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Stella in her boat in "Spiritfarer" (Thunder Lotus Games)

Ghosts who grieve in video games

Michelle Eigenheer
Hundreds are gathered to protest vaccination mandate in New York City, United States on September 13, 2021. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

How COVID eroded our trust in doctors

Mikkael Sekeres
Matt Berry in "What We Do in the Shadows" (Russ Martin/ FX)

"Shadows" says hasta la vista, baby

Melanie McFarland
The voyage of the Argonauts, Medea gives the magic herb to Jason, 1892, Liebig figurine (DeAgostini/Getty Images)

What does a witch smell like?

Britta Ager - The Conversation
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Steve Carell in “The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)

Making sense of Morning Show's wild ride

Kylie Cheung
Timothée Chalamet attends the UK special screening of "Dune" on October 18, 2021 in London, England (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Warner Bros)

The return of the Cool Jew

Hannah Jackson
Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Why Zuckerberg has nothing to fear

Amanda Marcotte
TV Dinner on Retro Tray (Getty Images/Jeffrey Coolidge)

5 of our best stories on food and TV

Ashlie D. Stevens
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Kyrsten Sinema, Donald Trump and Joe Manchin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Dems fighting to preserve Trump's legacy

Heather Digby Parton
Protesters holding placards demanding Julian Assange is freed march, during a protest ahead of Julian Assange's extradition appeal on October 23, 2021 in London, England. Protesters marched from the BBC to the High Court, demanding that Julian Assange is not extradited to the USA. The Final appeal hearing is on October 27. (Martin Pope/Getty Images)

Assange: The fight for press freedom

Chris Hedges
Front Man punishes a worker who broke the "Squid Game" rules (Noh Juhan/Netflix)

In defense of Squid Game's subtitles

David Orrego-Carmona - The Conversation
Margaret Qualley as Alex in "Maid" (Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix)

Netflix's "Maid" and food insecurity

Michael La Corte
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Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump and Mike Lindell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The Big Lie is a troll — not a belief

Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Dumbass nation: The wages of ignorance

Brian Karem
Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Mitch McConnell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Republicans still love Jim Crow

Chauncey DeVega
Politician on his knees begging for votes (Getty Images/Cemile Bingol)

Democrats: Wake the "sleeping giant"

Bob Hennelly - InsiderNJ
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Xi Jinping and Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Do we really want a new Cold War?

David Vine - TomDispatch.com
Counter protesters with a placard saying "Homos Go To Hell" during the New York City Pride March on Fifth Avenue in New York City. | L.G.B.T. activists and their supporters rally in support of transgender people on the steps of New York City Hall, October 24, 2018 in New York City. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Will the right's new Satanic panic work?

Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump and Deborah Birx (Getty Images/Salon)

"A crime against humanity"

Heather Digby Parton
Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's slow-motion coup: Runaway train?

Alan D. Blotcky
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A portrait of people in gas masks in bad ecology (Getty Images/Elena Nichizhenova)

From climate crisis to nuclear winter?

Norman Solomon
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Capitol on September 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Manchin's stringent demands for bill

Nancy J. Altman - Common Dreams
Patrick Stewart and Jennifer Hetrick in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) (Paramount Pictures)

Why Star Trek characters still cook

Amanda Marcotte
Greg Abbott (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The right's anti-trans hysteria blows up

Amanda Marcotte
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