"Just getting started”: We have yet to see the worst of Trump's "spectocracy"
During his address to Congress, Trump bragged and threatened that his administration “is just getting started” ...
A primary motivation: Democrats due for a reality check on priorities
The Capitol’s phone lines have been overwhelmed this month, and some Democrats are complaining about the deluge of calls from ...
In "Mickey 17," Bong Joon-ho rips into Trump with a rousing, space-set satire
This article contains mild spoilers for the film "Mickey 17." Only 34 days after Bong Joon-ho’s dark comedy “Parasite” made ...
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In Canada, Indigenous advocates argue that mining companies violate the rights of nature
Canadian companies were singled out because of their prominence in the global mining sector. According to a recent report by ...
In "Harriet the Spy," Michelle Trachtenberg was the sleuth who understood how hard it is to be a kid
Trachtenberg knew what it was like to be a kid who wants to be seen, who is aching to be understood. And in “Harriet the Spy, ...
This year's Oscar-nominated documentary shorts are thrilling, important and very easy to watch
From a Tokyo elementary school to the New York Philharmonic, this year's shorts are striking. But which should win?
This is the scientific research Ted Cruz calls “woke"
The model tried to give us descriptions of how each project might fit those themes. We were particularly interested in the ...
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In "Mickey 17," Bong Joon-ho rips into Trump with a rousing, space-set satire
Yet, despite its overt themes, “Mickey 17” remarkably never ... Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer? Subscribe to our morning newsletter, Crash Course.
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In "Harriet the Spy," Michelle Trachtenberg was the sleuth who understood how hard it is to be a kid
Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer ... or overexplanations of its narrative to water down its themes into palatable baby food. “Harriet the Spy” is a ...
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This year's Oscar-nominated documentary shorts are thrilling, important and very easy to watch
It might not sound like these shorts are all linked, but they are united by the urgent themes they explore ... staff culture writer and critic at Salon, specializing in film, television and ...
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To filmmaker Dawn Porter, the "Eyes on the Prize" message is plain: "We cannot wait for the savior"
The theme I noticed—perhaps influenced by the ... Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer? Subscribe to our morning newsletter, Crash Course.