My parents in the after-life
Before they died, I was a neglected child. I went to the psychic to give them one more chance to get it right
The new “In Cold Blood” revisionism: Why it doesn’t matter if Capote’s classic wasn’t fully true
From "In Cold Blood" to "Serial," even flawed true crime stories help us interrogate our own certainties
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 10:30 PM UTC 0Entertainment Books, True crime, Truman Capote
America’s vaping revolution: How suspicious should we really be of the e-cigarette craze?
A new tobacco alternative has taken the country by storm. But how safe is it, really?
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 9:00 PM UTC 0Innovation e-cigarettes, tobacco, Cigarettes
Your music snobbery is all wrong: How top-40 radio made the mainstream as interesting as the margins
The history of top-40 radio is really the story of class, race and gender in 20th century America
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 7:30 PM UTC 0Innovation Music, Books, excerpts, Top 40
Leave Stephen King alone: “Misery,” income inequality and the connection between jealousy and creativity
Jealousy and creativity are closely intertwined -- and horror master Stephen King is one great example
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 6:00 PM UTC 0Innovation Books, excerpts, jealousy
We’re coming for Fox News: “America is a very dangerous land for women, because it has such a party as the Republican Party”
Femen's Inna Shevchenko sounds off on the pope, the president, the faithful -- and one particular Fox News blowhard
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 4:30 PM UTC 0Life FEMEN, Religion, isis
Thomas Frank: Ann Coulter and David Brooks play a sneaky, unserious class card
Post-Ferguson and Staten Island, conservatives are trying to divide with the snob card again. Too bad Dems let them
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 12:00 PM UTC 0Politics David Brooks, Ann Coulter
Humanist chaplain John Figdor: “Religion introduces moral problems that wouldn’t exist otherwise”
Let's start with this one: "There is no God"
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 11:59 AM UTC 0Life Books, Atheism, John Figdor
The fake biography of Stephen Colbert
Colbert's conservative persona is sadly retiring later this month. Here's a look back at what we know about him VIDEO
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 11:58 AM UTC 0Innovation Video, Stephen Colbert
Now they’re trying to steal 2016: The demented GOP schemes to rewire the Electoral College and elect a Tea Party president
Republicans know they can't win the popular vote. You won't believe sick schemes they've launched to get around it
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 1:15 PM UTC 0Politics Elections 2016, Republicans
Bill Clinton, Joe Biden and Democrats’ shameful complicity in our police state
Liberals looking to assign blame for our growing police militarization need to take a long, hard look in the mirror
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 4:00 PM UTC 0News AlterNet, police militarization
What Chris Rock got wrong: “Nice” white people perpetuate white supremacy
America is slowly, gradually producing nicer white people. Sadly, they're part of the problem
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 1:00 PM UTC 0News AlterNet, Chris Rock, Racism
The 7 worst things about NBC’s “Peter Pan Live!”
Nearly two days later, we still can't quite believe what we just saw VIDEO
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 3:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment Video, the daily dot, peter pan
Dick Cheney is in Obama’s head: Why U.S. foreign policy is broken
The American national security machinery seems incapable of handling the single threat it was built to destroy
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 8:00 PM UTC 0News TomDispatch, TomDispatch.com
Alex Jones’ wild new Ferguson theory
The wingnut radio host is convinced that the riots are merely the first salvo in Obama's nationwide race war
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 5:00 PM UTC 0Politics Southern Poverty Law Center
“SNL” releases another new trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
The show mocked the film's popular trailer with clips of geriatric Han Solo, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker VIDEO
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 2:37 PM UTC 0Entertainment han solo, princess leia, Star War
Al Sharpton jokes on “SNL”: Eric Garner decision is the first time people have agreed with me
The show opened with a riff on widespread outrage at a grand jury's failure to indict Garner's killer" VIDEO
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 2:18 PM UTC 0Entertainment eric garner, SNL
Salon’s 2014 gift guide: What to buy for your favorite fictional characters
A heart tote for Jane the Virgin? A charming hotel key chain for Zero from "Grand Budapest"? So many choices
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 2:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment gift guide, Christmas, holiday
Flying Lotus: Miles Davis would “literally be mad” at what’s happened to jazz
The electronic artist talks to Salon about jazz, technology, death and his latest acclaimed album
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 2:00 PM UTC 0Innovation Flying Lotus, Music
When the cops start filming: What makes police accountability in the age of Michael Brown?
