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

Open Mike Eagle and Baron Vaughn in "The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn & Open Mike Eagle" (Ramona Rosales)

“The New Negroes”: The comedy you get “if you say ‘James Baldwin’ 3 times in the bathroom mirror”

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"Homecoming" (Courtesy of Parkwood Entertainment)

Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” transforms the concert film into an artistic, historic moment

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The steeple of the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral collapses as the cathedral is engulfed in flames in central Paris on April 15, 2019. Josh O'Connor as Marius and Ellie Bamber as Cosette in "Les Misérables on Masterpiece." (Getty/Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/Courtesy of BBC/Robert Viglasky)

Watching PBS’s “Les Misérables” as Notre Dame burned: A lesson in processing spectacular loss

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Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark and Kit Harington as Jon Snow (Helen Sloan/HBO)

“Game of Thrones” recap: It’s a reunion! The dying can start any day now

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"Game of Thrones;" "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker;" "Avengers: Endgame" (HBO/Lucasfilm/Marvel)

“Game of Thrones” in the year of the pop culture apocalypse: What happens next?

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Ryan O'Connell in "Special" (Courtesy of Netflix)

Smart Watch: Get your “Game of Thrones” TV alternatives here!

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"Abby's" (Ron Batzdorff/NBC)

Mike Schur’s new sitcom “Abby’s” is “Cheers” for the gig economy

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Early African American homesteading family, standing outside home in Nicodemus Historic District, Kansas. (Courtesy of McGee Media/Courtesy of Library of Congress/Salon)

Henry Louis Gates Jr. on why Jay-Z is wrong about racism dying off

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Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams in "Fosse/Verdon" (Craig Blakenhorn/FX)

FX’s “Fosse/Verdon” dances, after a little warm up

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Sandra Oh in "Killing Eve" (Aimee Spinks/BBCAmerica)

Smart Watch: Feminist thriller “Killing Eve” still slays in season 2

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Andrew Koji in "Warrior" (David Bloomer/CINEMAX)

“Warrior” brings Bruce Lee’s TV vision to life, vividly and violently

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(AP/Photo Montage by Salon)

Rachel Maddow is wrong and right: The problem with trying to be Fox News for the Left

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Tiffany Haddish and Tracy Morgan in "The Last O.G." (Francisco Roman)

“The Last O.G.” achieves perfect balance of hilarity and real talk in season 2

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Tracy Morgan and Kumail Nanjiani in "The Comedian" episode of "The Twilight Zone" (Robert Falconer/CBS)

Jordan Peele’s “The Twilight Zone” is a spine-tingler for our darkest timeline

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Veep" (Colleen Hayes/HBO)

The dagger-sharp satire of HBO’s “Veep,” returning for its final season, feels all too real now

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Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer in "Broad City" (Matthew Peyton)

Farewell to “Broad City”: Abbi and Ilana are breaking out, not breaking up

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Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook speaks during a company product launch event at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park on March 25, 2019 in Cupertino, California. (Getty/Michael Short)

The Apple event unleashes Apple TV+: A star-studded show about… nothing

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Lachlan Murdoch; Donna Brazile (AP/Getty/Salon)

Can Fox News really change its belligerent stripes?

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"What We Do in the Shadows" (John P. Johnson/FX)

Smart Watch: “What We Do In the Shadows” is a comedy with bite

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Lindy West; Aidy Bryant in "Shrill" (AP/Willy Sanjuan/Allyson Riggs)

Lindy West’s fearless revolution: On creating “Shrill,” Hulu’s brilliant new comedy

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Elizabeth Holmes in "The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley" (Courtesy of HBO)

Elizabeth Holmes’ all-American scam: HBO’s “The Inventor” reveals the science of the con

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"Turn Up Charlie;" "One Day At A Time" (Netflix/Nick Wall/Ali Goldstein)

What Netflix wants you to want: Breezy “Turn Up Charlie” is in, “One Day at a Time” is out

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Paul Giamatti in "Billions" (Jeff Neumann/Showtime)

Smart Watch: “Billions” makes organized crime on Wall Street and in politics fun to watch

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Aidy Bryant in "Shrill" (Allyson Riggs)

“SNL” star Aidy Bryant glows in “Shrill,” a comedy about refusing to diminish your light

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