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Melanie McFarland is Salon's award-winning senior culture critic. Follow her on Bluesky: @McTelevision

Sam Reid as Lestat de Lioncourt in "Interview with the Vampire" (Larry Horricks/AMC)

“I don’t want to see some glittery vampire”: Why Anne Rice’s undead reigns in a post-“Twilight” era

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Carrie Fisher on Stinson Beach in Northern California with an Ewok from Star Wars. (Photo illustration by Salon/Aaron Rapoport/Corbis via Getty Images)

Hate “The Phantom Menace”? The Ewok Line theory could explain why

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Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in "Hacks" (Max)

“Hacks” wonders why saying sorry is rare in comedy

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Moscow Tools (Comedy Central)

“Is autocracy actually compelling?”: Jordan Klepper examines why we’re falling for Russian misinfo

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Nicholas Galitzine in "Mary & George" (Starz)

“Mary & George” star Nicholas Galitzine is happy to be more to us than the ideal boyfriend

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Power (Courtesy of Netflix)

“It’s not about good apples and bad apples”: Netflix doc “Power” traces the history of US policing

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Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in "Bridgerton" (Laurence Cendrowicz/Netflix)

“Bridgerton” examines the perks and perils of its wallflower’s power

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Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Maher (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

No one cares anymore about cancel culture, but it is a heckuva marketing tool for some comics

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Millie Gibson and Ncuti Gatwa in "Doctor Who" (Bad Wolf/BBC Studios)

“Just enjoy it!”: The new stars of “Doctor Who” strike a chord by going musical

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Interview With the Vampire (AMC)

Through its time change, “Interview with the Vampire” examines how war poisons the blood

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Jacob Anderson, Jonathan Bailey, Nicholas Galitzine Josh O'Connor and Andrew Scott (Photo illustration by Salon/GEtty Images)

The rise of the Every Boyfriend, from Hugh Grant to Nicholas Galitzine

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Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor in "Doctor Who" (Bad Wolf/BBC Studios)

“Doctor Who” producer Russell T. Davies is bringing more joy to the Whoniverse “to find hope”

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Macklemore performs on stage at Sentrum Scene on May 9, 2023 in Oslo, Norway. (Per Ole Hagen/Redferns/Getty Images)

With “Hind’s Hall” Macklemore finally delivers an allyship effort that isn’t embarrassing

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Jean Smart in "Hacks" | Tom Cruise | Homemade Coconut Bundt Cake (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Max)

“Hacks”: Deborah Vance is Tom Cruise-approved, joining the list of celebrities with the moist cake

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Robert Downey Jr. in "The Sympathizer" (HBO)

“The Sympathizer” pokes holes in “the authenticity that the Auteur is very obsessed about”

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Jack McBrayer, host of "Zillow Gone Wild" (HGTV)

Bringing “Zillow Gone Wild” to HGTV proves the website has become addictive hit entertainment

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Christopher McDonald in "Hacks" (Max)

“Hacks” returns with its funny ladies on the mountaintop, but questions the cost of the climb

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"The Drew Barrymore Show" (CBS Media Ventures)

Drew Barrymore’s interview with Kamala Harris was a cringefest. As for why that is, answers may vary

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Hiroto Kanai as Omi and Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Toranaga in "Shogun" (Katie Yu/FX)

“Shōgun” bosses discuss that ending and the glorification of the so-called Great Man

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Director Park Chan-wook with star Hua Xuande on the set of "The Sympathizer" (HBO)

“Sometimes I would push away our audience”: “The Sympathizer” director Park Chan-wook feels for us

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Robert Durst in "The Jinx – Part Two" (HBO)

With friends like Robert Durst’s “The Jinx – Part Two” was probably inevitable

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Alice & Jack | The Golden Bachelor (Photo illustration by Salon/PBS/Fremantle/Disney/John Fleenor)

The Golden Divorce, “Alice & Jack” and why disconnected romances are our new modern love stories

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Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko in "Shogun" (Katie Yu/FX)

“She knows her own destiny”: Anna Sawai is her own savior in “Shōgun”

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Tobias Menzies in "Manhunt" (Apple TV+)

“Manhunt” explores the “what if” aspect of Lincoln’s assassination that impacts the present

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