Melanie McFarland

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

The evergreen appeal of Sherlock Holmes helps us make sense of a perilously illogical world Melanie McFarland

Barricade your heart because "The Last of Us" is on a mission to break it Melanie McFarland

"Your Friends & Neighbors" lets Jon Hamm sell you the life you can’t afford Melanie McFarland

"Hacks" provides lessons in unlearning the rules of showbiz Melanie McFarland

Do we need to watch the final season of "The Handmaid’s Tale" when America’s writing its own? Melanie McFarland

With "Lazarus," the creative force behind "Cowboy Bebop" soothes our present vibe with his own Melanie McFarland

Fired White House Correspondents' dinner host Amber Ruffin has learned her lesson. The WHCA has not Melanie McFarland

"Reading builds empathy": The case for saving America's libraries Melanie McFarland

MTG pitting Elon's DOGE against NPR and PBS is a literal hot mess Melanie McFarland

In "Ludwig," being a detective is tough—and leaving the house is tougher Melanie McFarland

On "The White Lotus," the Ratliffs ooze the kind of idle rich ignorance that's killing us Melanie McFarland

Goats, guts and a glorious day: "Severance" closes with a man divided Melanie McFarland

"The Residence" makes its White House mystery quaint and cozy by removing its institutional romance Melanie McFarland

"Severance" and the horrors of RTO: The case against bringing your best self to work Melanie McFarland

Everything's permissible and nobody's accountable now: Welcome to the age of anything goes Melanie McFarland

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