Help keep Salon independent

Alison Stine

X: @AlisonStine
Instagram: @alistinewrites

Alison Stine is a former staff writer at Salon. She is the author of the novels "Trashlands" and "Road Out of Winter," winner of the 2021 Philip K. Dick Award. A recipient of an Individual Artist Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), she has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, and others.

1998 Sandra Bullock and Nichole Kidman stars in the new movie "Practical Magic." (Getty Images/Warner Bros./Hulton Archive)

“I want to believe”: Alice Hoffman is always seeking magic, practical and otherwise

Alison Stine
Rachel Brosnahan (Miriam 'Midge' Maisel) in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Philippe Antonello/Prime Video)

Goodbye to “Mrs. Maisel”: You were almost briefly marvelous

Alison Stine
Amanda Shires performs on the spotlight stage on day 3 of C2C Country To Country 2023 at The O2 Arena on March 12, 2023 in London, England. (Joseph Okpako/WireImage/Getty Images)

“I’m not quiet, but my voice still warbles”: Amanda Shires on her new album and owning her strength

Alison Stine
Tony Shalhoub (Abe Weissman) in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Philippe Antonello/Prime Video)

Feminism has come to “Mrs. Maisel” – dad feminism, that is

Alison Stine
Brett Goldstein and Phil Dunster in "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)

The “Red Right Hand” of “Ted Lasso”: How the song with a murder narrative fits Roy Kent

Alison Stine
Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)

How Donald Trump influenced “Ted Lasso”

Alison Stine
(Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“My editors were just egging me on”: “Yellowface” author on depicting the cutthroat publishing world

Alison Stine
(Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

From “Evil Dead Rise” to “Clock,” motherhood is horror, but how we talk about it is worse

Alison Stine
Marin Hinkle (Rose Weissman) and Tony Shalhoub (Abe Weissman) in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Prime Video)

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and the rise of the nepo parent

Alison Stine
Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+.)

Turn “Ted Lasso” into the Roy Kent show, you cowards

Alison Stine
Taylor Swift performs onstage during The Eras Tour at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on April 28, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Terence Rushin/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

The mystery of the Taylor Swift memoir: Who profits, who leaked it and who is it even by?

Alison Stine
Sophie Nélisse as Teen Shauna in "Yellowjackets" (Colin Bentley/SHOWTIME)

Yes, “Yellowjackets,” the wild show about cannibalism, gives us a realistic breastfeeding story

Alison Stine
Rachel Brosnahan (Miriam 'Midge' Maisel) and Alex Borstein (Susie Myerson) in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Christopher Saunders/Prime Video)

On “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Midge made Susie who she is

Alison Stine
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II with the Imperial State Crown resting on top is seen during the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19, 2022 in London, England. (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

King Charles III’s coronation: The bloody history behind some of the crown jewels

Alison Stine
Brendan Hunt, Jason Sudeikis and Gus Turner in "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)

Hey “Ted Lasso”: The surprising soccer chant history of “Hey Jude”

Alison Stine
Succession (HBO)

Never say die: The fantasy that “Succession’s” Roys and Disney’s Celebration sells isn’t princesses

Alison Stine
Anna Camp (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“Hopefully you love to hate me”: Anna Camp on her “wickedly fun” villain past and new horror film

Alison Stine
Rachel Brosnahan (Miriam 'Midge' Maisel), Michael Zegen (Joel Maisel) (Philippe Antonello/Prime Video)

“Mrs. Maisel” and the myth of the sacrificial ex-husband

Alison Stine
Juno Temple and Jodi Balfour in "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)

You can be queer but you can’t be happy on “Ted Lasso”

Alison Stine
Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) in "The Mandalorian" (Disney+/Lucasfilm Ltd.)

Is Mandalore actually Appalachia?

Alison Stine
Judy Blume Forever (Courtesy of Prime Video)

“Judy herself is furious”: “Judy Blume Forever” directors on today’s book banning and moral panic

Alison Stine
Packages of DVDs await shipment at the Netflix.com headquarters January 29, 2002 in San Jose, CA. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

As the Netflix red envelope era ends, here’s what’s really lost to us

Alison Stine
Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)

Ted Lasso: great coach, bad ex-husband

Alison Stine
Stephanie Hsu (Mei) in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Studios)

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” gives us a refreshing take on abortion, but how realistic is it

Alison Stine
« Previous
Page: 1
Next »