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Bette Midler attends the 25th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 27, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Unique Nicole/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Bette Midler trolls SCOTUS with parody

Gabriella Ferrigine
Jordan Peterson and Bette Midler (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Chris Williamson/Marvin Joseph)

Get a clue: Language is fluid

Alison Stine
Bette Middler at the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards in 2019, left. Alyssa Milano attends a "Bombshell" screening in 2019. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)

Hey celebs, sex strikes don't work

Kylie Cheung
Sarah Paulson in "Coastal Elites" (HBO)

Coastal Elites: This is why they hate us

Melanie McFarland
Judith Light and Bette Midler in "The Politician" (Netflix)

"The Politician" insights into voters

Melanie McFarland
Ben Platt in the Netflix series "The Politician" (Netflix/Adam Rose)

Ryan Murphy's ambitious campaign

Melanie McFarland
Donald Trump (AP/LM Otero/Reuters/Gene Blevins/Photo montage by Salon)

Trump faces backlash for wildfires tweet

Matthew Rozsa
FILE - In this Oct. 5, 1978 photo, from left, actors Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher and Peter Mayhew take a break from filming a television special in Los Angeles to be telecast during the holidays. On Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, a publicist says Fisher has died at the age of 60. (AP Photo/George Brich, File) (AP)

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Steve Harvey and George Bush?

Salon Staff
Bette Midler and Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Sarah Gray
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