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(from left) Cady (Violet McGraw), M3GAN and Gemma (Allison Williams) in "M3GAN" (Geoffrey Short/Universal Pictures)

How "M3GAN" weaponizes music

Alison Stine
Colin Farrell in "The Banshees of Inisherin." (Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures/Photo by Jonathan Hession.)

"Banshees": Concepts of justice wage war

Eamonn Jordan - The Conversation
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Frank Rockstroh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty)

MLK.'s lessons in resistance

Chauncey DeVega
English singer-songwriter Elton John performs on stage during the 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road'-Tour in the 3Arena in Dublin on June 12, 2019. (Debbie Hickey/Getty Images)

Why Elton John finds retirement tough

Michael Bonshor - The Conversation
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LinkedIn logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The new breed of influencer on LinkedIn

Theo Tzanidis - The Conversation
Jeff Beck performs during the Helsinki Blues Festival at Kaisaniemen Puisto on June 19, 2022 in Helsinki, Finland (Venla Shalin/Redferns/Getty)

Jeff Beck's unorthodox guitar techniques

Milton Mermikides, John McGrath - The Conversation
Illegal fentanyl is safely handled and contained. (Getty Images/Darwin Brandis)

Fentanyl panic mirrors crack epidemic

Ryan Hampton
Judith Light, Reed Birney, Paul Adelstein, Janet McTeer, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, John Leguizamo, Aimee Carrero, Rob Yang, Arturo Castro, and Mark St. Cyr in "The Menu" (Eric Zachanowich/Searchlight Pictures)

In defense of "The Menu" diners

Alison Stine
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Wooden cross on a hilltop at sunset (Getty Images/Photos by R A Kearton)

Not quite losing my religion

Nathaniel Manderson
The decadent "compromise meatball" (Dave Bonomi)

How does a "compromise meatball" taste?

Maggie Hennessy
Antonia Gentry as Ginny and Brianne Howey as Georgia in "Ginny & Georgia." (Courtesy of Netflix)

"Ginny & Georgia" has a tone problem

Alison Stine
Rich Scottish Fold (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Even Taylor Swift's cats are capitalists

Olivia Luppino
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Damar Hamlin #3 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates a play against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Highmark Stadium on October 9, 2022 in Orchard Park, New York (Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)

Football's big problem is ... football

Irvin Muchnick
Gay pride rainbow flag with Star of David, pinned to a stone wall (Getty Images/peterspiro)

Gender & sexuality affect antisemitism

Mie Astrup Jensen - The Conversation
Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., in 1954. (Bettmann / Contributor via Getty Images)

GOP's new "Church Committee": Not quite!

Heather Digby Parton
Riot police monitor protesters near a CVS pharmacy that was looted and burned by rioters on Monday after the funeral of Freddie Gray, on April 29, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Why I say we should defund the police

D. Watkins
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Cigarette butts and an empty pack of Newports sit in an ashtray outside of the Hart Senate Office Building (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)

GOP: Making smoking great again

Amanda Marcotte
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) speaks to reporters on his way to a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol January 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The myth of the "moderate Republican"

Norman Solomon, Jeff Cohen
President Joe Biden during a message to the media as part of the 2023 North American Leaders' Summit at Palacio Nacional on Jan. 10, 2023 in Mexico City. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Two years after Jan. 6: Is reality gone?

Brian Karem
Partial view of one of the entrances of Planalto Presidential Palace destroyed by supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro during an invasion, in Brasilia on January 9, 2023. (CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)

Brazil's message: Fascism isn't beaten

Chauncey DeVega
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Pastina pasta (Getty Images/VvoeVale)

Pastina is more than just pasta

Michael La Corte
Republican gubernatorial candidate for Florida Ron DeSantis speaks during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, on November 8, 2022. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

Don't look away: Ron DeSantis is coming

Heather Digby Parton
Host Jerrod Carmichael at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2023 (Rich Polk/NBC)

Jerrod Carmichael, the dangerous host

Melanie McFarland
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a legislation signing rally with local farmers on February 19, 2020 in Bakersfield, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

GOP's top agenda: Protecting Trump

Amanda Marcotte
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