)

Yoko Ono’s prophetic vision of self-care

Brigid Cohen - The Conversation
Colin Hay (Paul Mobley Studio)

Colin Hay on Men at Work and the Beatles

Nicole Michael
The Adam Project (Doane Gregory/Netflix)

The essential sadness of Ryan Reynolds

Melanie McFarland
Tunde Adebimpe in "Ultrasound" (Magnolia Pictures / Magnet Releasing)

Tunde Adebimpe on Ultrasound gaslighting

Gary M. Kramer
Kim Kardashian (Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)

"View" hosts rebuke Kardashian’s advice

Joy Saha
Disney CEO Bob Chapek (Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Invictus/Getty Images)

Chapek condemns "Don't Say Gay" bill

Joy Saha
Actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Courthouse after his court appearance on March 26, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. This morning in court it was announced that all charges were dropped against the actor. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Smollett sentenced to 150 days for hoax

Kelly McClure
Bella Heathcote as Andy Oliver, Toni Collette as Laura Oliver in "Pieces of Her" (Netflix)

“Pieces of Her's” mother art monster

Alison Stine
Zac Efron in "Gold" (Screen Media)

Zac Efron is worth his weight in "Gold"

Gary M. Kramer
In this photo illustration, a Marvel logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Marvel is changing this character's name

Joy Saha
The Dropout | The Thing About Pam | Super Pumped (Photo illustration by Salon/Beth Dubber/Hulu/Skip Bolen/NBC/Elizabeth Morris/SHOWTIME)

It's a--hole season on TV

Melanie McFarland
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Walt Disney Studios/Lucasfilm)

Watch the trailer for "Obi-Wan Kenobi"

Joy Saha
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in "Don't Look Up" (Niko Tavernise/Netflix)

We need fictional "green" role models

Denise Baden - The Conversation
Morgan Wallen performs onstage during Morgan Wallen: The Dangerous Tour, Night 1 at Madison Square Garden on February 09, 2022 in New York City. (John Shearer/Getty Images for Big Loud)

On Morgan Wallen and "cancel culture"

Joy Saha
J.K. Rowling (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

J.K. Rowling opposes gender reform bill

Joy Saha
Jodie Comer as Villanelle in "Killing Eve" (Parisa Taghizadeh/BBCA)

“Killing Eve” and the adorable assassin

Alison Stine
Sylvia Plath seated in front of a bookshelf (Getty Images/Bettmann)

Sylvia Plath’s secret miscarriage

Jason Miller - The Conversation
Disney CEO Bob Chapek (Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

Disney CEO won't condemn anti-LGBTQ bill

Joy Saha
Actress Angelina Jolie (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Jolie visits Yemen amid Ukraine crisis

Joy Saha
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