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Mike Reiss, a writer and producer on the longest-running animated sitcom of all time, âThe Simpsons,â gives Salon an exclusive look at how Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart and the crew stay relevant after 30 years on the air. Reiss, a âSimpsonsâ lifer, has been with the show since its first episode in 1989 and says he could keep writing the show âforever.â His new book âSpringfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons,â is a behind-the-scenes look at the beloved characters and how the writersâ room has evolved over 29 seasons. Donald Trumpâs presidency has had a positive influence on the âshow about human stupidity,â as Reiss calls it. âThe Trump years have been a shot in the arm for the show. They've really been great for us,â Reiss told SalonTV. The show's quality or its creativity have always pegged to how weird the news is and how crazy society has gotten and it's never been better. The proof of this isâDonald Trump was elected President on November 8, 2016, on November 9th Fox called us and said, âYou're picked up for two more years.â He really is a job creator.â Watch the full episode above to hear which Simpsons character the writers most identifies with, and where exactly Springfield is located. Tune in for SalonTV's live shows, ["Salon Talks"]( and ["Salon Stage"]( , daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [Salon]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( .
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Playing Fox Mulder on âThe X-Filesâ taught two-time Golden Globe Award-winning actor and author David Duchovny more about being a good writer than his English literature degree from Yale. On âSalon Talks,â Duchovny explains to Salonâs executive editor Andrew OâHehir how the â90s supernatural show, above all, taught him storytelling. Duchovny's first book âHoly Cow: A Modern-Day Dairy Taleâ is New York Times best-seller and his most recent book, âMiss Subways,â is loosely based on the dark, comedic story around the Irish mythology-inspired Yeats play, âThe Only Jealousy of Elmer.â Duchovny, who was always destined for a writing career of some sort, emphasizes his time on âThe X-Filesâ set for helping form his writing style. âAny kind of drama better be plot heavy, especially television. It has to be plot-heavy,â Duchovny told SalonTV. âIt stripped away that pretension of art for art's sake or language for languageâs sake or a novel is a language experiment or some kind of Wittgenstein conception of language. They were like âFâ you David, give us a f**king good story! Iâm gonna write stories and Iâm gonna bring my love of language into it for sure, but Iâm gonna make sure that Iâm telling a story thatâs worthwhile.â Watch the clip above to learn more about how Duchovny wanted to write a page-turner with âMiss Subways.â And watch the [full interview]( to hear more on how Duchovny wrote from a womanâs perspective. Tune in for SalonTV's live shows, ["Salon Talks"]( and ["Salon Stage"]( , daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [Salon]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( .
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[American artists on patriotism & despair](
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[Michael K. Williams](
The Emmy-nominated actor, who played Omar on HBOâs âThe Wire,â talks about how he came into his latest role in the action thriller âSuperFlyâ with Salonâs D. Watkins. In the film, Williams plays Scatter, the wise mentor of the street game, not unlike the old school teachers heâs played on-screenâOmar, Chalky White in HBOâs âBoardwalk Empireâ and Freddie Knight in HBOâs âThe Night Of.â âI grew up idolizing brothers like that. I saw a lot of OGs and a lot of potential that got wasted," he said. No matter the character's circumstances, Williams' strategy is bringing humanity. âAll my characters are a sum of all my experiences growing up in Brooklyn,â Williams said. âThe main ingredient I bring in is compassion and empathy and the human being aspect⦠because I grew [up] in the hood, I got to see the other side of those people than how they were made to be depicted on the news in their cases.â Williams also opens up about another recent role, Leonard, the gay, cowboy hat-wearing Republican he plays in SundanceTVâs series âHap and Leonard.â âFor Leonard, all I saw was a black man whoâs been oppressed. A black man who was bucking against tradition,â Williams said. The role speaks to Williamsâ greater lifeâs goal as an actor. âI believe underneath all the prettiness, this nice suit, the nice haircut, and all that shit, Iâm a fucking mess inside. I believe weâre all just one big mess underneath. Itâs the messiness, itâs the ugliness that Iâm most interested in because thatâs where, hopefully through my work, I can give somebody freedom.â Watch the full episode above to hear about the project thatâs near and dear to Williams, which he calls âmy message to young people from my heart.â His VICE documentary on HBO âRaised in the Systemâ explores Americaâs prisons through the lens of the systemic problems within the juvenile systemâs school to prison pipeline. Tune in for SalonTV's live shows, ["Salon Talks"]( and ["Salon Stage"]( , daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [Salon]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( .
[Salon Talks: Edie Falco](
Whether itâs with her smile or her voice or, most indelibly, her expressive eyes, Edie Falco has a unique ability to draw audiences in. She did it, most famously, as Carmela Soprano, in HBOâs âThe Sopranos,â and when that show ended, she kept it coming, first as the title character in Showtimeâs âNurse Jackie,â and then in a series of independent films, the latest being âOutside In,â which premieres in New York and Los Angeles on March 30. On âSalon Tallks,â Falco spoke with Salonâs Tom Roston about her character in âOutside In,â a teacher in a troubled marriage who finds purpose by helping one of her students, played by Jay Duplass, get out of jail. Falco says she values how the film covers âthe gray areas of existence.â She discusses her animal rights activism, the similarities between Carmela Soprano and Ivanka Trump and what she says may be the best acting sheâs ever done: It was on the night of Donald Trumpâs election and she put on a good face for her middle school-aged son. âThis is what you call democracy,â she recalls saying. âHe kind of bought that. And since then, I havenât stopped cursing,â the Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner joked. Check out the full interview to hear more from Falco about acting, the MeToo movement and âOutside In.â Tune in for SalonTV's live shows, ["Salon Talks"]( and ["Salon Stage"]( , daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [Salon]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( .
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[George Will: Probe unconstitutional](
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