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

Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan in "The Marvels" (Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios)

Maybe “The Marvels” performed poorly because the MCU and its fanbase are getting old. Literally

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Maria Bartiromo and Sean Hannity (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“Do they not realize I like to fight?” The 6 most revealing Fox News details in “Network of Lies”

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Tucker Carlson and Rupert Murdoch (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“It was damning”: Brian Stelter excavates Fox News’ culture, the Big Lie and Tucker Carlson’s exit

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Jeff and Shaleia Ayan in "Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe" (Amazon Studios)

What “Escaping Twin Flames” teaches us about the anti-trans nature of a supposedly loving cult

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Wunmi Mosaku as Hunter B-15, Owen Wilson as Mobius, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Eugene Cordero as Casey, and Ke Huy Quan as O.B. in "Loki" (Photo by Gareth Gatrell/Marvel Studios)

“Loki” speaks to Marvel’s biggest concern – if only the studio will heed it

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Jennifer Aniston on "The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)

“The Morning Show” boss explains ending coup, hints what’s next and asks, “What is women’s power?”

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Billy Crudup on "The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)

In this exclusive clip from “The Morning Show,” Billy Crudup’s network CEO loses his grip

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This colorized archival image shows Paul Landis (far left) standing near President John F. Kennedy as he arrives at Love Field in Dallas, Nov. 22, 1963. (Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza)

“JFK: One Day in America” restores the humanity to one of America’s most dramatized tragedies

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Oprah Winfrey (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

From Goop to Oprah, this year’s gift guides may signal the end of the world

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Brie Larson in "Lessons in Chemistry" (Apple TV+)

“Lessons in Chemistry” understands the assignment: Never forget that cooking is vital work

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Taylor Tomlinson performs at The Brown Theatre on March 25, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)

Taylor Tomlinson to host “After Midnight,” taking the slot following Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show”

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Keith Lee (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How Keith Lee, a TikTok food critic for the new economy, guides us to eat well – and good

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Actor Matthew Perry (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Matthew Perry’s death reminds us what we need to be doing right now

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Uma Thurman from "Kill Bill: Volume 1" (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Twenty years after “Kill Bill” came out, The Bride’s bloody rampage cuts differently

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Jonathan Majors in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (Jay Maidment/Marvel)

The Jonathan Majors case: the latest celebrity trial variant where women lose

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Meghan McCain attends the 2023 TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26, 2023 in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for TIME)

Why Meghan McCain continues to flail

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Mark Hamill in "The Fall of the House of Usher" (Netflix)

Use your voice, Luke: How Mark Hamill’s anti-Jedi mind tricks gave him career longevity

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Jon Stewart in the “Globalization” episode of season two of “The Problem With Jon Stewart" (Apple TV+)

It was inevitable that Apple would have a problem with “The Problem with Jon Stewart”

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American Chef Anthony Bourdain (Paulo Fridman/Corbis via Getty Images)

In 2023, nobody knows how to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In 2013, Anthony Bourdain did

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Reese Witherspoon in "The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)

It’s tough to explain what makes the aggravating “Morning Show” mess appealing

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American pop star Cher performs 17 November 1999 in Stockholm's Globe Arena. (TOBIAS ROSTLUND/SCANPIX SWEDEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Do you “Believe” in the immortality of Cher’s pop music anthem after 25 years?

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Silver Dollar Road (Photography by Wayne Lawrence/Amazon Studios)

In “Silver Dollar Road,” Raoul Peck travels to the heart of Black land loss through one family

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Bison in Montana (Photo by Craig Mellish)

With “The American Buffalo,” Ken Burns connects an icon of the natural world to our nation’s history

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Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith attend the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

The Smiths recall their bestselling product: the “unique union” that is Will and Jada’s marriage

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