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Jack Mirkinson is a writer living in New York. Follow him on Twitter at @jackmirkinson.

Trevor Noah’s first “Daily Show” was definitely strange — but it could be exactly what we need

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(CBS)

The “60 Minutes” interview with Donald Trump was very entertaining — but it doesn’t deserve our praise

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"Stonewall" (Roadside Attractions)

Inside the “Stonewall” catastrophe: A dull, miscast, misguided, bloated, schmaltzy and shlocky disaster of a movie

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House Speaker John Boehner (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP)

John Boehner’s speakership from hell: What half a decade of Republican disaster really looks like

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(AP)

Donald Trump vs. Fox News: An infinite loop of sadness

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(Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay)

“I am stunned that misconduct on such a scale was possible”: What you need to know about the Volkswagen mega-scandal

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The AP’s bizarre “climate denier” cowardice: How journalists continue to kowtow to extremists

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Brian Williams (AP/Evan Agostini)

Brian Williams’ not-so-triumphant return: Why his new MSNBC gig could prove how far his stock has fallen

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British Prime Minister David Cameron leaves after giving a statement to the media about Scotland's referendum results, outside his official residence at 10 Downing Street in central London, Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. Scottish voters have rejected independence, deciding to remain part of the United Kingdom after a historic referendum that shook the country to its core. The decision prevented a rupture of a 307-year union with England, bringing a huge sigh of relief to the British political establishment. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (AP)

The most bizarre political scandal of the decade: Why has David Cameron been accused of, um, defiling a dead pig?

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(Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/AP/Janet Van Ham/Photo montage by Salon)

Ben Carson & Bill Maher’s Islamophobic immunity: Why “raw, unvarnished, ignorant bigotry” goes unpunished

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American TV’s most awkward & painful tradition: Why politicians need to stop going on late-night talk shows

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(AP/Mark J. Terrill)

Donald Trump is America’s apathetic avatar: Inside our alarming willingness to ignore Islamophobia

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, file photo, the Apple logo is illuminated in the entrance to the Fifth Avenue Apple store, in New York. Apple’s widely used iTunes and app stores suffered a rare breakdown Wednesday, March 11, 2015, frustrating millions of music lovers and mobile device owners around the world. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) (AP)

Apple just did something that has journalists scared for the future. Here’s what you need to know.

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(AP/Andrew Harnik)

The GOP debate was a chaotic disaster: Why CNN’s most watched program ever was also completely ridiculous

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(Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

The never-ending idiocy of the 2nd GOP debate: Trump blustered, Jeb flubbed & Fiorina did just enough

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(AP/Andrew Harnik)

The raging disgrace of another GOP debate: Why our long national nightmare is just beginning

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(AP/Damian Dovarganes/Photo montage by Salon)

The long, slow death of an American newspaper: Inside the publishing tragedy of the Los Angeles Times

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(Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/Carlo Allegri/Photo montage by Salon)

War is coming to the Democrats: Why Clinton vs. Sanders is about to get very ugly

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(AP/Rick Rycroft)

An odious wingnut gets his comeuppance: How one of the world’s most boorish conservatives just lost his job

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(AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Britain’s “Bernie Sanders” moment: How this unassuming left-wing populist became the leader of the Labour Party

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(Reuters/Brian Snyder/Carlos Barria/Photo montage by Salon)

The GOP primary’s pathetic race to the bottom: Why Bobby Jindal & Scott Walker continue to impress literally nobody

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Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty"

The CIA’s insidious Hollywood propaganda: New report highlights alarming details about “Zero Dark Thirty”

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Rupert Murdoch (AP/Josh Reynolds)

Rupert Murdoch just bought National Geographic. Here’s the problem everybody should be talking about.

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Hillary Clinton campaigns in New Hampshire (AP/Jim Cole)

What Hillary Clinton wants you to forget: Her disastrous record as a war hawk

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