Melanie McFarland
@mctelevision.bsky.social
Senior Critic Salon. Fmr prez TCA. Fmr Peabody Awards board. Gardener. Cook. Writer. Opinions are mine. RTs don't ≠ endorsement. If u look like a bot imma block you immediately
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In "Predator: Badlands," diversity is the secret weapon
The latest in the "Predator" franchise is a rallying cry for the underestimated to find strength in each other.
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I'd recommend #PredatorBadlands full stop, but for @salon.com I examined the ways Dek's journey champions empathy and diversity as strengths. www.salon.com/2025/11/12/i...
Find a penny, pick it up.
Then put it in a box, convincing yourself that one day it will be worth, like, 5 times what it is now.
Then forget you did that.
Then, decades from now, when a relative is going through your things & asks what it is, you can say, "I think kids used to swallow those."
Then put it in a box, convincing yourself that one day it will be worth, like, 5 times what it is now.
Then forget you did that.
Then, decades from now, when a relative is going through your things & asks what it is, you can say, "I think kids used to swallow those."
After 232 years, the U.S. Mint has produced its last-ever penny 🪦
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Find a penny, pick it up.
Then put it in a box, convincing yourself that one day it will be worth, like, 5 times what it is now.
Then forget you did that.
Then, decades from now, when a relative is going through your things & asks what it is, you can say, "I think kids used to swallow those."
Then put it in a box, convincing yourself that one day it will be worth, like, 5 times what it is now.
Then forget you did that.
Then, decades from now, when a relative is going through your things & asks what it is, you can say, "I think kids used to swallow those."
Welp, Andy Richter's run could only take him so far, I guess. #DWTS
On this stressful Election Day, here's a reminder that a vote for Andy Richter to remain on #DWTS is a vote for joy. www.salon.com/2025/11/04/w...
Why "Dancing with the Stars" fans love voting for Andy Richter
Watching the beloved middle aged comic on "Dancing with the Stars" shows we still agree on the important things.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Welp, Andy Richter's run could only take him so far, I guess. #DWTS
I'd recommend #PredatorBadlands full stop, but for @salon.com I examined the ways Dek's journey champions empathy and diversity as strengths. www.salon.com/2025/11/12/i...
In "Predator: Badlands," diversity is the secret weapon
The latest in the "Predator" franchise is a rallying cry for the underestimated to find strength in each other.
www.salon.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I'd recommend #PredatorBadlands full stop, but for @salon.com I examined the ways Dek's journey champions empathy and diversity as strengths. www.salon.com/2025/11/12/i...
Tune in reminder: A new episode of "All's Fair" dropped today
Kim Kardashian shares her frustration in a new TikTok after failing the California bar exam, calling out psychics who told her she’d pass.
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Tune in reminder: A new episode of "All's Fair" dropped today
Assumed this was the case, but now it's official: "Alien: Earth" has been renewed for a second season. #AlienEarth
a woman in a sleeveless burgundy shirt holds something in her hand
Alt: Wendy from "Alien: Earth" gives its renewal news two snaps up.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Assumed this was the case, but now it's official: "Alien: Earth" has been renewed for a second season. #AlienEarth
Just watched the John Wick spinoff "Ballerina," and it seems to me that movies like this are supposed to be about people who are capable at their jobs.
She is not.
She is not.
November 8, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Just watched the John Wick spinoff "Ballerina," and it seems to me that movies like this are supposed to be about people who are capable at their jobs.
She is not.
She is not.
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I'm glad this show was made solely so Liz could write this 🔥 review. Examples:
- "Kardashian does a good job of not looking into the camera when she says her lines"
- "One can only assume they weren’t shown the scripts in advance. Because the alternative is that they never learned how to read."
- "Kardashian does a good job of not looking into the camera when she says her lines"
- "One can only assume they weren’t shown the scripts in advance. Because the alternative is that they never learned how to read."
Man, I really used to be in the bag for most Ryan Murphy shows but #AllsFair is really unforgivable. consequence.net/2025/11/alls...
Ryan Murphy Used to Win Emmys. All’s Fair Is Genuinely One of the Worst Shows of the Year
There's a big difference between camp and whatever the hell this is.
consequence.net
November 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I'm glad this show was made solely so Liz could write this 🔥 review. Examples:
- "Kardashian does a good job of not looking into the camera when she says her lines"
- "One can only assume they weren’t shown the scripts in advance. Because the alternative is that they never learned how to read."
- "Kardashian does a good job of not looking into the camera when she says her lines"
- "One can only assume they weren’t shown the scripts in advance. Because the alternative is that they never learned how to read."