Can body cameras fix relations between police and communities? Or are they just an expensive way to pass the buck?
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 1:00 PM UTC 0News Dream City, Police, eric garner
Mary Landrieu defeated in Louisiana Senate runoff
The incumbent senator fell to Republican Bill Cassidy, giving the GOP one more seat in Congress
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 2:43 AM UTC 0News Associated Press, Mary Landrieu
My drugged life: I’ve been on antidepressants since 10
My physician dad didn't want me to struggle like he did. Now I wonder: Can I ever live without these pills?
Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 12:30 AM UTC 0Life Life stories, Real Families
The bird that flipped the world: Secret histories of the modern chicken
The invention of the modern chicken helped make a 7-billion-person planet possible — but at a staggering cost
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 11:30 PM UTC 0Innovation History, Food, chicken, meat, poultry
Putin blames the West for sabotaging Russia’s economy
The Russian president used his annual state of the union to defend his hawkish foreign policy
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 9:00 PM UTC 0Politics GlobalPost, Vladimir Putin
Meet the man who was (maybe) devoured by an anaconda
The star of Discovery Channel's controversial new show insists it's all in the name of conservation
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 8:30 PM UTC 0Sustainability anacondas, the amazon
The Red Cross’ “world-class” lie
A new report reveals the charity's CEO has serially misled donors about where their dollars are going VIDEO
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 8:00 PM UTC 0All Salon Video, ProPublica, Red Cross
8 things that cost more if you’re a man or a woman
Gender pricing is so much more commonplace in the United State than most consumers realize
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 6:00 PM UTC 0Business AlterNet, Gender Pricing
Killer cops, drone wars and the crisis of democracy
Americans have surrendered democracy and enslaved ourselves to illegitimate power. The consequences are murder
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 5:00 PM UTC 0News Police, Police brutality
Mindfulness’ “truthiness” problem: Sam Harris, science and the truth about Buddhist tradition
Sam Harris wants practitioners out of religion business. But the supposed science behind it is its own mythology
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 3:45 PM UTC 0Life Mindfulness
Paul McCartney: John and I hoped we never found a formula
The legendary rocker on his newest album, trash-talking Muhammad Ali and the challenge of making fresh music VIDEO
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 2:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment Video, Paul McCartney
9 ways Christian zealots cripple America
With Christmas nearly upon us, an examination of how religious fundamentalism holds the entire country back
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 1:00 PM UTC 0Politics AlterNet, Rape Culture
America’s political narcissism: What Rand Paul, Sean Hannity (and even some liberals) forget
The left and right agree that Eric Garner was wronged. That's good—but here's what both are using him to talk about
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 11:30 AM UTC 0Media eric garner, michael brown
Iggy Azalea’s strange year: What her latest Twitter feud reveals about the character she’s created
The root of Iggy Azalea's cultural appropriation isn't simple racism; it's total self-absorption
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 9:00 AM UTC 0Entertainment iggy azalea, eric garner
“Scandal’s” daddy issues: How Olivia and Rowan’s twisted power dynamics became the best part of the show
Rowan has become one of "Scandal's" most interesting characters, in part because of what he reveals about Olivia
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 12:00 AM UTC 0Entertainment Scandal, rowan, Olivia Pope
Meghan Daum on Rolling Stone, personal essays, Internet culture: “We’re so driven by the idea that one person’s story can guide an entire narrative”
The acclaimed essayist explains why we need more reporting, more facts – and perhaps fewer essays and opinions
Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 12:00 AM UTC 0Life Meghan Daum, Trust Me On This
Pauly Shore: “Twitter haters always have like, two followers”
The comedian on his new documentary, having Sam Kinison as a babysitter, and dealing with trolls
Friday, Dec 5, 2014 11:59 PM UTC 0Media pauly shore, Comedy, Movies
