Salonflipped into TV & Film Videos2:12Tobias Menzies is pretty sure Prince Philip never watched him on “The Crown”SalonTobias Menzies reflects on what it was like to be the last person to play Prince Philip before he died. The actor shared what it was like making “The Crown” and navigating the line between drama and real life. While playing Prince Philip was a big task, Menzies was not worried about getting feedback from Buckingham Palace. “I never had a sense that he watched it, so in a way, I never felt too much pressure from it,” Menzies said. “I didn't feel like I was ever going to get a call from him saying, “What the hell are you doing?’”
Salonflipped into TV & Film Videos1:58Tobias Menzies plays an American for the first time opposite Julia Louis-DreyfusSalonTobias Menzies talks about playing a New York City guy married to Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the new Nicole Holofcener movie, “You Hurt My Feelings.” The American comedy-drama is a new lane for Menzies, who is often cast in period projects, like playing Prince Philip in “The Crown.” “Some people have funny bones,” Menzies said. “I think I can be funny if someone very good at writing, like Nicole Holofcener, writes me funny stuff to say.”
Salonflipped into Art, Books & Music Videos2:36Roy Wood Jr. on how “Daily Show” changed his jokes and late night’s evolutionSalon“Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr. is one of the comedians being considered to host the Comedy Central show after Trevor Noah’s departure. Wood tells Salon how Noah’s approach has honed his own comedy craft. “Just how Trevor Noah chooses to break down divisive issues, it gave me a little bit of the same feeling that I could do that with my stand-up,” Wood said. Wood also shares his concerns that the late-night genre needs serious innovation and how he might approach that from the hosting chair. “Holding people in power accountable, that avenue still is viable,” Wood said. “How you present that has to evolve into a way that I'm guessing needs to be cheaper and faster to be truly resonant with people.”
Salonflipped into Art, Books & Music Videos2:03How comedy and politics both became post-truth, according to Roy WoodSalon“The truth has become something that you can outsource to fit what you believe in,” Roy Wood Jr. said on this episode of “Salon Talks.” Wood Jr. explained the impact living in a “post-truth world” has on both comedy and corporations. Wood Jr. reflected on how this impacted everything from slavery to Pride Month merchandise sold at Target. “When you take a company like Target putting Pride Month merch in the back of the store, that's the middle ground,” he said. “That's because they're trying to appease people who live in a totally different reality.”
Salonflipped into Art, Books & Music Videos32:20“I need to host” Roy Wood Jr. talks “Daily Show,” stand up and moreSalonTobias Menzies is finally taking a crack at an American accent for a film. The British actor, known for his work in “The Crown” and “Outlander” shares with Salon what it was like playing a New York City man alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the new Nicole Holofcener movie, “You Hurt My Feelings.” Menzies talks about why he loves working alongside funny women, even if he doesn’t think he’s funny himself and why he was never worried about playing Prince Philip while the royal was still alive. “I was never in danger of meeting him, I don't think and I never had a sense that he watched it, so in a way, I never felt too much pressure from it,” he said. “I didn't feel like I was ever going to get a call from him saying, ‘What the hell are you doing?’”
Salonflipped into TV & Film Videos1:17Patricia Arquette is “terrified” of America todaySalonActress and activist Patricia Arquette shares why she is “horrified” by the overturning of Roe v. Wade and state attacks on abortion rights in America. Arquette explains in detail why she is passionate about the issue as a former Planned Parenthood worker and why her fans from around the world are equally concerned. “There's no understanding,” Arquette said. “There's no holding other people's pain and their life experience and the painful choice they're making and trusting them in that choice.”
Salonflipped into News & Politics4 hours ago"Trump testifying would likely be a gift": Legal experts say DA "has boxed Trump in" at trialverified_publisherSalon - By Tatyana TandanpolieProsecutors in New York plan to question former President Donald Trump about his recent spate of high-profile courtroom losses to challenge his credibility should he take the stand in his hush-money trial, a filing publicly released Wednesday indicates. The list of the former president's misconduct, …
Salonflipped into News & Politics4 hours agoGOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw: Some Republicans "want Russia to win so badly" they may oust Speaker Johnsonverified_publisherSalon - By Charles R. DavisHouse Speaker Mike Johnson's, R-La., decision to hold a long-delayed vote on aid for Ukraine could cost him his job because some of his fellow Republicans would much prefer the government in Moscow to the one in Kyiv, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said Thursday. In February, the U.S. Senate passed a …
Salonflipped into Culture4 hours agoDickey Betts, legendary Allman Brothers co-founder and guitarist, dies at 80verified_publisherSalon - By Nicholas LiuDickey Betts, the singer-musician whose versatile compositions helped define the apogee of Southern Rock in the '70s and '80s, died at age 80 in his Osprey, Florida home. The news was announced by his family on Instagram. "Dickey was larger than life, and his loss will be felt world-wide," the post …
Salonflipped into Food5 hours agoWhat are the concerns surrounding the newly emerging bovine H5N1 influenza virus?verified_publisherSalon - By Nitish BoodhooThe confirmed presence of bird flu in American dairy cattle in a March 25 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) — and a case in Texas where a human working with cattle was infected — has put Canadian public health experts on high alert. But, what is bird flu and what do we know about …
Salonflipped into Food5 hours agoDespite the backlash, Food Network’s new strategy is actually working in their favorverified_publisherSalon - By Joy SahaFood Network has entered a new era of programming, much to the dismay of many longtime fans and longtime hosts. The cable network — which garnered acclaim with shows like Giada De Laurentiis’ "Everyday Italian" and Ina Garten’s "Barefoot Contessa" — is straying away from stand-and-stir television …
Salonflipped into Culture5 hours ago"What Jennifer Did": 8 things missing from Netflix's doc of a woman who schemed to kill her parentsverified_publisherSalon - By Nardos HaileIn 2010, Jennifer Pan devised a plan to kill her parents. The 24-year-old Vietnamese Canadian woman who grew up in a Toronto-area suburb appeared to be a typical daughter of immigrants. However, Jennifer struggled with the pressures of balancing cultural expectations put on her by her parents, and …