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Hanh Nguyen

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Hanh Nguyen is an Executive Editor, Culture & Food at Salon and an the award-winning culture critic whose work has also appeared on IndieWire, TVGuide.com and The Hollywood Reporter. She co-hosts the "Good Pop Culture Club" podcast, which examines the good pop that gets us through our days, from an Asian American perspective. Follow her on Bluesky @hanhonymous

"Kpop Demon Hunters": Jeoseung saja Jinu just wants a bit of your soul that's all (Netflix)

“Keeping you obsessed”: Netflix’s demons vs. hunters movie captures the mystical allure of K-pop

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A collection of some of our staff picks. (Photo illustration by Salon / Courtesy of Netflix, Apple TV+, Darren Vargas, Penguin Random House)

The best of 2025 . . . so far

Kelly McClure, Natalie Moore, Coleman Spilde, Melanie McFarland, Hanh Nguyen, Erin Keane, Andi Zeisler, Amanda Marcotte, Bennett Taren, Alex Galbraith, Ashlie D. Stevens
"Kpop Demon Hunters": Huntr/x members Mira, Rumi and Zoey slurp cup ramyeon (Netflix)

“Kpop Demon Hunters” Korean food feast: From kimbap to ramyeon, but hold the kimchi

Hanh Nguyen
Ke Huy Quan (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“What second chances mean”: Ke Huy Quan’s career love story as a sidekick no more

Hanh Nguyen
"Squid Game" Season 3 (Netflix)

“Squid Game 3” release date and first-look photos reveal ominous shadows ahead

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Comedian John Mulaney presents "Everybody's Live" weekly series at Next on Netflix event at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California on January 29, 2025 (Netflix)

“I don’t need this”: John Mulaney cheekily quotes RFK Jr. while promoting new Netflix live talk show

Hanh Nguyen
Let's not watch the Presidential inauguration this time (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Turn the channel on the inauguration with these counterprogramming suggestions

Melanie McFarland, Hanh Nguyen, Kelly McClure, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Nardos Haile, Nicholas Liu, Amanda Marcotte
The VIPs in "Squid Game" (Noh Juhan/Netflix)

Everything we know about “Squid Game” Season 3

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A sign is posted in front of a Big Lots store on June 07, 2024 in Hercules, California (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Big Lots saves jobs by reaching deal to keep hundreds of stores open

Hanh Nguyen
Entrance to Marcy Correctional Facility state prison on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Marcy, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)

“No human being should be treated that way”: Video footage released of Marcy inmate beating

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Adam Scott in "Severance" (Apple TV+)

12 shows for your end-of-year TV binge watch

Hanh Nguyen, Melanie McFarland, Coleman Spilde, Nardos Haile
Alien: Earth teaser art (FX)

Watch: Brace yourself for “Alien: Earth” next summer with this first look teaser

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Margaret Atwood's Unburnable Book, a fireproof edition of her prescient and often banned book The Handmaids Tale is on display at Sothebys in New York City on June 3, 2022. (NGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “1984” and more: See which books got a boost in sales post-election

Hanh Nguyen
US President Joe Biden takes a phone call as he walks to board Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 16, 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

CNN hosts mock suggestion that Joe Biden “resign the presidency” and make Harris POTUS

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Bowen Yang, Ego Nwodim, Kenan Thompson, Dana Carvey as Elon Musk, Heidi Gardner, Marcello Hernández, Sarah Sherman, and Colin Jost during the “SNL For Trump” Cold Open on Saturday, November 9, 2024 (Will Heath/NBC)

“Hail Trump”: “Saturday Night Live” cast and Dana Carvey as Elon Musk pledge allegiance to the king

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Two tiny puppies are playing with a ball (Getty Images/Anita Kot)

In our hour of need, Calm gave us puppies on election night

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Jenn Tran in "The Bachelorette" (Disney/John Fleenor)

“Do I have a choice?!”: The cruelty and betrayal of “The Bachelorette” finale

Hanh Nguyen, Nardos Haile
Jessica Madsen as Cressida Cowper in "Bridgerton" (Netflix)

“She is so desperate”: The armor and vulnerability of Cressida, “Bridgerton’s” devil in a red dress

Nardos Haile, Hanh Nguyen
Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in "Bridgerton" (Netflix)

“She’s liberated from decoration”: How “Bridgerton” freed Penelope, from her hair to her corset

Nardos Haile, Hanh Nguyen
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the Libertarian Party National Convention at the Washington Hilton on May 25, 2024 in Washington, DC (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“Keep getting your 3% every four years”: Trump negs booing Libertarians at national party convention

Hanh Nguyen
"South Park: The End of Obesity" (Paramount+)

“I showed you all”: Lizzo gratified “South Park” presents her body positivity as weight loss answer

Hanh Nguyen
Hoa Xuande in "The Sympathizer" (HBO)

Actor “Sympathizer” Soldier Spy: How Australia’s Hoa Xuande became the ultimate double agent

Hanh Nguyen
All Creatures Great and Small (PBS)

“War starts to rumble on”: “All Creatures Great and Small” star on the personal demands of WWII

Hanh Nguyen
Hamish Linklater as Abraham Lincoln in "Manhunt" (Apple TV+)

The “diabolical plan to assassinate Lincoln”: Watch this exclusive feature for Apple’s “Manhunt”

Hanh Nguyen
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