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Bill Hader gives "Barry" his made-for-TV movie hero wish

Before human beings used cameras to tell their stories, before books and bards and cave paintings, probably, there was the movie of the mind, the...

yesterday 5

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Melanie Mcfarland

Abe Lincoln, pig torturer? While he admitted to incredible cruelty, the answer isn't that simple

Abraham Lincoln referred to it as "the ludicrous incident of sewing up the hogs eyes." "As a youngster he shot a wild turkey and was so disgusted...

yesterday 7

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Matthew Rozsa

Chris Perfetti on what aspect of "Abbott Elementary" is like "trying to play one-on-one with LeBron"

For decades, sports have been known as the great unifier. The most racist white men crowd around the TV to gladly cheer on their favorite Black...

yesterday 40

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D. Watkins

Is the COVID-19 vaccine ready to move on from the original strain?

This fall season could usher in another round of COVID-19 vaccines. But unlike before, it might be the first time people are injected with a dose...

yesterday 8

Salon

Nicole Karlis

Lauren Boebert says she skipped debt ceiling vote intentionally because she was "ticked off"

Failing to cast her vote in the debt ceiling deal that was finalized this week and signed off on by President Biden, Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo....

yesterday 20

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

Harvard professor warns: Here's how AI could take over elections — and undermine democracy

Could organizations use artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT to induce voters to behave in specific ways? Sen. Josh Hawley,...

yesterday 10

Salon

Lawrence Lessig

Donald Trump and his evangelical followers are back for more: I know how to beat them

As I predicted in a previous article for Salon, Donald Trump and his evangelical following are back with a vengeance. Unfortunately, with recent...

yesterday 10

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Nathaniel Manderson

Taylor Swift and the ways white women exploit allyship

Anthropormorphized into a green-clad mountain valley, Taylor Swift sings a new version of her song "Karma," while above her, a cloud shaped into...

previous day 6

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Kelly Pau

Progressives say U.S. debt limit lift is "Nothing to brag about"

President Joe Biden delivered his first televised address from the Oval Office on Friday night to applaud the final result of legislative...

previous day 7

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Jon Queally

The oldest pterosaur ever was just discovered; it's 107 million years old

Pterosaurs are perhaps the most popular dinosaur that isn't actually a dinosaur. The massive beasts, whose name is Greek for "winged lizards," are...

previous day 7

Salon

Matthew Rozsa

The eczema boom: Air pollution may be to blame

In 2000, the American Academy of Dermatology warned Americans : eczema was on the rise. In the warning, the group of dermatologists said that the...

previous day 10

Salon

Nicole Karlis

Fascism, free speech and Cop City: What's happening in Atlanta and why it matters

What happened to the promise of 2020? Sure, Donald Trump was booted from the White House that year. But as his current status as the leading...

previous day 9

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Sophia Tesfaye

Trump appointed judge works to keep drag shows lawful in Tennessee

On Friday night, a two-day trial pertaining to an anti-drag law in Tennessee ended in a big win for the LGBTQ community. In a surprising move...

previous day 9

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Kelly Mcclure

How Fox News is boosting a “coordinated planned attack on the LGBTQ+ community” during Pride month

Fox News hosts and guests have repeatedly peddled false claims about Target selling "tuck-friendly" or "tuck-'em" swimsuits for children as part of...

previous day 2

Salon

Areeba Shah

Seduced by war yet again: Why Washington is underwriting violence in Ukraine

Allow me to come clean: I worry every time Max Boot vents enthusiastically about a prospective military action. Whenever that Washington Post ...

previous day 5

Salon

Andrew Bacevich

What grows together goes together: A simple wine and food pairing guide

Food and wine pairing doesn't necessarily require sommelier-level expertise, nor chemist-level abilities to calibrate a wine's acids, tannins, or...

previous day 5

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Ellen Clifford

"Bama Rush" reminded me of my own desperate need to belong

When a friend sent me the trailer for "Bama Rush," Max's documentary about Greek life at the University of Alabama, I watched with an outcast's...

