Melanie McFarland (page 7)

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

Lisa Taddeo

"Three Women" from the page to our TV screens: Lisa Taddeo expands our view of desire Melanie McFarland

Abbott Elementary

"Abbott Elementary" has another lesson for us, and it's a big swing Melanie McFarland

Kamala Harris

America's need-to-know basis makes "Call Her Daddy" as valuable to Kamala Harris as "60 Minutes" Melanie McFarland

"Grotesquerie" slices into our numbing habit of mixing God, American carnage and celebrity skin Melanie McFarland

JD Vance; Tim Walz

CBS News delivered a veep debate riddled with falsehoods and lacking in fact-checking Melanie McFarland

John Amos

Remembering "Good Times" and "Roots" actor John Amos, dead at 84 Melanie McFarland

Maggie Smith

The prime of Dame Maggie Smith left us a portrait of what it means to be a lady, upper and lowercase Melanie McFarland

One Person, One Vote?

"One Person, One Vote": Finally, a film that explains the Electoral College in an engaging way Melanie McFarland

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

Reuniting Daryl Dixon with his soul mate in "The Book of Carol": Lofty aspirations, grounded results Melanie McFarland

How To Die Alone

"How to Die Alone" lets Natasha Rothwell write her own ticket for the role she deserves to play Melanie McFarland

The Old Man

In "The Old Man," John Lithgow says he found one of the great challenges of a long, storied career Melanie McFarland

The Choice

The challenge of "The Choice"? Figuring out Kamala Harris, fast Melanie McFarland

The 76th Emmys made satisfying history while reminding us that TV favors humanity over partisanship Melanie McFarland

Amber Ruffin

"They might be going wild": "Have I Got News For You" brings "Late Night" star Amber Ruffin to CNN Melanie McFarland

How To Die Alone

"How to Die Alone" demonstrates why Natasha Rothwell was born to be the main event Melanie McFarland

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