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DeWanda Wise’s messy polyamorous marriage on “Three Women” has lessons for all couples
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeWanda Wise’s messy polyamorous marriage on “Three Women” has lessons for all couples

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"The first person I'd ever met who was poly, I met in 2005, so it's not conceptually passing strange to me and not really foreign territory," actress DeWanda Wise shared with me on "Salon Talks" while discussing playing a polyamorous character on the Starz series "Three Women." I also think it's that simple notion, when you really get to know …

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Steele dossier author: European leaders quietly "petrified" of new Trump presidency
2 months ago

Steele dossier author: European leaders quietly "petrified" of new Trump presidency

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More than seven years after the Steele dossier was made public, former British intelligence operative Christopher Steele can’t confirm whether its most salacious detail, the “pee tape” involving Donald Trump and Russian prostitutes, is real or not. But Steele, who is an expert on Russia, says with confidence that if Trump wins the 2024 election, he would attempt to “run …

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"Our grandchildren will still be fighting for democracy": Why Ali Velshi says it's worth it
6 months, 1 week ago

"Our grandchildren will still be fighting for democracy": Why Ali Velshi says it's worth it

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“Why does anyone leave anywhere?” is the compelling title of the first chapter in Ali Velshi’s new book, “Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy.” The award-winning MSNBC host shares his family's immigration story, which spans from India to South Africa, Kenya, Canada and the U.S., and digs into why so many people around …

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"Nothing has compared to what we're seeing": Hala Gorani on the toll of covering Gaza war
9 months, 3 weeks ago

"Nothing has compared to what we're seeing": Hala Gorani on the toll of covering Gaza war

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Award-winning journalist Hala Gorani was "born in one country" and "raised in another with parents from somewhere else entirely," as she tells us in her new book "But You Don't Look Arab: And Other Tales of Unbelonging." Gorani also candidly discussed the emotional toll of covering war zones as a journalist, saying that “a human brain is not designed to …

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Chris Perfetti on what aspect of "Abbott Elementary" is like "trying to play one-on-one with LeBron"
1 year, 6 months ago

Chris Perfetti on what aspect of "Abbott Elementary" is like "trying to play one-on-one with LeBron"

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For decades, sports have been known as the great unifier. Fresh off the show's Screen Actors Guild award for comedy ensemble, Perfetti says of his "Abbott" cast mates: "I'm obsessed with those people. Yeah, and I feel like every time I start a new part, I'm trying to figure out what it takes to make that person exist in the …

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"Canceling is relative": Michael Che on his comedy boundaries & why he's not leaving "SNL" just yet
2 years, 6 months ago

"Canceling is relative": Michael Che on his comedy boundaries & why he's not leaving "SNL" just yet

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Are comedians ever really canceled for telling a bad joke? I feel like there's Michael Che, the person, when you're talking about these issues in interviews, and then there's you on "Saturday Night Live," and then there's you doing stand-up. I remember when we was kids, people used to be like, "I got so many haters," and it's like, you …

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Did George Carlin have the best comedy routine on every political subject? Judd Apatow thinks so
2 years, 7 months ago

Did George Carlin have the best comedy routine on every political subject? Judd Apatow thinks so

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Legendary comedian George Carlin passed away in 2008, but as you can watch firsthand in HBO Max's new two-part documentary series, "George Carlin's American Dream," his material on issues ranging from racism to gun violence to abortion resonate more today than ever. In your remarkable documentary on HBO, "George Carlin's American Dream," there's a line in it where the title …

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From birria tacos to chilaquiles, Claudia Sandoval's culinary border tour is proof food unites us
2 years, 7 months ago

From birria tacos to chilaquiles, Claudia Sandoval's culinary border tour is proof food unites us

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I could listen to Claudia Sandoval, the winner of the sixth season of "MasterChef" who went on to become a bestselling cookbook author, talk about food all day. The best part of it is that food on the border is exactly that — it's a blending of all of the cultures that have come to that border, whether it's indigenous …

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"Single Drunk Female" star Ally Sheedy: "My most multidimensional roles come from women"
2 years, 9 months ago

"Single Drunk Female" star Ally Sheedy: "My most multidimensional roles come from women"

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Ally Sheedy's career spans classics like "The Breakfast Club" and "War Games" to indie hits like "High Art." What I appreciate about the show is that the writers and the creative team have let that dynamic really define, for Carol, what's going on. But there's just a different kind of character that's going to get written if somebody's writing from …

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"Time" filmmaker on families affected by incarceration: "Being together is a type of resistance"
3 years, 8 months ago

"Time" filmmaker on families affected by incarceration: "Being together is a type of resistance"

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As a Black man coming of age in the era of mass incarceration, I know how easy it is to go to prison. At the heart and soul of it, really, without even getting into the minutia, "Time" is, it's a love story, really, that spans over two decades and it's really centered around Fox Rich as the family matriarch …

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The ultimate guide to achieving roast chicken greatness, with tips from three of America's top chefs
3 years, 11 months ago

The ultimate guide to achieving roast chicken greatness, with tips from three of America's top chefs

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New York Times food editor Sam Sifton starts his cookbook "See You on Sunday" with an entire chapter on chicken. When Sifton stopped by "Salon Talks" on his book tour, he expanded upon his philosophy of a roast chicken dinner as "the complete explanation of why we cook" by calling to mind Thanksgiving. "No matter where you're from, no matter …

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