previous day 7

Salon

Kristine Lloyd

Classified document spoken of in 2021 Trump recording is MIA

Audio of a 2021 meeting held at Trump's Bedminster golf club — in which he speaks of a classified document pertaining to a potential attack on...

friday 3

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

E. Jean Carroll and Mary Trump are collaborating on a romance novel

In an unexpected twist that fans of one-handed reads are unlikely to have had on their Bingo cards, E. Jean Carroll is partnering with Mary Trump...

friday 3

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

Changes in pandemic-era benefits mean new hardship for millions

With the official end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, in May the federal government rolled back nearly all benefits that were broadened...

friday 3

Salon

Larry Buhl

West Virginia governor’s coal empire sued by the federal government — again

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox....

friday 3

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Ken Ward Jr.

Al Pacino having a baby at 83 has me feeling like a young dad for the first time ever

The 83-year-old Hollywood legend Al Pacino has a baby on the way. His girlfriend, Noor Alfallah, is eight months pregnant, and this revelation has...

friday 2

Salon

D. Watkins

"There's lots of ways to be insecure": Jemima Kirke reflects on her "Girls" and "City on Fire" roles

When we first meet Jemima Kirke's character Regan in the twisty Apple TV series "City on Fire," she seems an elegantly capable, early 2000s-era...

friday 1

Salon

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Christie rerun will pay residuals

On Tuesday in New Hampshire, former Gov. Chris Christie is expected to formally announce he's entering the increasingly crowded 2024 Republican...

friday 2

Salon

Bob Hennelly

Georgia probe expands after Trump handed DA “new piece of evidence and tied a bow on it”: report

The Atlanta-area probe of former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss has expanded to include activities in...

friday 2

Salon

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Sean Hannity vowed not to fact-check Trump's lies at Fox News town hall — ends up being booed anyway

Former President Donald Trump spun wild tales during a Thursday Fox News town hall in Iowa after moderator Sean Hannity vowed not to fact-check his...

friday 2

Salon

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Jim Jordan demands DOJ turn over details of special counsel's Trump investigation

Republicans in the House of Representatives on Tuesday requested information from the Department of Justice regarding Special Counsel Jack Smith's...

friday 2

Salon

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Experts reject Trump's claim that he's just "as innocent" as Mike Pence after DOJ drops docs probe

The Department of Justice informed former Vice President Mike Pence in a letter Thursday night that it will not bring charges against him...

friday 2

Salon

Tatyana Tandanpolie

"Top Chef: World All Stars" elevates the humble mushroom for a top-tier penultimate challenge

I've been tough on "Top Chef: World All Stars" over the past few weeks — and this episode shows why. When "Top Chef" is good, it's stellar —...

friday 2

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Michael La Corte

This special Trapanese pesto — with tomatoes, almonds and mint — will impress the whole table

There's always plenty of lively conversation when you work in a kitchen. Everyone loves to share food stories, favorite foods, to debate what's...

friday 2

Salon

Mateo Zielonka

“Shiny Happy People”: The 8 most horrifying revelations from Prime Video's Duggar family doc

Before the Kardashians or the real housewives of Beverly Hills or the elite real estate brokers at The Oppenheim Group attained reality TV stardom,...

friday 30

Salon

Joy Saha

Former gun company executive explains roots of America’s gun violence epidemic

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox....

friday 40

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Corey G. Johnson

Legal experts compare Trump to Nixon over secret tapes — and key aide gave DOJ even more evidence

Legal experts compared former President Donald Trump to Richard Nixon after the special counsel team investigating his removal of classified...

friday 20

Salon

Igor Derysh

Trump's Big Lie is ruining it for the rest of the Republican field

Well, it appears that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has survived the tantrum from the right-wing Freedom Caucus members after he made a deal with...

friday 4

Salon

Heather Digby Parton

Who Ron DeSantis should fear — and why it isn't Donald Trump

Last week, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis finally announced that he would seek his party's 2024 presidential nomination. The mainstream...

friday 2

Salon

Chauncey Devega

What little Ukraine can teach big America about how to deal with our oligarch problem

Viktor Medvedchuk was the Rupert Murdoch of Ukraine. He ran a right-wing television network and owned TV stations across the country, while...

friday 2

Salon

Thom Hartmann

Clarence Thomas, Ken Paxton and Donald Trump: The corrupting influence of oligarchy

It is tempting to attribute the scandals now enveloping two right wing icons — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Texas Attorney General...

friday 1

Salon

Austin Sarat

Pop star Sia says she's on the spectrum. Do you think you're autistic? Here are some signs

Acclaimed pop star Sia found herself in the middle of a negative publicity whirlwind in 2021, when her filmmaking debut "Music" was widely panned...

