Melanie McFarland (page 26)

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

Star Trek: Picard

A grand finale for "Star Trek: Picard" establishes why this crew is the greatest generation Melanie McFarland

Elon Musk

Elon Musk and "Tucker Carlson Tonight": A distracting match made in misinformation paradise Melanie McFarland

Love is Blind

"Love Is Blind" promised a live reunion, only to stand us up. So, what did we learn? Melanie McFarland

Succession

If "Succession" is a competition that ends with a winner, we'd be foolish to count out Marcia Melanie McFarland

Barry

Buoyed by Bill Hader's confident directing, "Barry" saves its best hits for last Melanie McFarland

“Defund NPR": As PBS and NPR exit Twitter, which has more value to taxpayers? Hint: not the bird app Melanie McFarland

The Mandalorian

How do free societies fall? This season of "The Mandalorian" explores several ways Melanie McFarland

Beef

What makes "Beef" so seductive? Understanding the intimacy of rage sheds light on that ending Melanie McFarland

"Succession": Dearly beloved, the Roys cordially invite us to a wedding we won't soon forget Melanie McFarland

"Beef" serves up a sizzling hot, blackly comedic revenge story to feed our ongoing anger Melanie McFarland

Succession

"Succession": The Roy family wails through a loveless karaoke night Melanie McFarland

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

We scouted "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" and can confirm that it's a veritable treasure Melanie McFarland

Gwyneth gets a dollar: A Utah jury concludes Paltrow is not liable, ending skiing collision trial Melanie McFarland

Gwyneth Paltrow

Basking in the soothing Goop that is the Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial Melanie McFarland

Great Expectations

Olivia Colman on her "Great Expectations" for Miss Havisham: “There's such darkness inside her" Melanie McFarland

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