If you are eating your feelings, just know that you are not alone
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you are eating your feelings, just know that you are not alone
In which I confess that, despite of how I feel about Kim Kardashian's outsized influence on the youth, society and everything else, her brand's PJs are legit comfy. www.salon.com/2025/11/06/a...
"All's Fair" and the problem with Kim Kardashian
Ryan Murphy's latest muse can't act, but her high influence in our misinformation age is what's truly depressing.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In which I confess that, despite of how I feel about Kim Kardashian's outsized influence on the youth, society and everything else, her brand's PJs are legit comfy. www.salon.com/2025/11/06/a...
Real question for the fashion savvy: Are neck bows that visible from space considered to be high fashion again?
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Real question for the fashion savvy: Are neck bows that visible from space considered to be high fashion again?
On this stressful Election Day, here's a reminder that a vote for Andy Richter to remain on #DWTS is a vote for joy. www.salon.com/2025/11/04/w...
Why "Dancing with the Stars" fans love voting for Andy Richter
Watching the beloved middle aged comic on "Dancing with the Stars" shows we still agree on the important things.
www.salon.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
On this stressful Election Day, here's a reminder that a vote for Andy Richter to remain on #DWTS is a vote for joy. www.salon.com/2025/11/04/w...
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how it feels to help someone get a suit in the year 2025
November 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
how it feels to help someone get a suit in the year 2025
Catching up on "Landman" and remembering that what's fun about it is that if I close my eyes, it's easy to picture Billy Bob Thornton as the brother Hank Hill pretends doesn't exist.
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Catching up on "Landman" and remembering that what's fun about it is that if I close my eyes, it's easy to picture Billy Bob Thornton as the brother Hank Hill pretends doesn't exist.
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I really can't watch serial killer content - true crime or dramatized - with only a few exceptions, but certainly not the #Monster anthology series. @mctelevision.bsky.social hits upon why for @salon.com www.salon.com/2025/10/29/o...
Our serial killer obsession might be making us less human
Devouring shows about Ed Gein and John Wayne Gacy reflects our tendency to justify the violence we do to each other.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I really can't watch serial killer content - true crime or dramatized - with only a few exceptions, but certainly not the #Monster anthology series. @mctelevision.bsky.social hits upon why for @salon.com www.salon.com/2025/10/29/o...
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honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
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October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)
Achievement unlocked. Took longer than expected because I had to break open a few cardamom pods & grind the seeds, but worth the effort.
I also liberated a fort in Ghost of Yotei. Nobody can accuse me of lacking a strong work ethic.
I also liberated a fort in Ghost of Yotei. Nobody can accuse me of lacking a strong work ethic.
October 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Achievement unlocked. Took longer than expected because I had to break open a few cardamom pods & grind the seeds, but worth the effort.
I also liberated a fort in Ghost of Yotei. Nobody can accuse me of lacking a strong work ethic.
I also liberated a fort in Ghost of Yotei. Nobody can accuse me of lacking a strong work ethic.
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I just bookmarked her Salon page. The cheesecake and fig jam links have already been shared. 🤣
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I just bookmarked her Salon page. The cheesecake and fig jam links have already been shared. 🤣
Should I make @ashliedstevens.bsky.social 's pumpkin bread right now or blow off some steam by playing Ghost of Yōtei? Decisions, decisions... www.salon.com/2025/10/28/a...
A better pumpkin bread — made with coffee, citrus and chocolate - Salon.com
Sweet, moody and just a little grown-up — pumpkin bread with coffee, cardamom and a sugared crust
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October 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Should I make @ashliedstevens.bsky.social 's pumpkin bread right now or blow off some steam by playing Ghost of Yōtei? Decisions, decisions... www.salon.com/2025/10/28/a...
Thanks again to @erinkeane.bsky.social for submitting my stuff!
And @mctelevision.bsky.social up again as a finalist in the online division for best TV/Streaming Feature on "Severance" and the language of work: www.salon.com/2025/02/15/s...
"Severance" and the important, mysterious job of speaking the language of work
Creator Dan Erickson weighs in on how the very precise, intricate Lumon-speak conveys the weirdness of it all.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Thanks again to @erinkeane.bsky.social for submitting my stuff!
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You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
Opinion | You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator
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October 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
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On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
Yup, it's going great. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Pentagon’s new press corps features MyPillow guy’s outlet and other MAGA luminaries
Goodbye, New York Times. Hello, LindellTV!
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October 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Yup, it's going great. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...