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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

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I Love You, You Hate Me (Peacock)

Barney doc producer on America’s hatred of the purple dinosaur: “We can’t let something be pure”

Joy Saha, Hanh Nguyen
Amber Midthunder attends the "Prey" UK Gala Event at Vue West End on July 26, 2022 in London, England. (Mike Marsland/WireImage/Getty Images)

From “Prey” to “Reservation Dogs,” Amber Midthunder always slays

Hanh Nguyen
Fry's Electronics in Burbank in "Nope" (Universal Pictures)

“Nope” and the Fry’s Electronics UFO sighting that almost wasn’t

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Actress Anne Bancroft, playing educator Annie Sullivan, pleads with actress Patty Duke, playing Helen Keller, in the 1962 production of "The Miracle Worker". (Getty Images / Bettmann / Contributor)

15 facts you didn’t know about the Helen Keller movie, “The Miracle Worker”

Yuyan Lu, Hanh Nguyen
Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington and Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton in "Bridgerton" (Liam Daniel/Netflix)

Why “Bridgerton” pivoting to a different love story next season makes sense

Joy Saha, Hanh Nguyen
Crystal Clarke as Georgiana Lambe and Rose Williams as Charlotte Heywood in "Sanditon" (Red Planet/PBS)

“Sanditon” boss on that heartbreaking finale, a curious “Bridgerton” connection and Season 3

Hanh Nguyen
Candace Cameron Bure in Hallmark's "Countdown to Christmas" special 2020 (Crown Media / Kim Nunneley/Alexx Henry Studios, LLC)

Candace Cameron Bure leaves Hallmark for Trump-adjacent GAC, leaving Christmas confusion in her wake

Joy Saha, Hanh Nguyen
Michelle Yeoh in "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24)

The Daniels on the ADHD theory of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” paper cuts and butts

Hanh Nguyen
Benjamin Franklin portrait by Joseph Siffred Duplessis (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

Ken Burns on Benjamin Franklin & our nation’s flawed identity: “Race is the central question” of US

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Bill Irwin, Cynthia Nixon and Pumpkin in "The Gilded Age" (Alison Cohen Rosa/HBO)

The value of Pumpkin on “The Gilded Age,” descended from a breed that’s all about the good life

Joy Saha, Hanh Nguyen
Callum Woodhouse and Nicholas Ralph in "All Creatures Great and Small" (PBS)

“All Creatures Great and Small” star on animals, slow-burn romance & what makes a Scottish Christmas

Hanh Nguyen
Bernie Madoff walks out from Federal Court after a bail hearing in Manhattan January 5, 2009 in New York City (Hiroko Masuike/Getty Images)

Bernie Madoff’s elderly sister and brother-in-law found dead in Florida

Hanh Nguyen
Ibrahim Koma, David Tennant and Leonie Benesch in "Around the World in 80 Days" (Tudor Cucu/PBS)

“Around the World in 80 Days” co-creator on the twist ending, David Tennant and where to go next

Hanh Nguyen
Queen Elizabeth II speaks during an audience at Windsor Castle on February 16, 2022 in Windsor, England (Steve Parsons-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

God save Queen Elizabeth II, who tested positive for COVID with “mild cold-like symptoms”

Hanh Nguyen
Theo James and Rose Leslie in "The Time Traveler's Wife" (Macall B. Polay/HBO)

Steven Moffat on how “Doctor Who” was influenced by “The Time Traveler’s Wife”

Hanh Nguyen
Alec Baldwin (Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for National Geographic)

Alec Baldwin sued over “Rust” shooting, had allegedly turned down training for gun draw

Hanh Nguyen
"Peacemaker" main titles (HBO Max)

The making of Eagly, the “Peacemaker” scene-stealing, butt-kicking eagle whose hugs are miracles

Hanh Nguyen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Whoopi Goldberg during Monday's January 31, 2022 show. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS)

Whoopi Goldberg reportedly suspended from “The View” over harmful Holocaust comments

Joy Saha, Hanh Nguyen
Chris Noth in "And Just Like That" | Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu in "Emily in Paris" | David Costabile in "Billions" (Photo illustration by Salon/Craig Blankenhorn/HBO/Carole Bethuel/Netflix/Jeff Neumann/SHOWTIME)

The damning portrayals of Peloton on our TVs and what that says about us

Joy Saha, Hanh Nguyen
Ibrahim Koa, David Tennant and Leonie Benesch in "Around the World in Eighty Days" (PBS)

In PBS’ playful “Around the World in 80 Days” David Tennant channels Jules Verne’s liberated spirit

Hanh Nguyen
Lee You-mi in "Squid Game" | Danielle Pinnock as Alberta in "Ghosts" | Paulina Alexis as Willie Jack in "Reservation Dogs" | Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty in "Yellowjackets" (Photo illustration by Salon/Noh Juhan/Netflix/CBS/Ryan Redcorn/FX/Colin Bentley/SHOWTIME)

From ghosts to cannibals, here are the 10 breakout TV performances of the year

Hanh Nguyen, Melanie McFarland, Alison Stine, Joy Saha
Rutherford Falls, Wandavision, Only Murders in the Building and Underground Railroad (Photo illustration by Salon/Marvel Studios/Disney+/Colleen Hayes/Peacock/Hulu/Atsushi Nishijima/Prime Video)

These MVPs of television delivered greatness in a year that almost broke us

Hanh Nguyen, Melanie McFarland, Alison Stine
The first look at the Red Ajah woven into "The Wheel of Time" main titles (Imaginary Forces/Prime Video)

Magic and mysteries woven into “The Wheel of Time” main titles

Hanh Nguyen
Melanie Lynskey as Shauna in "Yellowjackets" (Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME)

Chicken wings with a side of human flesh: A look at the meaty food cravings on “Yellowjackets”

Joy Saha, Hanh Nguyen
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