01.06.2023 6

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Matthew Rozsa

Tennessee woman nearly died and required a hysterectomy after being denied abortion

A woman from Tennessee was forced to endure a dangerous ectopic pregnancy due to the state's draconian abortion laws, resulting in her having to...

01.06.2023 80

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Chris Walker

Trials and triggers: Psychiatrists warn Trump's psychosis will grow "as he becomes more desperate"

Donald Trump, the traitor ex-president who attempted a coup on Jan. 6, a confirmed sex predator, an indicted felon who has been arrested for his...

01.06.2023 60

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Chauncey Devega

Biden takes a nasty spill during Air Force Academy commencement ceremony

While speaking at an Air Force Academy commencement ceremony in Colorado on Thursday, President Biden tripped over a sandbag left on the stage and...

01.06.2023 20

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Kelly Mcclure

The killer orcas aren’t winning. They could be self-sabotaging

Last Thursday, another group of orcas (Orcinus orca), also known as killer whales, rammed into a sailboat off the southern coast of Spain and...

01.06.2023 3

Salon

Nicole Karlis

“Game over”: Legal experts say secret recording shows Trump "essentially confess"

Federal prosecutors obtained an audio recording in which former President Donald Trump admits retaining a classified Pentagon document about a...

01.06.2023 2

Salon

Igor Derysh

Time to move on from the "Ted Lasso" way after a bloated season

Midway through the recently completed third season of "Ted Lasso," Jason Sudeikis' existentially adrift football coach stumbles into a revelation...

01.06.2023 2

Salon

Melanie Mcfarland

Infighting Trump lawyers plotted "murder-suicide" pact — and were overheard by reporter: report

For months, former President Donald Trump's legal team has been embroiled in an internal conflict and deep distrust that ultimately led to the...

01.06.2023 6

Salon

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Biden and McCarthy step back from the abyss: It's a huge defeat for Donald Trump

On Wednesday evening the House finally passed debt ceiling legislation — over the heads of the members of the Freedom Caucus, who threatened "a...

01.06.2023 2

Salon

Brian Karem

Were the founding fathers "woke"? Well, compared to the modern-day GOP — definitely

It is, of course, deeply ahistorical and borderline offensive to call the founding fathers of the American republic a bunch of "woke" liberals. Yes,...

01.06.2023 2

Salon

Kirk Swearingen

"This isn't the end": McCarthy takes aim at Social Security, Medicare after debt ceiling deal

After securing a debt ceiling agreement that caps federal spending and threatens food aid for hundreds of thousands of poor adults, House...

01.06.2023 2

Salon

Jake Johnson

"It's a pro move": What Leslie Bibb learned from acting vets, from Robert De Niro to Carol Burnett

"I didn't go to Second City. I didn't study improv," says Leslie Bibb. Yet from her roles as Carley Bobby in Will Ferrell's "Talladega Nights" to...

01.06.2023 2

Salon

Mary Elizabeth Williams

After Chick-fil-A ruffles far-right feathers, Fox News asks if the culture war has gone too far

Now that some ultra-conservatives have vowed to boycott Chick-fil-A over the company's corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, Fox...

01.06.2023 2

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Ashlie D. Stevens

“Blockbuster piece of evidence”: Experts say recording “fatally undermines” Trump’s entire defense

Former President Donald Trump admitted to holding onto a classified Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran, according to an audio...

01.06.2023 2

Salon

Areeba Shah

Trump melts down on Truth Social as his lawyer struggles to defend damning secret recording

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday fumed over a damning report that special counsel Jack Smith has obtained an audio recording of him...

