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

Creator of 'American Horror Story' Ryan Murphy (L) and actress Emma Roberts attend as Teen Vogue and Aerie celebrate Emma Roberts November Cover at 58 Gansevoort on October 24, 2015 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Teen Vogue)

The problem with Ryan Murphy, a potent Hollywood advocate with a habit of crossing the wrong lines

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Roy Wood Jr. guest hosts "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)

Roy Wood Jr. is leaving “The Daily Show” after eight years, and we sadly understand why

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Owen Wilson as Mobius and Tom Hiddleston as Loki in "Loki" (Gareth Gatrell/Marvel)

It’s impossible to tell where in the multiverse “Loki” is going. Thank the gods

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Prue Leith, Noel Fielding, Alison Hammond and Paul Hollywood in "The Great British Baking Show" Season 11 (Netflix)

Turns out Alison Hammond is the zesty ingredient “The Great British Baking Show” has been missing

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Young Love (Max)

Evolving “Hair Love” into “Young Love”: Matthew A. Cherry’s “live action-feeling” animated comedy

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Jaz Sinclair in "Gen V" (Brooke Palmer/Prime Video)

“Gen V” is bloody and raunchy enough to live up to the expectations set by “The Boys”

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The Golden Bachelor (ABC)

Here for the right reasons: Why “The Golden Bachelor” is already our favorite edition

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Devery Jacobs as Elora Danan, Paulina Alexis as Willie Jack, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai as Bear and Lane Factor as Cheese in "Reservation Dogs" (Shane Brown/FX)

In the end, “Reservation Dogs” reminds us that every final act invites us to begin again

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Nicole Beharie in "The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)

The stunning, rude awakening of Nicole Beharie’s Chris Hunter on “The Morning Show”

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Hasan Minhaj guest hosts "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)

Tripping up the King’s Jester: How is Hasan Minhaj still in the running to host “The Daily Show”?

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Rupert Murdoch (Neil Mockford/GC Images/Getty Images)

Rupert Murdoch’s retirement won’t break Fox News — yet

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Mel Gibson as Cormac in "The Continental" (Katalin Vermes/Starz Entertainment)

Don’t check into Peacock’s John Wick prequel “The Continental,” not even to check out Mel Gibson

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Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington in "The Super Models" (Apple TV+)

When it comes to providing insight, Apple’s “The Super Models” only goes skin deep

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Sean Penn and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in "Superpower" (Paramount+)

Sean Penn’s “Superpower” renews Zelenskyy’s relationship with Hollywood to sell the politics of war

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Bill Maher and Drew Barrymore (Photo illustration by Salon/CBS/HBO)

Drew Barrymore, Bill Maher and the whole, confusing talk show strike mess, explained

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Jessica Tarlov attends Fox News' "The Five" at Fox News Studios on June 28, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

On Fox News’ “The Five,” Jessica Tarlov is redefining the image of the sacrificial liberal

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Nella (Sinclair Daniel) in "The Other Black Girl" (Wilford Harwood/Hulu)

“The Other Black Girl” peeks into the hidden horrors of being the only person of color at the office

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Jon Hamm in "The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)

Maybe Jon Hamm’s billionaire act on “The Morning Show” is doing rich men like Elon Musk a favor

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Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon in "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon" (Emmanuel Guimier/AMC)

“The Walking Dead” plops Daryl Dixon in a zombie-infested France. But he’s no ugly American

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Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson (Photo illustration/Getty Images)

People say Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson’s love of conspiracy theories is desperate – and dangerous

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Live to 100: Secrets of Blue Zones (Netflix)

Secrets to longevity can be taught, and “conservative cities have been better” at adopting them

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Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) in Lucasfilm's "Star Wars: Ahsoka" (Disney+/Lucasfilm Ltd.)

How “Ahsoka” takes the sexist subtext of “Star Wars” and brings it to the fore through Hera Syndulla

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Rachel Sennott stars as PJ and Ayo Edebiri as Josie in "Bottoms" (Orion Pictures)

“Bottoms” takes a swing at the meaning of ugly, reclaiming it for the average, untalented folks

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Suits (NBC Universal)

Despite the revived “Suits” giving streaming a victory, don’t cut the cord just yet

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