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Mary Elizabeth Williams is a senior writer for Salon. She's written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and more, and is the author of "A Series of Catastrophes & Miracles: A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer." She has a certification in conflict resolution and is working on her doctoral degree in medical humanities.

The Lady's Handbook For Her Mysterious Illness by Sarah Ramey (Doubleday/Julius Schlosburg)

Mystery illnesses are on the rise with women, whom doctors are dismissing as “nervous Nellies”

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Tired man sitting at his computer (Getty Images/Eugenio Marongiu)

My virtual social life is exhausting: Turns out Zoom cocktail hours can burn you out, too

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Word of Faith Fellowship church leader Jane Whaley talk to members of the media as husband Sam listens during a news conference in Spindale, N.C., Thursday, March 2, 1995. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

In “Broken Faith,” investigative journalists dig into the secretive Word of Faith Fellowship church

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Slice missing from red velvet cake on a cakestand (Getty Images/ Martin Barraud)

On a mission to make America bake again

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"One Child Nation" (Courtesy of Nanfu Wang)

“Always have doubts on what authority says is true,” says “One Child Nation documentary filmmaker

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Woman talking on a cell phone, rear view (defocused) (Getty Images/ Brad Rickerby)

I tried to call my mother to say goodbye

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Jesse Eisenberg in "Resistance" (IFC Films)

The lifesaving, silent power of the Marcel Marceau Nazi-era drama “Resistance”

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Griffin Gluck and Pete Davidson in "Big Time Adolescence" (Neon/Hulu)

Get to know Griffin Gluck, your new favorite boy next door with a dark side

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Three-Toed Tree Sloth Hanging on a Tree Trunk (Getty Images/Buddy Mays)

Embrace doing nothing, especially if you’re working from home

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Amy Ryan and Miriam Shor in "Lost Girls" (Netflix)

“Lost Girls” star Miriam Shor: “I was enraged about how these women had been treated”

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Sidney Flanigan in "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" (Focus Features)

“Never Rarely Sometimes Always” director on making her anti-“Juno” film: “I just got on the bus”

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Amy Ryan in "Lost Girls" (Netflix)

“Your worst nightmare is to lose your child”: Amy Ryan on her new Netflix film “Lost Girls”

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Better Things (Suzanne Tenner/FX)

Pamela Adlon on the secret to “Better Things”: “Don’t write with gender in mind”

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Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land by Noé Álvarez (Mia Concordia/Catapult)

“Spirit Run” author Noé Álvarez ran from Canada to Guatemala on “the longest prayer in the world”

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Julia Garner in "The Assistant" (Bleecker Street Films)

From Harvey Weinstein to the new #MeToo movies, true justice still remains in the realm of fantasy

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Pete Davidson: Alive From New York (Marcus Price / Netflix)

Pete Davidson has a puzzling yet undeniable charisma, but is he ready to be a movie star?

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Lotus Biscoff cookies on a tray table (Gettv Images/Lotus Bakeries/Salon)

United’s Biscoff betrayal: How dare the airline think a pedestrian Oreo Thin even compares?

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Mia Goth and Anya Taylor-Joy in "Emma" (Focus Features)

“Emma.” is the candy-coated “Clueless” remake we deserve

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The Windsors (CNN)

CNN’s fascinating series “The Windsors” confirms why the dysfunctional royal family still rules

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Maysoon Zayid on stage during Together Live at Town Hall on November 04, 2019 in New York City. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Together Live)

“Don’t hang out with mean people”: One comic’s mission to fight sexist, racist, and ableist trolls

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("Salon Talks")

“Life feels like an uncomfortable comedy”: Zach Woods embraces the awkward and new movie “Downhill”

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"The Big Goodbye: Chinatown And The Last Years Of Hollywood" by Sam Wasson (Flatiron Books/Gary Copeland)

Why the bleak film classic “Chinatown” is our new reality

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Lizz Winstead (Mindy Tucker)

“Daily Show” co-creator on how Trump isn’t funny and comedy could help save abortion

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Birds Of Prey (Warner Bros. Pictures)

“Birds of Prey” is a fantabulous, feminist grenade

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