01.06.2023 2

Salon

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Trump explodes on Truth Social after DeSantis team won't say if it's "Dee-Santis" or "Deh-Santis"

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign team is bizarrely refusing to confirm the correct pronunciation of the presidential contender's last name. The...

01.06.2023 2

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

“I kind of get sad”: Lauren Boebert complains about receiving “positive” calls from constituents

Right-wing Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., revealed that she gets disappointed when her office receives "a real" call from constituents as opposed to...

01.06.2023 2

Salon

Tatyana Tandanpolie

After Danny Masterson rape conviction, Scientologists claim trial inflamed "bigotry" against church

On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found Danny Masterson guilty on two counts of forcible rape, compelling online critics to address the actor's...

01.06.2023 1

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Joy Saha

Plan your weeknight meals around this plant-based, budget-friendly superfood

In the early 2000s and after a three-year, debilitating battle with arthritis, I met a kindred spirit named Melina. She was a talented vegetarian/...

01.06.2023 2

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Bibi Hutchings

How food insecurity affects people’s rights to choose whether or not to have children

Food insecurity — difficulties getting enough nutritious food for a healthy life — is a growing problem globally. It has been linked to many...

01.06.2023 2

Salon

Jasmine Fledderjohann

The original "Paleo diet" and archaeologists’ mistaken assumptions about ancestors' gender roles

One of the most common stereotypes about the human past is that men did the hunting while women did the gathering. That gendered division of labor,...

01.06.2023 2

Salon

Raven Garvey

The making of a martyr: Stiff Jan. 6 sentence makes Stewart Rhodes a "rockstar," says ex-Oath Keeper

Last Thursday, Stuart Rhodes, the founder of the right-wing paramilitary "militia" group the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a...

31.05.2023 3

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Chauncey Devega

Democrats make a deal to avoid a debt ceiling disaster — but will they learn the real lesson?

By the time you read this, it's possible that the debt ceiling saga will finally be over. Senate leaders have said they have the votes to pass it...

31.05.2023 50

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Heather Digby Parton

“Betrayal”: MAGA Republicans rage over McCarthy deal — and threaten his speakership

Far-right House Republicans on Tuesday fumed over House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's, R-Calif., debt ceiling deal with President Joe Biden — and some...

31.05.2023 20

Salon

Igor Derysh

Newly obtained recording features Trump weighing dangers of sharing classified Pentagon information

In a newly obtained audio recording that's now in the hands of Federal prosecutors, former President Trump is heard weighing the dangers of making...

31.05.2023 40

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

"Reckless hostage-taking": Progressive Democrats vow to vote against bipartisan debt ceiling deal

The number of Democratic lawmakers who said they plan to oppose legislation to raise the debt ceiling steadily grew on Wednesday, due to...

31.05.2023 3

Salon

Julia Conley

Discovered in collections, many new species are already gone

I t could have been a scene from Jurassic Park: ten golden lumps of hardened resin, each encasing insects. But these weren't from the age of the...

31.05.2023 2

Salon

Katarina Zimmer

Trump makes xenophobic campaign pledge to end birthright citizenship — but it would be illegal

On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump announced on his campaign site that, if he's elected in 2024, on his first day back in the White House...

31.05.2023 2

Salon

Chris Walker

"Dated, goofy or both": Lower your grocery bill by retiring these 11 tired dishes

The current price of two weeks' worth of groceries for a family of three is about $72k. OK, maybe it doesn't cost much, but I'm not the only one...

31.05.2023 2

Salon

D. Watkins

"Et tu, Chick-fil-a?": Far-right pundits turn on Chick-fil-A over diversity and equity initiative

After discovering a months-old update on Chick-fil-A's website about the company's diversity and inclusion initiatives, some ultra-conservative...

31.05.2023 2

Salon

Ashlie D. Stevens

Sources close to Mike Pence tip off plans for presidential campaign announcement on his birthday

On Wednesday, anonymous sources close to Mike Pence leaked news of the possibility of a 2024 presidential campaign announcement from the former...

31.05.2023 2

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

Legal expert: Trump’s trusted Mar-a-Lago aides may soon be “testifying witnesses" against him

An employee at Mar-a-Lago who assisted with moving boxes of documents last June was questioned regarding his behavior in relation to a government...

