Salon.com: Best men: 12 best male film performances in 2016

December 24th, 2016 [Best Male of 2016] [Best men: 12 best male film performances in 2016] Gary M. Kramer Desperate men of all stripes: A few are coming of age and some are coming to terms; all are absolutely fantastic [Bernie Sanders; Hillary Clinton] [Dear Hillary and Bernie, please start a podcast: Some holiday wishes for the people and their leaders at the end of a painful year] D. Watkins We've made a list; we've checked it twice. Here are some parting messages from 2016, which can't end fast enough ["Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special"] [“Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special”: The last great holiday variety show?] Melanie McFarland We have the tools. We have Terry Crews! Perhaps the Playhouse can inspire seasonal variety greatness in 2017 [Jesus Paintings] [Jesus Christ: Jewish radical or bathrobe Republican? The “reason for the season” remains an enigma after 2,000 years] Andrew O'Hehir We reverse-engineered a pagan solstice party for this guy, so he must be important. But nobody can figure him out [A Christmas Story] [Dreaming of a white “Christmas Story”: A Yuletide classic’s “color-blind” racism] Chauncey DeVega Under its surface, the innocent-seeming Reagan-era classic reveals much about America's shifting racial narrative [Rogue One] [“Rogue One”: Exactly the “Star Wars” movie we need as the age of Trump dawns] Amanda Marcotte "Rogue One" is far from an upbeat movie, but its tone and message are perfectly suited for our times [Mohammed Mossadegh] [Russia messed with our election! America would never do anything like that, right?] Bob Hennelly Given the long U.S. history of overseas intervention, Putin's election hack could be seen as historical payback [Aldous Huxley; George Orwell; Donald Trump] [What truth? George Orwell, Aldous Huxley and the Trumpified political reality of 2016] Conor Lynch Taken together, the two great dystopian novelists of the mid-20th century might have dreamed up Donald Trump [Teen Vogue] [How Teen Vogue has transformed for a smarter, bolder and more stylish age] Katie Fustich Teen girls are demanding smarter media; Teen Vogue is the only one listening [Visitors look at penguins wearing Santa Claus and Christmas tree costumes during a promotional event for Christmas in Yongin] [Look Again: Animal Christmas Costumes Edition] Jillian Kestenbaum Fascinating views of animals from all around the globe wearing their favorite holiday outfits. Happy Holidays! VIDEO [Office] [Meet someone new: Technology is allowing us to find and make friends] Mohammad Ghassemi and Tuka Al Hanai, The Conversation MIT students have developed an app that helps people connect with each other [Amazon Box] [Here comes Amazon: Holiday shopping patterns shaking up the shipping industry] Angelo Young FedEx, UPS broke records this holiday season as Amazon ramps up its fleet of 767 cargo jets [Donald Trump] [This week in Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest: No, seriously, you should stay at my hotel] Matthew Rozsa Pressuring the Kuwaiti embassy to stay at his hotel. Trump's gonna make so much money [Relationships: Family gathers for Christmas dinner or holiday party.] [No time for small talk: tips for recording your own StoryCorps-style family stories this holiday] Alli Joseph Love hearing StoryCorps family stories on the radio or podcast? Start recording your own this year [online_roleplay] [Slacktivism for everyone: How keyboard activism is affecting social movements] Jennifer Earl, The Conversation Online petitions and other innovative methods to mobilize show of support is changing the civil disobedience game [Brexit Leave Signs] [The failures of capitalism have led to Brexit and a Donald Trump presidency] Lynn Stuart Parramore, [Alternet] Failures of capitalism like increased inequality are connected to failures of economic thinking [Jessica_Betts__SALON] [WATCH: Jessica Betts delivers a heartfelt rendition of “Silent Night” — on guitar] Peter Cooper Chicago-born singer Jessica Betts comes by the Salon studio to sing a holiday favorite VIDEO [12.21.16_HolidayHealth_STILLcover] [WATCH: The top 5 tips to stay healthy during the holidays] Matthew Smith Cardiologist Dr. Kevin Campbell gives his five tips to stay healthy during the holidays VIDEO [FEATURE_PHOTO_Chorus] [WATCH: City sidewalks dressed in holiday style — New York Holiday Choristers perform “Silver Bells”] Kevin Carlin Enjoy the New York Holiday Choristers perform "Silver Bells" VIDEO [feature] [WATCH: Holiday windows light up New York City] Peter Cooper Take a look at some of the most iconic holiday windows throughout the Big Apple VIDEO follow salon Most Read - [Conservatism turned toxic: Donald Trump's fanbase has no actual ideology, just a nihilistic hatred of liberals] - [Jilted by Garth Brooks: Donald Trump's inaugural pathos gets worse] - [Is Donald Trump a traitor? 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