45: Aaron Sorkin reads Brietbart for inspiration
When Academy Award-winning writer Aaron Sorkin began to craft the characters in his rendition of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” for th...
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44: "The View" alum Sherri Shepherd is done with the drama
In her new Netflix comedy show, “Mr. Iglesias,” Emmy Award winner Sherri Shepherd plays a high school principal whose efficient, professiona...
43: The role of Louie Anderson’s lifetime
Comedian Louie Anderson says his Emmy Award-winning turn as Christine Baskets on the FX series “Baskets” is the role he was born to play. Ba...
42: Jennifer Weiner was right about sexism and women writers
Author Jennifer Weiner has built a built a career writing the kind of female-friendly, relationship-oriented fiction that typically gets dis...
41: Randall Park’s Keanu Reeves fantasy comes true
With his new Netflix film “Always Be My Maybe,” Randall Park has become a full-fledged rom-com leading man. But when he was starting out, th...
40: How “SNL” comedian Paula Pell got her mojo back
Actor and former “SNL” writer Paula Pell opens up about acting with her hall of fame-worthy, real-life besties, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Rache...
39: Stress is killing us: Dr. Sanjay Gupta diagnoses the cause—and cures
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta investigates the epidemic level that constant stress is having on Americans’ health today i...
38: Emilio Estevez wants to save libraries
Emilio Estevez set his latest film “The Public” in a library “to remind people just how vital and important libraries are,” he shared on “Sa...
37: After 30 bestsellers, Harlan Coben is still insecure
Number one NYT bestselling author Harlan Coben has sold millions of books, been translated into 43 languages, and had his works adapted into...
36: Chelsea Handler’s midlife crisis
Chelsea Handler credits President Donald Trump with triggering her “big catharsis” this past year, she explains to Salon’s D. Watkins on “Sa...
35: Why this iconic role called Jeff Daniels to Broadway
Emmy Award winner Jeff Daniels shares the story of how Aaron Sorkin first approached him about starring as Atticus Finch in his Broadway ver...
34: Designer Diane von Furstenberg on honoring women who “all remind me of my mother"
After more than four decades in the fashion industry, Diane von Furstenberg understands what she's famous for — her iconic wrap dress. "Peop...
33: Jesse Eisenberg has a type: Liars, Wall Street jerks and "Jesse Eisenberg types"
Jesse Eisenberg talks to Salon about "The Hummingbird Project,” OCD, "Zombieland, and why he’s very aware that he is a Jesse Eisenberg type....
32: How John Turturro got his moves, from "Do the Right Thing" to "Gloria Bell"
In a wide-ranging interview with Salon's D. Watkins, John Turturro talks aging, dancing, acting, basketball and working with Spike Lee. Turt...
31: Steve McQueen on casting Viola Davis in "Widows": “There's depth, there's weakness, there's vulnerability”
“I'm hoping that people's popcorn gets jolted out of their hands and gets thrown in their chest.” This is director Steve McQueen’s vision fo...
30: Andrea Savage of "I'm Sorry" on creating a funny show that moms can actually relate to
Actress Andrea Savage was sick of the two-dimensional mom roles she was getting pitched, so she created her own show that depicts motherhood...
29: Tina Brown: "If you're a woman, you have to be gold in a silver job"
Former editor of The New Yorker and Vanity Fair Tina Brown is fed up with the double standards female leaders face. During a sitdown on “Sal...
28: Killer Mike thinks Bernie Sanders can beat Trump
Grammy Award-winning rapper Killer Mike joins SalonTV’s D. Watkins for an honest and lively conversation around his radical ideas for reshap...
27: Melissa Leo on what everyone gets wrong about acting
Academy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo peeled back the layers of her acting process and how she approached films like “The Fighter,” “The...
26: A foodie's guide to Thanksgiving from NYT food editor Sam Sifton
Sam Sifton, the New York Times food editor and founder of NYTCooking, joins Salon to deliver his best Thanksgiving dinner tips for home cook...