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

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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(Patrick Harbron/CBS)

“The Good Fight” gets ruthless: Now when they go low, the gloves come off

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Larry Charles in "Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy" (YouTube/Netflix)

The perils of “dangerous” comedy, or what makes a notorious warlord laugh?

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"American Gods" (Starz)

Neil Gaiman wishes his “American Gods” series wasn’t so “nightmarishly timely”

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Adnan Syed’s arrest photo. (HBO)

Smart Watch: “The Case Against Adnan Syed” resumes first “Serial” mystery

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(Above) "After Neverland" with Dan Reed, Wade Robson, James Safechuck and Oprah Winfrey. (Below) Gayle King interviewing R. Kelly. (OWN/CBS)

“After Neverland,” R. Kelly’s CBS meltdown, and the insidious patterns we refuse to see

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"Now Apocalypse" (Starz)

Skinemax meets “Twin Peaks”? Our wild interview on “Now Apocalypse,” a totally bonkers show

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Luke Perry (AP/Richard Shotwell)

Luke Perry dies at 52: Farewell to “Beverly Hills, 90210” bad boy Dylan McKay

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Wade Robson, from left, director Dan Reed and James Safechuck pose for a portrait to promote the film "Leaving Neverland" at the Salesforce Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (AP/Taylor Jewell)

Letting go of Michael Jackson: “Leaving Neverland” wakes us from a false dream

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"Trigger Warning with Killer Mike;" "This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy" (Netflix/Amazon Prime Video)

Smart Watch: Killer Mike and Kal Penn explain it all in In “Trigger Warning” and “This Giant Beast

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Donald Trump; Michael Cohen (AP/Evan Vucci/Getty/Drew Angerer)

The Michael Cohen Show: Where GOP politicians angle to become Trump’s new co-stars

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Jeffrey Wright. Photography by Jill Greenberg, jillgreenberg.com. Find out more about Jill's initiative Alreadymade., a mission to hire more female photographers and content creators at alreadymade.org.

What “O.G.” star Jeffrey Wright learned from the real inmate actors in his new HBO film

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Peter Farrelly, center, and the cast and crew of “Green Book” accept the award for best picture at the Oscars. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

2019 Oscars: Cringe-worthy “Green Book” Best Picture win marred an otherwise successful night

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Pamela Adlon as Sam Fox on "Better Things" (Pamela Littky/FX)

Pamela Adlon takes the plunge: Discovering even “Better Things” ahead

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"Flack" (Des Willie)

Smart Watch: “Flack,” “Whiskey Cavalier” and sex appeal of liars

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