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We failed Anita Hill: Decades after Clarence Thomas’ “Confirmation,” we still can’t handle talking about sexual harrassment

HBO's film is a timely look at the thwarted, mishandled confirmation hearings that upheld a sad status quo

Sonia Saraiya Thursday, Apr 14, 2016 10:59 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas

Insurance companies “will happily kill people for profit”: Rob Delaney on the UK’s “empirically better” healthcare, Bernie Sanders and parenting through the filth and joy

Salon talks to the star, co-creator, and vulgar comedian behind "Catastrophe," the British-American Amazon comedy

Sonia Saraiya Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 2:54 PM UTC 0
Entertainment 2016 Elections, catastrophe

Erotic and empowered: “Outlander” and “The Girlfriend Experience” are turning women on with their “prestige porn”

Unlike other premium channels, Starz shows are aiming their sex scenes at a radically underserved TV audience—women

Sonia Saraiya Sunday, Apr 10, 2016 9:00 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Editor's Picks, Outlander, starz

The sad evolution of TV’s true crime explosion: From highbrow “Serial” and “The Jinx” to a “Law & Order” Menendez murders miniseries

A miniseries on the JonBenet Ramsey case is coming, too—can a Casey Anthony prestige drama be far behind?

Sonia Saraiya Friday, Apr 8, 2016 3:54 PM UTC 0
Entertainment ABC, american crime story, CBS

James Franco’s lesbian vampires: For prestige drama overload, a self-aware Lifetime spoof could be the campy antidote

And speaking of guilty pleasures, “Law & Order”’s Dick Wolf is making a true crime anthology miniseries

Sonia Saraiya Thursday, Apr 7, 2016 9:23 PM UTC 0
Entertainment dick wolf, Editor's Picks

“The Americans” shocker: A beloved character had to die — and it could transform the show

Last night's episode delivers a devastating blow out of nowhere in the last few minutes—more, please!

Sonia Saraiya Thursday, Apr 7, 2016 9:56 AM UTC 0
Entertainment annet mahendru, Editor's Picks

“The People v. O.J. Simpson”’s stinging verdict: The trial was always about narrative, not truth

The brilliant dramatization of the Trial of the Century took the stuff of tabloids and turned it into moving drama

Sonia Saraiya Wednesday, Apr 6, 2016 9:57 AM UTC 0
Entertainment american crime story

Doubling down on “Game of Thrones”: HBO needs new stories that take risks—and we’re getting a recap show instead

"After the Thrones" could be the best post-show conversation ever but it's not what we tune in to HBO for [UPDATED]

Sonia Saraiya Monday, Apr 4, 2016 10:59 PM UTC 0
Entertainment after the thrones

Caitlyn Jenner to guest on “Transparent”: Lyrical drama gets a glam infusion in this inevitable match-up

The conservative former Olympian and Kardashian step-parent will appear on season 3 of the Amazon Studios show

Sonia Saraiya Monday, Apr 4, 2016 4:41 PM UTC 0
Entertainment amazon studios, caitlyn jenner

The empty charter school dream: “Togetherness” sides with smug hipster parents and falls apart

The HBO dramedy's anti-public school plot exposes its main characters' true colors—and torpedoes the show

Sonia Saraiya Sunday, Apr 3, 2016 7:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Charter schools, Education, HBO

TV’s tokenism tension: “Rush Hour,” “Lopez” and the tricky balancing act of diversifying aging networks

CBS's “Rush Hour” and TVLand's “Lopez” are both aiming for younger audiences—in very different ways

Sonia Saraiya Thursday, Mar 31, 2016 10:59 PM UTC 0
Entertainment brett ratner, CBS, George Lopez

Jonathan Franzen and Louis C.K. on “Jeopardy!”: Sounds like an “SNL” sketch, but it’s real and it’s going to be fascinating

May's “Power Players Week” will also feature Melissa Harris-Perry, Al Franken, and "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner

Sonia Saraiya Wednesday, Mar 30, 2016 8:13 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Jeopardy!, Jonathan Franzen

Trump’s petulant “Excuse me”: Two little words that signal he’s about to lay it on thick

On last night's Town Hall, he said it 14 times, notably before insisting he "didn't start" the Heidi Cruz smear VIDEO

Sonia Saraiya Wednesday, Mar 30, 2016 2:58 PM UTC 0
Elections 2016 Elections, Anderson Cooper

“It’s not a cult!”: Scientology looms large over “The Path,” a sexy new drama about faith and doubt

Aaron Paul and Hugh Dancy star in Hulu's well-made series about life inside a fictional cult—sorry, a "movement"

Sonia Saraiya Tuesday, Mar 29, 2016 10:59 PM UTC 0
Entertainment aaron paul, David Miscavige

Michael Ware’s Iraq War doc doesn’t hold up: “Only The Dead See The End Of War” captures the horror and confusion, but skimps on analysis

The Time and CNN war correspondent's disconnected HBO documentary could have been a nonfictional “The Hurt Locker”

Sonia Saraiya Monday, Mar 28, 2016 10:57 PM UTC 0
Entertainment CNN, HBO, Iraq, michael ware

“The Catch” falls flat: Shonda Rhimes’ new show has all the right ingredients, but no sizzle

Mireille Enos and Peter Krause star in this messy soap without any chemistry whatsoever

Sonia Saraiya Thursday, Mar 24, 2016 10:58 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Grey's Anatomy

Comedy Central, hire Lindsey Graham! The trash-talking senator upstages Trevor Noah with unflappable ease

In last night's hilarious "Daily Show," Graham was willing to say anything and everything that Noah wouldn’t

