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

Brett Goldstein in "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)

On “Shrinking” Brett Goldstein models a version of what forgiveness can look like, and it’s not easy

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Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano in "No Good Deed" (Netflix)

“No Good Deed” is a funny, poignant tour of the stress and despair that comes with house shopping

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Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan and Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson in "Deadpool and Wolverine" (Jay Maidment/20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios)

The “Deadpool & Wolverine” Golden Globe nomination category says a lot about the state of movies now

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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+)

How the mid “Skeleton Crew” makes us nostalgic for the wretched “Star Wars” holiday specials of yore

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Black Doves (Netflix)

Let nothing you dismay: The “Die Hard” comfort and joy in Netflix’s bloody “Black Doves”

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The Trouble With Cat Adoption (Illustration by Ilana Lidagoster/Salon)

My shelter cat heist: How “Adopt, Don’t Shop” almost became my villain origin story

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Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in "Wicked" (Universal)

“Wicked” reminds us we’d all better be ready to defy gravity. Especially Black women

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Jihae as Reverend Mother Kasha in "Dune: Prophecy" (HBO)

“History is not linear. It’s circular”: The “Dune” Sisterhood reflects on how fear informs power

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Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence, Stanley Tucci as Cardinal Bellini and John Lithgow as Cardinal Tremblay in "Conclave" (Photo illustration by Salon/Focus Features/Getty Images)

“Conclave” is just “Mean Girls” with priests

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Ted Danson in "A Man on the Inside" (Netflix)

With “A Man on the Inside” Ted Danson sweetly leads us into the mystery of getting old and going on

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Self portrait by Leonardo Da Vinci and The Last Supper (Photo illustration by Salon/PBS)

PBS’ mesmerizing “Leonardo da Vinci” captures the creative essence of the artist’s vision

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Emily Watson in "Dune: Prophecy" (HBO)

HBO’s “Dune: Prophecy” is a bold vision up to the task of matching its theatrical counterpart

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Say Nothing (FX)

“Say Nothing” ambitiously breaks open a story of resistance and disillusionment during the Troubles

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Matt Berry in "What We Do in the Shadows" (FX)

“What We Do in the Shadows” star Matt Berry is ready to say goodbye to Laszlo Cravensworth. Are we?

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Don Lemon speaks onstage during the 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 06, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

In hindsight, we should have paid more attention to Don Lemon

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Brian Williams poses onstage during Election Night Live With Brian Williams at Amazon Studios on November 05, 2024 in Culver City, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Amazon Studios)

Brian Williams held our hand, giving us a way to check out from cable news – and the election

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Lawrence O'Donnell anchors The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell in New York, NY on Wednesday July 26, 2023. (Christopher Dilts / MSNBC)

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell: Not knowing how to cover Donald Trump is still the news’ biggest problem

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Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe speaks during a Donald Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27, 2024. | John Stewart (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Jon Stewart said Tony Hinchcliffe was “just doing what he does.” That take helped get us here

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Nick Lachey, Vanessa Lachey in "Love is Blind" (Courtesy of Netflix)

To Chris Coelen, the “Love Is Blind” experiment is not about proving if what the title says is true

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Niecy Nash as Lois Tryon in "Grotesquerie" (Prashant Gupta/FX)

“Grotesquerie”: Niecy Nash-Betts on her role and that killer finale — “It scared me on the page”

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Martha Stewart in "Martha" (Courtesy of Netflix)

“Martha” presents a side of Martha Stewart we haven’t seen before: hers, in her voice

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Micaela Diamond as Sister Megan in "Grotesquerie" (Prashant Gupta/FX)

In “Grotesquerie,” Micaela Diamond’s outrageous performance makes us question everything

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Joe Rogan and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

What did we learn from Donald Trump’s “Joe Rogan Experience”? Nothing good

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Tim Bagley and Jeff Hiller in "Somebody Somewhere" (Sandy Morris/HBO)

“Somebody Somewhere”: Tim Bagley enlists hope, faith and St. Louis sushi to make his role sing

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