Melanie McFarland (page 5)

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

Wicked

"Wicked" reminds us we'd all better be ready to defy gravity. Especially Black women Melanie McFarland

Dune: Prophecy

"History is not linear. It's circular": The "Dune" Sisterhood reflects on how fear informs power Melanie McFarland

Conclave; Mean Girls

"Conclave" is just "Mean Girls" with priests Melanie McFarland

A Man on the Inside

With "A Man on the Inside" Ted Danson sweetly leads us into the mystery of getting old and going on Melanie McFarland

Self portrait by Leonardo Da Vinci; The Last Supper

PBS' mesmerizing "Leonardo da Vinci" captures the creative essence of the artist's vision Melanie McFarland

Dune: Prophecy

HBO's "Dune: Prophecy" is a bold vision up to the task of matching its theatrical counterpart Melanie McFarland

Say Nothing

"Say Nothing" ambitiously breaks open a story of resistance and disillusionment during the Troubles Melanie McFarland

What We Do In The Shadows

"What We Do in the Shadows" star Matt Berry is ready to say goodbye to Laszlo Cravensworth. Are we? Melanie McFarland

Don Lemon

In hindsight, we should have paid more attention to Don Lemon Melanie McFarland

Election Night Live With Brian Williams at Amazon Studios

Brian Williams held our hand, giving us a way to check out from cable news – and the election Melanie McFarland

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell: Not knowing how to cover Donald Trump is still the news' biggest problem Melanie McFarland

Tony Hinchcliffe Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart said Tony Hinchcliffe was "just doing what he does." That take helped get us here Melanie McFarland

Love Is Blind

To Chris Coelen, the "Love Is Blind" experiment is not about proving if what the title says is true Melanie McFarland

Grotesquerie

"Grotesquerie": Niecy Nash-Betts on her role and that killer finale — "It scared me on the page" Melanie McFarland

Martha

"Martha" presents a side of Martha Stewart we haven't seen before: hers, in her voice Melanie McFarland

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