Sonia Saraiya Thursday, Mar 24, 2016 5:22 PM UTC 0
Entertainment 2016 Elections, daily show

Here’s the scariest thing about “The Simpsons” episode that predicted President Trump

In "Bart to the Future," President Lisa Simpson faces many problems even she can't tackle

Sonia Saraiya Wednesday, Mar 23, 2016 10:57 PM UTC 0
Entertainment 2016 Elections, Donald Trump

Trevor Noah’s moment of Zen: “The Daily Show” host gets serious about Brussels

Late-night responses to yesterday's terror attacks varied from Larry Wilmore's dignified cold open to non-existent

Sonia Saraiya Wednesday, Mar 23, 2016 3:04 PM UTC 0
Entertainment daily show, Jimmy Kimmel

CNN’s “Race for the White House”: The campy history of cutthroat campaigns that 2016 deserves

Narrator Kevin Spacey lends a "House of Cards" flair for drama to this crash course in American presidential races

Sonia Saraiya Tuesday, Mar 22, 2016 10:59 PM UTC 0
Entertainment 2016 Elections, CNN, kevin spacey

Jesus gets the “Glee” treatment: Fox’s “The Passion” undermines Easter with an unabashed, pandering ratings stunt

Tyler Perry, Trisha Yearwood, and a whole litany of bad pop covers celebrate Easter in New Orleans

Sonia Saraiya Monday, Mar 21, 2016 4:18 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Easter, the passion

The best antihero now isn’t a badass: “Better Call Saul” is the brilliant, pathetic counterpart to prestige TV’s bold angry men

Jimmy McGill is different—his tale begins and ends not with a bang, like Walter White or Tony Soprano—but a whimper

Sonia Saraiya Sunday, Mar 20, 2016 7:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment better call saul, bob odenkirk

David Wain, master of shorts: “I’ve always loved the challenge of what you can pack into a small package of time”

Salon talks to the sketch comedian about his short film "Second Sound Barrier," YouTube and Donald Trump

Sonia Saraiya Friday, Mar 18, 2016 6:40 PM UTC 0
Entertainment david wain, the state, TV

Hillary visits “Broad City”: Clinton makes Abbi and Ilana swoon in this wishful-thinking fantasy

Ilana's new temp job turns out to be an unpaid gig at a Clinton campaign office, leading to a goofy lovefest

Sonia Saraiya Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 1:09 PM UTC 0
Elections 2016 Elections, broad city

“The Americans” ups its stakes: Finally, the slow-burn drama lays out consequences for its family of spies

The FX series starts Season 4 with a daughter in the know and a new assignment for the Jennings

Sonia Saraiya Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 11:00 PM UTC 0
Entertainment FX, keri russell, matthew rhys

Feel the Bern, indeed: Sanders takes the low road with nasty Clinton tweet, undermining the promise of his campaign

The Bernie Sanders camp took the gloves off last night, in what has otherwise been a civil campaign

Sonia Saraiya Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 5:39 PM UTC 0
Elections 2016 Elections, Bernie Sanders

“The Bachelor” is still for white people: A sour fairy tale, fed to millions, that keeps prizing whiteness above all

Caila Quinn wasn't named the first "Bachelorette" of color—asking why raises complicated questions about diversity

Sonia Saraiya Tuesday, Mar 15, 2016 10:59 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Race, Racism, The Bachelor

“The Carmichael Show’s” definitive take on Bill Cosby’s legacy: How Jerrod Carmichael became the most important comedian in America

“The Carmichael Show” takes issue episodes to the next level, making it a vital TV show for 2016

Sonia Saraiya Monday, Mar 14, 2016 11:00 PM UTC 0
Entertainment bill cosby, black-ish, NBC

“He’s a pretty scary dude”: “House of Cards'” Michael Kelly on another season as political fixer Doug Stamper — and why he’s supporting Hillary

The actor behind the murderous addict on "House of Cards" on season 4 and how much he gets recognized in D.C.

Sonia Saraiya Sunday, Mar 13, 2016 9:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment beau willimon, Doug Stamper

A calmer, cuddlier, and way more horrifying GOP takes the stage for the CNN debates

Last night, the horrifying rhetoric of the party came through, even as the real topics were avoided

Sonia Saraiya Friday, Mar 11, 2016 1:00 PM UTC 0
Elections Donald Trump, Elections 2016

The Trump Rally Confrontations: A new YouTube genre that reveals the anxiety of the nation

Another incident of violence at a Trump rally; another day in America

Sonia Saraiya Thursday, Mar 10, 2016 6:24 PM UTC 0
All Salon 2016 Elections, Donald Trump, TV

The N-word, in terrible context: Period pieces “Hap and Leonard” and “Underground” expose the long roots of racism

The Underground Railroad and Reagan's America are the backdrop for TV's newest, unlikeliest history lessons

Sonia Saraiya Wednesday, Mar 9, 2016 11:59 PM UTC 0
Entertainment hap and leonard, TV, underground

“I was so angry that it was making me shake”: Sarah Paulson on playing Marcia Clark in a harrowing episode of “The People v. O.J. Simpson”

The actress playing prosecutor Marcia Clark talks to Salon about the "rampantly sexist" world of the trial

Sonia Saraiya Wednesday, Mar 9, 2016 12:57 PM UTC 0
Entertainment

Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly face off: Tonight’s Fox News debate puts the notorious rivals face-to-face after a 7-month standoff

Expect Kelly to show Trump no mercy at tonight's debate—but which version of Trump will show up?

Sonia Saraiya Friday, Mar 4, 2016 12:00 AM UTC 0
Entertainment 2016 Elections

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