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Donald Trump’s celebrity-free inauguration could make the White House great again

Carrie Sheffield
Obama's celebrity obsession paved the way for celebrity President-elect Trump, who could reverse the trend

A resolution for the Internet in 2017: Spare us all your outrage over outrage

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Steve Martin and Cinnabon tweeted tributes to Carrie Fisher that many hated. How about we listen instead of yell?

Norm Macdonald explains why he thought Donald Trump would win: “Nobody asked if he’s voting for a demon says yes”

Jeremy Binckes
The "SNL" alum broke a lengthy hiatus from politics to break down the election in an engaging Thursday tweetstorm

Russia’s blueprint for political chaos: Alleged hacking may just be part of Vladimir Putin’s grand game

Matthew Sheffield
It wasn't just Trump: Vladimir Putin's government has also supported Brexit, Texas secession and #Calexit

Your favorite TV show says a lot about where you live and whom you voted for

Brendan Gauthier
Do you know the area that really, really loves "Keeping Up with the Kardashians?"

5 totally ridiculous Republican reversals in 2016 the GOP hopes you’ll forget about

Jonah Allon
The shocking results of the election forced everyone to revisit their assumptions

Farewell, Carrie Fisher, a woman whose words were a force for good in the universe

Melanie McFarland
Princess Leia made her a symbol, but Fisher's writing and unapologetic wit made her real in a way no film could

Julian Assange has kind words for Donald Trump, says Russia has “vibrant” criticism of Vladimir Putin’s government

Matthew Rozsa
Assange comes out with big praise for journalism in Russia, where critical journalists have been murdered

Money won bigly in 2016: An expert tells us how to follow the money in politics

Kathy Kiely
Policy changes should be based on merits (and backed by evidence), not on the money

My Little Free Library war: How our suburban front-yard lending box made me hate books and fear my neighbors

Dan Greenstone
This gift from my wife was supposed to be harmless fun — but now when people stop, all I feel is dread

Donald Trump in “La La Land”: Retro romance is seductive — and encourages a yearning for a less beautiful past

Imran Siddiquee
We should be careful what we romanticize — and look to films like "Moonlight" for a more open future for all

Sex and the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Movie superheroes are being scrubbed of desire

Sunny Teich, Raqi Syed
"Doctor Strange" continues the disappointing, pointless trend of de-sexing Marvel's movie heroes

A postelection postmortem of the #GirlBoss era

Maegan Carberry
With Hillary Clinton and Nasty Gal's Sophia Amoruso flat on the mat, #Girlboss acolytes wonder is that all there is

A media resolution for 2017: Stop asking clueless celebrities to comment on race relations

D. Watkins
Don't turn to the celebrity #AllLivesMatter crew to speak about the typical black American experience

Rendezvous with destiny: Newt Gingrich’s long war against FDR and the New Deal enters its final stage

Harvey J. Kaye
Don't take Newt lightly: He sees Donald Trump as the final stage of his long campaign to undo the New Deal

What populist revolution? So far Donald Trump is supercharging the failed Republican policies of the past

Paul Rosenberg
Despite the campaign rhetoric, Trump's regime looks more like crony capitalism mixed with reheated Reaganomics

Why Donald Trump won — and how Hillary Clinton lost: 13 theories explain the stunning election

Don Hazen, Kali Holloway, Jenny Pierson, Jan Frel, Les Leopold, Steven Rosenfeld, Michael Arria, Ilana Novick, Janet Allon
Trump did what millions thought impossible: he was — sort of — elected president of the United States. Here's why

Shep Gordon managed Alice Cooper, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Blondie, and Luther Vandross and then he wrote a book

Annie Zaleski
Who else but Shep Gordon could describe a good life as figuring out "how to not be a jerk" one day at a time?

Gift of the fungi: Mushrooms — yes, mushrooms — could help save the world

Samuel Blackstone
What can't mushrooms do? From cleaning chemical spills to mitigating topsoil loss, they're nature's unsung heroes

Look Again: The week’s most compelling images from around the globe

Salon Staff
Fascinating world views from the Beijing Zoo to the streets of Los Angeles

Books for the Trump years: For when your heart aches and you can’t leave the bed

Michael Winship
As we reach the end of annus horribilis 2016, take some time to read — or listen — to these suggestions

Working class hero: Ken Loach’s “I, Daniel Blake” is a must-see in the era of Brexit and Donald Trump

Sophia A. McClennen
Salon talks to Ken Loach about his acclaimed new film about austerity and the overlooked working poor

Our basket of deplorables: The 10 film villains we loved to hate in 2016

Gary Kramer
Rotten neighbors, hideous slavers, greedy bankers, politicians — libidinal, devious, corrupt ones make great movies

“Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special”: The last great holiday variety show?

Melanie McFarland
We have the tools. We have Terry Crews! Perhaps the Playhouse can inspire seasonal variety greatness in 2017
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