Editor's Picks

The Maker kids are alright

I want my electric-powered cupcake car and I want it now. A trip to the Maker Faire

Andrew Leonard Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:14 PM UTC
Technology Maker Faire, makers

Why do men pretend to be women online?

How the anonymity of cyberspace allows men to express their "feminine" side, which they might otherwise hide

Tracy Clark-Flory Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:08 PM UTC 38
Life online dating, Love and Sex

Hickenlooper strikes major blow to death penalty

In Colorado, a moderate Governor temporarily halts an execution, raising huge questions about capital punishment

David Sirota Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 17
All Salon John Hickenlooper

Tornado survivor to Wolf Blitzer: Sorry, I’m an atheist. I don’t have to thank the Lord

Wolf Blitzer pushes a tornado survivor to praise the Lord. She tells him she's an atheist, with dignity and respect VIDEO

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:06 PM UTC 232
Life Video, Atheism, Oklahoma

The camp-free “Behind the Candelabra”

Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic shows the famously flamboyant entertainer as a person, not a stereotype

Willa Paskin Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:06 PM UTC 11
Entertainment HBO, Michael Douglas, matt damon

Corporations accused of wrongdoing win battle to keep identities secret

An unprecedented new legal case could allow corporations to use the courts to do their bidding -- anonymously

Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:53 PM UTC
Business Corporate America

Lois Lerner, IRS disaster

The executive who took the Fifth has bungled this mess from start to finish. Why is she still employed?

Joan Walsh Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:43 PM UTC 68
News Lois Lerner, IRS investigation

Experts: Fox News spying scandal a game-changer

Advocates see potential "sea change" now that government crackdown on leaks includes framing journalism as a crime

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:15 PM UTC 55
Media james rosen, AP, First Amendment

How policy nihilists in the Senate doomed LGBT immigrants

Same-sex couples lose in Senate immigration reform fight, as Democrats pander to cynical Lindsey Graham

Alex Pareene Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:29 PM UTC 36
Politics Opening Shot

On freedom of speech, Obama-Nixon comparisons are apt

Comparing Benghazi and the IRS flap to Watergate is wrong, but on First Amendment issues this president disappoints

David Sirota Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 48
Politics Barack Obama, Richard Nixon

Cannes: Directing 101 with James Franco

Cannes: The actor-director-artist tells Salon what he learned from Robert Altman, Sam Raimi and Harmony Korine

Andrew O'Hehir Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:01 AM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Film Festivals, Cannes

Welcome to the jungle: The definitive oral history of ’80s metal

Mötley Crüe, Slash, Lita Ford, Dokken and more share the wildest stories from the heyday of L.A.'s Sunset Strip

Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 21
Entertainment Books, heavy metal, Hair metal

Is abortion about to doom Republicans again?

With arch-conservative nominees in Virginia, a test is emerging -- and an Akin moment may not be far behind

Irin Carmon Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:56 PM UTC 16
Elections Abortion, Trent Franks

Inhofe and Coburn: Red state hypocrites

Apparently, we have deserving and undeserving disasters, Oklahoma senators James Inhofe and Tom Coburn explain

Joan Walsh Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:09 PM UTC 256
News Oklahoma tornado

It’s Whitewater all over again

Obama's "scandals" are not like Nixon's. They're a fishing expedition to stop his agenda and find something bigger

Steve Almond Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:37 PM UTC 68
Media Media Criticism, Watergate

Anyone regret slashing National Weather Service budget now?

With GOP-backed cuts to forecasting agency, experts warn future storms will go undetected and more lives lost

David Sirota Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:15 PM UTC 81
Politics Editor's Picks

Aloof, shifty Obama: Nixon times ten thousand!

Our evil president managed to both mastermind the IRS flap and be such a bad boss that no one told him about it

Alex Pareene Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:07 PM UTC 44
Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama, IRS

Justin Timberlake: I’m a mediocre folk singer!

The pop-star-turned-actor and "Gatsby" co-star discuss their folk-singing couple in the new Coen brothers film

Andrew O'Hehir Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Cannes Film Festival

My miscarriages made me question being pro-choice

I was devastated when I lost my pregnancies, and I wondered: Does grieving this way mean abortion is wrong?

JJ Keith Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 43
Life Abortion, Life stories

I’m terrified of the cicada onslaught

The coming swarm of beady-eyed creatures has me paralyzed with fear -- and revisiting the terror of an abusive past

Laura Bogart Monday, May 20, 2013 11:45 PM UTC 27
Life Cicadas, Editor's Picks

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