# Salon.com

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## [“The End of Oak Street” does pastiche right](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/20/the-end-of-oak-street-does-pastiche-right/)

_2026-08-20 · Coleman Spilde_

In a studio culture obsessed with nostalgia, David Robert Mitchell's dino thriller knows what we truly want

## [I don’t want another restaurant app](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/20/i-dont-want-another-restaurant-app/)

_2026-08-20 · Ashlie D. Stevens_

In an age of predictive shopping and fake-friendly alerts, a paper punchcard respects your appetite

## [Rosie O’Donnell’s return shows ABC is done capitulating to Trump](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/20/rosie-odonnells-return-shows-abc-is-done-capitulating-to-trump/)

_2026-08-20 · Sophia Tesfaye_

The network is finally fighting back — and hitting the president where it hurts

## [Jared Kushner’s Henry Kissinger cosplay should worry us all](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/20/jared-kushners-henry-kissinger-cosplay-should-worry-us-all/)

_2026-08-20 · Heather Digby Parton_

The special envoy is failing in his efforts at shuttle diplomacy to broker peace between Israel and Hamas

## [The $1 trillion black box](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/20/the-1-trillion-black-box-partner/)

_2026-08-20 · Jesse Coburn_

The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects end up facing delays and ballooning costs

## [Mike Lindell refuses to accept he’s an election loser](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/mike-lindell-refuses-to-accept-hes-an-election-loser/)

_2026-08-20 · Troy Farah_

On Wednesday, he offered to fund a recount in the Minnesota governor primary

## [“The X-Files” still make us want to believe](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/the-x-files-still-make-us-want-to-believe-chris-carter-directors-cut/)

_2026-08-19 · Coleman Spilde_

Chris Carter's new director's cut of the 2008 "X-Files" movie indicates a broader trend toward creativity

## [AI’s abortion misinformation problem](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/ais-abortion-misinformation-problem/)

_2026-08-19 · Nicole Karlis_

Reproductive rights advocates are pushing back as AI chatbots misdirect abortion seekers

## [John Roberts is still in the tank for Trump](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/john-roberts-is-still-in-the-tank-for-trump/)

_2026-08-19 · Alex Galbraith_

E. Jean Carroll's win doesn't erase a pattern of court decisions favoring Trump

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## [Hayden Panettiere lived out TV’s myth of the indestructible girl](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/hayden-panettiere-lived-out-tvs-myth-of-the-indestructible-girl/)

_2026-08-19 · Melanie McFarland_

The "Heroes" and "Nashville" star lived a demanding life weighed down by unreasonable expectations