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Woman in a trench coat looking on at a park (Getty Images/James Whitaker)

Stephen King reframes mental illness

Kelly McClure
Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong and President Joe Biden during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Sept. 11, 2023. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Joe Biden, Vietnam and fake history

Norman Solomon
Hasan Minhaj guest hosts "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)

Daily Show should count Hasan Minhaj out

Melanie McFarland
A Greek flag flutters in the wind during a wildfire in Chasia in the outskirts of Athens on August 22, 2023. (ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Think this summer was bad? Just wait

Émile P. Torres
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Russell Brand speaks onstage during MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Aerosmith at West Hall at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Russell Brand's next gig: Cult leader

L.L. Kirchner
Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong in "Sex Education" (Samuel Taylor/Netflix)

Why Eric dominates "Sex Education"

Nardos Haile
Rupert Murdoch (Neil Mockford/GC Images/Getty Images)

Will Rupert's retirement break Fox News?

Melanie McFarland
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks at a news conference in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Freedom means tormenting Kevin McCarthy

Sabrina Haake
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Rudy Giuliani and Russel Brand (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Sexual abuse is a MAGA selling point

Amanda Marcotte
Rare Northern white rhinos in Laikipia Savanna (Getty Images/Manoj Shah)

Rhinos are a story of survival and hope

Assaf Levy
Pink Baby Booties (Getty Images/Sharie Kennedy)

Stop associating pink color with gender

Nardos Haile
A longexposure shot of both old and new version of Twitter logo (Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Goodbye to Twitter, the once cool app

D. Watkins
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U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters outside the Speakers Balcony at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

GOP: Masters of comic-book villainy

Brian Karem
Lauren Boebert and John Fetterman (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Fetterman's hoodie vs. Boebert's hands

Amanda Marcotte
GM workers with the UAW Local 2250 Union strike outside the General Motors Wentzville Assembly Plant on September 15, 2023 in Wentzville, Missouri. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

UAW strike: Possible "paradigm shift"

Bob Hennelly - InsiderNJ
Angelica Ross as The Chemist in "American Horror Story: Double Feature" (Frank Ockenfels/FX)

Black "Horror Story" missed opportunity

Nardos Haile
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Kathy Hilton, Meredith Marks and Erin Lichy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Dear "Housewives," caviar is not a snack

Michael La Corte
Woman choosing grapes at grocery store (Getty Images/iiievgeniy)

Is it rude to eat unpurchased groceries?

Joy Saha
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to members of the media while walking through Statuary Hall at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, September 18, 2023. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

McCarthy left behind by "clown show"

Heather Digby Parton
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Pray Vote Stand Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel on September 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump's abortion flip-flop hides a lie

Amanda Marcotte
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Donald Trump on television yelling (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty images)

"Meet the Press" deserves the backlash

Chauncey DeVega
Singer Chris Brown performs onstage during the 'One of Them Ones Tour' at The Kia Forum on August 26, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)

The Chris Brown problem that never dies

Nardos Haile
Headstones and American flags are seen at the Arlington National Cemetery, United States military cemetery in Virginia, United States on May 29, 2023. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Is America a death cult?

Troy Farah
Sean Penn and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in "Superpower" (Paramount+)

Zelenskyy and the theatre of politics

Melanie McFarland
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