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salon.com > 08/11/2025 > the-gilded-age-is-at-its-best-when-black-prosperity-is-central-to-the-story

"The Gilded Age" is at its best when Black prosperity is central to the story

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (800+ words) Conspicuous excess being the true star of "The Gilded Age," the season finale demanded a level of dazzle unmatched by anything that came before. But the Season 3 closer, "My Mind is Made Up," matches that challenge by culminating in Bertha…...

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salon.com > 03/22/2026 > i-watched-inside-the-manosphere-with-my-son

I watched "Inside the Manosphere" with my son

4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (193+ words) These guys, my son explains, can do what they do because their followers understand them as alphas, but they generally aren't alpha enough to not worry about whether they look sufficiently alpha. (Netflix) Louis Theroux and Harrison Sullivan (HS Tikky…...

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salon.com > 03/21/2026 > nicholas-brendon-xander-harris-of-buffy-dead-at-54

Nicholas Brendon, Xander Harris of Buffy, dies at 54

21+ hour, 25+ min ago  (172+ words) " Nicholas Brendon (@NicholasBrendon) March 21, 2026 Brendon's portrayal of Xander " the everyman of the Sunnydale crew, who navigated a world of vampires and slayers armed only with wit, loyalty, and heart " earned him a devoted following and a lasting place in television…...

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salon.com > 03/21/2026 > ryan-goslings-project-hail-mary-is-movie-medicine

"Project Hail Mary" is movie medicine

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (134+ words) (Amazon MGM Studios) Ryan Gosling as Dr. Ryland Grace in "Project Hail Mary" "Project Hail Mary" is primed to soften hearts once thought calcified, to make laughter echo throughout packed theaters full of moviegoers in desperate need of a lift,…...

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salon.com > 03/21/2026 > taylor-frankie-pauls-dirty-laundry-is-our-reality-check

Taylor Frankie Paul's dirty laundry is our reality check

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1238+ words) Devoted viewers of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" have seen the 2023 video that ended Taylor Frankie Paul's journey on "The Bachelorette" before it began " part of it, anyway. The police body cam footage of her arrest serves as the…...

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salon.com > 03/21/2026 > bts-the-comeback-live-seeks-to-rival-the-super-bowl-halftime-show

"BTS The Comeback Live" seeks to rival the Super Bowl halftime show

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1034+ words) Songs in a foreign language. A visual spectacle with high-energy dancing. Secrecy surrounding key elements and surprises. A massive scale of coordination. Challenges with live broadcast. A message of unity and belonging. Move over, Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show....

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salon.com > 08/05/2025 > a-literary-tribute-to-sinead-oconnor-takes-her-legacy-off-the-back-burner

A literary tribute to Sinéad O'Connor takes her legacy off the back burner

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (153+ words) There is nothing this world finds more terrifying than a woman with a microphone." " Stacey Lynn Brown It felt really wonderful in the midst of people being so sad about losing her that a conversation could unite us, in the…...

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salon.com > 03/17/2026 > ghislaine-maxwell-and-kristi-noem-knew-what-they-were-doing

The women who belong under the bus

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1033+ words) The women who belong under the bus'Salon.com Ghislaine Maxwell and Kristi Noem knew what they were doing Maxwell and Noem were happy to work on behalf of terrible men " and neither can claim that they lacked real power In…...

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salon.com > 03/16/2026 > the-2026-oscars-were-almost-optimistic

The 2026 Oscars were (almost) optimistic

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (188+ words) In a quickly changing cinematic and cultural landscape, the Oscars have the power to define what is next. Yet, as the 98th Academy Award demonstrated, the show isn't equipped to do much more than talk up its own impact and hope…...

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salon.com > 03/15/2026 > a24-undertone-review-a-crucial-less-is-more-lesson

"Undertone" embodies horror's crucial less-is-more lesson

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (203+ words) In horror, more is more " more gore, more jump scares, more shadowed silhouettes; all in service of scaring the viewer. But it's the less-is-more films that stay with us when the credits roll. And in floundering the ending, "Undertone" reminds…...