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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.

Samara Weaving as Olivia and Eugenio Derbez as Antonio in "The Valet" (Dan McFadden/Hulu)

New movies to stream this week, from “The Valet” to “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers”

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US actress Amber Heard looks over he shoulder during the 50 million US dollars Depp vs Heard defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia,on April 14, 2022. (SHAWN THEW/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Boosted by Candance Owens, The Daily Wire spends thousands on ads to discredit Amber Heard: report

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Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" (Marvel Studios)

Wanda, the MCU’s Instagram boymom of “Doctor Strange”

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Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, and Kyle Mooney as Johnny Depp on "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, May 14, 2022 (Will Heath/NBC)

“Saturday Night Live” becomes part of the Heard-Depp media circus problem with its disturbing skit

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Candy (Jessica Biel) in "Candy" | Terrified Shelley Duvall in lobby card for the film 'The Shining', 1980. (Photo illustration by Salon/Tina Rowden/Hulu/Warner Brothers/Getty Images)

What does “The Shining” have to do with Hulu’s “Candy”?

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Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston in “The Essex Serpent” (Apple TV+)

Apple’s gothic “The Essex Serpent” needs more bite, despite Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston

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Andy (Zac Efron) and Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) in Firestarter, directed by Keith Thomas. (Ken Woroner/Universal Pictures)

“Firestarter” taught me the mighty power and powerlessness of childhood

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Actor Fred Ward at the 36th Telluride Film Festival held at the Galaxy Theatre on September 4, 2009 in Telluride, Colorado. (Getty Images/Michael Caulfield)

Farewell, Fred Ward, best buddy ever

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iPod Classic is held at the UK launch of the product at the BBC on September 5, 2007 in London, England. (Cate Gillon/Getty Images)

RIP Apple iPod: As technology becomes obsolete, it becomes nostalgic too

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Anna Wintour attends the the 2022 Met Gala celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. (Noam Galai/GC Images/Getty Images)

“You couldn’t buy your way in”: Anna Wintour biographer on her power, from the Met Gala to Wimbledon

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Dry Roses In Vase On Table (Getty images / Lyn Pereyra / EyeEm)

Mother’s Day is gaslighting

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The Wilds (Kane Skennar / Amazon Studios)

The call of Amazon’s puzzling “The Wilds.” It can tide you over until “Yellowjackets”

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James Franco and Johnny Depp (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Johnny Depp “hated, hated” James Franco, claims Amber Heard

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Julia Roberts in "Gaslit" (STARZ)

5 unsung whistleblowers on screen, from “Gaslit” to “The Office”

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Pregnant woman sits on a big doctor's hand (Getty Images/Ponomariova_Maria)

Don’t abandon your red state

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Actor Nicolas Cage attends the special screening and Q&A of "Mandy" At Beyond Fest at the Egyptian Theatre on September 11, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

The baptism of Nic Cage in the bloodbath of “Mandy,” one of the actor’s most underappeciated roles

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Jackson Kalb on "Top Chef: Houston" (Photo courtesy of David Moir/Bravo)

Should “Top Chef” contestant Jackson have disclosed he lost his sense of taste from COVID?

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Elisabeth Moss attends the Premiere of Universal Pictures' "The Invisible Man" at TCL Chinese Theatre on February 24, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Elisabeth Moss says it’s a “lie” that cursing is “almost a sacrament” in Scientology

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Gil Birmingham as Bill Taba and Andrew Garfield as Jeb Pyre in "Under The Banner Of Heaven" (Michelle Faye/FX)

“Under the Banner of Heaven,” like Mormons, fixates on faith and shortchanges its women

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A blue bird standing on a newspaper (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Not everyone has the luxury to leave Twitter

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Chris Pratt attends the world premiere of Disney and Pixar's ONWARD at the El Capitan Theatre on February 18, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

Disgraced director James Gunn defends disgraced actor Chris Pratt

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Natasha Lyonne and Annie Murphy in "Russian Doll" (Courtesy of Netflix)

Ride or die Ruth on “Russian Doll” is consistently awesome and loyal in every timeline

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Sean Penn and Julia Roberts in "Gaslit" (Starz)

The best parts of Starz’s Watergate series “Gaslit” are the characters history cast aside

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Natasha Lyonne as Nadia Vulvokov and Greta Lee as Maxine in "Russian Doll." (Courtesy of Netflix)

Ready for “Russian Doll”? Before you hop on, here are five things to watch out for

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