31.05.2023 2

Salon

Areeba Shah

"Attacking Kayleigh McEnany is insane": Right-wingers turn on Trump over Truth Social attack

Former President Donald Trump is facing a deluge of criticism after he attacked Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany, his former White House press...

31.05.2023 2

Salon

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Biden sexual assault accuser Tara Reade defects to Russia and asks Putin for citizenship

A former Senate aide who in 2020 accused President Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her has relocated to Russia ahead of the upcoming election and...

31.05.2023 2

Salon

Tatyana Tandanpolie

"Krebs will make a great trial witness": Experts say new special counsel subpoena threatens Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith's team investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to remain in office after the 2020 election subpoenaed two...

31.05.2023 2

Salon

Tatyana Tandanpolie

"It's only 99 pages": Republican mocked for whining that 3 days isn't enough time to read debt bill

After returning to work Tuesday following Congress' long weekend recess, a House Republican complained that legislators only have 72 hours to...

31.05.2023 2

Salon

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Is AI really a threat on par with nuclear war? Some experts aren't convinced

The artificial intelligence world faced a swarm of stinging backlash Tuesday morning, after more than 350 tech executives and researchers released...

31.05.2023 2

Salon

Rae Hodge

These elevated, sweet-but-not-too-sweet strawberry and rhubarb shortcakes taste just like summer

"Sensually perfect" is how Salon Food columnist Bibi Hutchings describes the food of Rebecca Barron, her friend and the James Beard Award-nominated...

31.05.2023 2

Salon

Bibi Hutchings

What was behind Australia’s potato shortage? Wet weather and hard-to-control diseases

If you've been into a fish and chip shop in the last twelve months, you may well have seen a notice tacked to the wall about the impact of the...

31.05.2023 2

Salon

Ronika Thapa

A new trade deal ostensibly delivers cheaper foods — but does little to avert climate change

A free trade agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom begins on Wednesday. When it was announced in 2021, then-prime ministers Boris...

31.05.2023 3

Salon

Margaret Young

Corporations are planning to mine the deep ocean where 5,000 new species were just discovered

If you were to take a boat into the middle of the Pacific Ocean, you would eventually stumble into a submarine fracture zone that is twice the size...

31.05.2023 30

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Matthew Rozsa

“War on the environment”: Samuel Alito just issued a radical rewrite of the Clean Water Act

It was a really bad week for America's wetlands and for flood-prone neighborhoods in New Jersey. The same ultra-right-wing Supreme Court that...

31.05.2023 20

Salon

Bob Hennelly

There's a global push for peace talks in Ukraine — but U.S. and major allies are resisting

When Japan invited the leaders of Brazil, India and Indonesia to attend the G7 summit in Hiroshima, there were glimmers of hope that it might be a...

31.05.2023 10

Salon

Medea Benjamin

The FDA finally approved Elon Musk’s Neuralink chip for human trials. Is it safe?

Since its founding in 2016, Elon Musk's neurotechnology company Neuralink has had the ambitious mission to build a next-generation brain implant...

31.05.2023 10

Salon

David Tuffley

Aggression made easy: The wars we don’t (care to) see

[The following is excerpted and adapted from David Barsamian's recent interview with Norman Solomon at  AlternativeRadio.org .] David Barsamian:...

31.05.2023 7

Salon

David Barsamian

The injustice of infertility in a post-Roe world

Over the last couple of weeks, we watched as the FDA approval of mifepristone hung in a precarious state. Finally, the Supreme Court issued an...

31.05.2023 20

Salon

Dr. Mary Jacobson

Ron DeSantis signs bill shielding Elon Musk’s SpaceX from lawsuits

Newly announced GOP presidential candidate and Florida governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill into state law on Thursday that protects private...

30.05.2023 50

Salon

Chris Walker

"Significant global ecological disruption": Plastic is destroying Earth — and recycling won't help

Children in Western countries have long been taught the virtues of recycling. Because plastic products never decompose on their own, kids are...

30.05.2023 80

Salon

Matthew Rozsa

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