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HBO’s “Lanterns” was always about its heroes’ fears, and our own
John Stewart was always going to claim his ring. That much was a given on “Lanterns” from the moment HBO debuted the first images of Aaron Pierre’s John and Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan – there’s that, and DC Comics’ established…
Your soup needs a little vinegar
A version of this recipe first appeared in The Bite, Salon’s food newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this, plus recipes, food-related pop culture recommendations and conversations about what we’re eating, how and why. There comes a…
There’s no solving a problem like Tom Cruise’s “Digger”
To film Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s new movie “Digger,” a satirical black comedy about an aging oil tycoon facing a potentially apocalyptic crisis he fathered, Tom Cruise needed extensive prosthetics — six hours of prosthetics, to be exact. Upholding his reputation…
“Oh my God! He tricked us!”: SNL’s Rubio and others panic over midterms
“Saturday Night Live” imagined a Republican Party scrambling for a winning message ahead of the midterm elections and finding little help from some of its biggest names. The show’s cold open featured Republican strategists trying to record campaign ads as…
At 30, “That Thing You Do!” is the perfect fake one-hit wonder
With all apologies to David Lynch, in “That Thing You Do!” the film isn’t the thing. Tom Hanks’ directorial debut, which was released to critical praise but was a box office disappointment, doesn’t hinge on the charming, passable performances of…
Please don’t send me your robot music
I couldn’t help but notice some people on social media dunking on a post from @nicksaraev, a self-described entrepreneur helper, who boldly proclaimed on X a few days ago: “I am not joking when I say this. Spotify, Apple Music,…
I grew up next door to Ted Kaczynski
Netflix’s film “Unabomber” arrived last Friday, and by the weekend it was the most-watched movie on the platform — despite reviews calling it “dangerously simplistic” (IndieWire) and “another box checked on Netflix’s long, long list of true crime content” (Decider).…
Christa Pike’s botched execution was not an isolated incident
Lethal injection has proven to be a difficult execution method to get right. It is more frequently botched than any other method. Sometimes, the results are catastrophic, as they were in Wednesday’s failed execution of Christa Pike. The 50-year-old, who…
Netflix’s “East of Eden” asks if we’ve misread its monster
Before digesting Zoe Kazan’s seven-part reconsideration of “East of Eden,” I never would have suspected that we, as a society, had been conditioned to misread Cathy Ames, the angel-faced succubus at the broken heart of John Steinbeck’s novel. Cathy has…
We’re over restaurant slop – Salon.com
Recently, between medical appointments, I ended up at a grain-bowl-and-salad place in a suburban strip mall, the kind of sleek fast-casual restaurant that looks a little like an Apple Store decided to start serving brown rice and green goddess dressing.…