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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

The VIPs in "Squid Game" (Noh Juhan/Netflix)

Netflix execs and “Squid Game” VIPs are playing from the same out-of-touch handbook

Kylie Cheung, Hanh Nguyen
"Only Murders in the Building" main title card (Hulu)

Those magical “Only Murders in the Building” main titles – including each hidden Easter egg

Hanh Nguyen
Jamie Sives and Mark Bonnar in "Guilt" (PBS/Expectation/Happy Tramp North)

“Guilt” writer discusses the twisty finale, the importance of that enigmatic smile and Season 2

Hanh Nguyen
Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives in "Guilt" (Expectation/Happy Tramp North/PBS)

PBS’ “Guilt” examines what happens to estranged brothers after they finally bond over killing a man

Hanh Nguyen
Gabrielle Carteris on "Beverly Hills, 90210" | Darren Barnett in "Never Have I Ever" | Nicola Coughlan in "Bridgerton" | Henry Winkler in "Happy Days" (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Mikel Roberts/Sygma/Netflix/Silver Screen Collection)

29 of the oldest actors to play teenagers on television

Julia Pedrozo Santiago, Hanh Nguyen
"The White Lotus" main titles wallpaper - Hibiscus (HBO)

Creating those wild “White Lotus” wallpapers and the hidden meanings within

Hanh Nguyen
Rose Matafeo in "Starstruck" (HBO Max)

“Starstruck” creator Rose Matafeo shares her rom-com secrets, including how to woo a funny woman

Hanh Nguyen
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in "The Fast and the Furious" (Universal/Getty Images)

Tracing the evolution of “The Fast and the Furious” franchise, movie by movie

Hanh Nguyen
Melissa Barrera, Stephanie Beatriz, Leslie Grace, Dascha Polanco and Daphne Rubin-Vega in "In the Heights" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

“In the Heights” reclaims Latina beauty and honors its roots

Hanh Nguyen
Tom Hiddleston in "Loki" (Disney+ / Marvel Studios)

The existential crisis of “Loki”

Hanh Nguyen
Tig Notaro in "Army of the Dead" (Netflix)

How Tig Notaro became a badass action star at age 50

Hanh Nguyen
Ben Daniels and Josh Duhamel in "Jupiter's Legacy" (Marni Grossman/Netflix)

“Jupiter’s Legacy” writer on the rise of superhero “autocrats” and looking a gift god in the mouth

Hanh Nguyen
Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) and Atom Eve (Gillian Jacobs) in "Invincible" (Amazon)

14 of the best animated shows for adults from the last decade

Ashlie D. Stevens, Mayu Evans, Hanh Nguyen
Maria Bakalova and Rudy Giuliani in "Borat 2: Subsequent Moviefilm" (Amazon)

Rudy Giuliani and MyPillow’s Mike Lindell win big at the Razzies, which honors the worst in film

Hanh Nguyen
Tesla head Elon Musk (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Elon Musk will host “Saturday Night Live,” but viewers just want him to stay in his Tesla lane

Hanh Nguyen
Callum Woodhouse in the Season 1 finale of "All Creatures Great and Small" (PBS/Playground Television UK Ltd & all3media)

“All Creatures Great and Small” writer on the show’s yuletide finale, gentle peril & Season 2 plans

Hanh Nguyen
Kate Phillips as Eliza and Stuart Martin as William Wellington in "Miss Scarlet & the Duke" (PBS )

“Miss Scarlet & the Duke” creator on the reality of Victorian women & hopes for the show’s future

Hanh Nguyen
Andrew Gower in "Miss Scarlet & the Duke" (Masterpiece/PBS)

“Miss Scarlet” and the case of the Victorian outsiders

Hanh Nguyen
Regé-Jean Page and Adjoa Andoh in "Bridgerton" (Liam Daniel/Netflix)

From race to incels, the modern “Bridgerton” twists hold a mirror up to today’s shortcomings

Hanh Nguyen
Gal Gadot and Chris Pine in "Wonder Woman 1984" (Warner Bros.)

“Wonder Woman 1984” is “chaotic” and “delightfully cheesy”: Reviews of this year’s superhero sequel

Hanh Nguyen
Judy Ho in "House of Ho" (HBO Max)

Challenging patriarchal practices makes “House of Ho” more than just a Vietnamese Kardashians clone

Hanh Nguyen
Blake Lee and Ben Lewis in "The Christmas Setup" (Lifetime)

TV’s first crop of queer Christmas movies range from saccharine fun to superficial flops

Ashlie D. Stevens, Hanh Nguyen
(Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Fanny packs are back, baby! A weird fashion silver lining in a sweatpants year

Hanh Nguyen
(Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Ronan Farrow’s voices (and other audiobook delights) helped me get through this year

Hanh Nguyen
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