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A singed message written by director Bong Joon-ho is displayed (L) as pizza restaurant owner Eom Hang-ki, 65, works in her restaurant Sky Pizza in Seoul, the inspiration for "Pizza Generation" in the film "Parasite." (ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

Bong Joon-ho makes a meal out of movies

Coleman Spilde
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense a luncheon following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

War planning by emoji

Lucian K. Truscott IV
President Donald Trump winks during a meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in the Oval Office of the White House on October 02, 2019 in Washington, DC. The two leaders will reportedly discuss 5G wireless technology and European and Arctic security during bilateral meetings and later hold a joint news conference in the East Room. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump's "shock therapy" for America

Chauncey DeVega
Parker Posey in "The White Lotus" (Courtesy of HBO)

The idle rich will be the death of us

Melanie McFarland
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L-R: Anisa Harris as Teen Robin, Courtney Eaton as Teen Lottie, Sophie Nélisse as Teen Shauna, Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty and Vanessa Prasad as Teen Gen in "Yellowjackets" (Kailey Schwerman/Paramount+ with Showtime)

Rescue is a shame on "Yellowjackets"

Kelly McClure
George W. Bush and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump brings back Bush's black sites

Heather Digby Parton
South Dakota's Governor Kristi Noem arrives to speak during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on February 23, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

"Mar-a-Lago" face: A new MAGA aesthetic

Amanda Marcotte
Judy Parfitt and Kathy Bates in a scene from the film "Dolores Claiborne," 1995. (Castle Rock/Getty Images)

Being a difficult woman isn't a crime

Tom Joudrey
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Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII in "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light" (Nick Briggs/Playground Television/PBS)

In "Wolf Hall" sequel, death is a mirror

Nicholas Liu
Donald Trump; William McKinley (Getty/Mandel Ngan/National Archive/Newsmakers)

Why is Trump obsessed with McKinley?

Mark Lawrence Schrad
Conor McGregor speaks from the White House briefing room podium with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, March 17, 2025. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

Conor McGregor: MAGA's dark leprechaun

Andrew O'Hehir
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii, leaves a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) at the Hart Senate Office Building on December 18, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Gabbard's hysteria hides a dark truth

Jesselyn Radack
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US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo (US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau/Getty Images/Salon)

Cutting the CFPB rips off consumers

Phil Radford
Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The end of 50-year privatization project

Nathan Meyers - The Conversation
Rachel Zegler as Snow White in Disney's live-action "Snow White" (Courtesy of Disney)

"Snow White" sidesteps disability issues

Kristen Lopez
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters after meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

What the fight against DEI is all about

Heather Digby Parton
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Donald Trump | Lyndon B. Johnson Department of Education building in Washington, DC (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Back into the Dark Age for Down Syndrome

Melissa Hart
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 5, 2024. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Don't expect Trump regrets any time soon

Amanda Marcotte
Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp in "The Residence" (Jessica Brooks/Netflix)

It's only murder in this White House

Melanie McFarland
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House August 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke on a range of topics including his announcement earlier in the day of a new peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Trump's prize is peace

Brian Karem
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Elon Musk listens to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Elon fails at playing the MAGA martyr

Amanda Marcotte
Merritt Wever and Zach Cherry in "Severance" (Courtesy of Apple TV+)

No, don't bring your best self to work

Melanie McFarland
US President Donald Trump and Supreme Court Justice John Roberts (Getty Images/Salon)

Roberts can't control the mess he made

Heather Digby Parton
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall meeting at La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on August 29, 2024. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump snookers MAGA with Epstein promise

Amanda Marcotte
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