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Allison Williams at the "M3GAN 2.0" New York Premiere on June 24, 2025 in New York, New York. (Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty Images)

Everyone in America is a Marnie now

Coleman Spilde

Everyone in America is a Marnie now

Coleman Spilde

From "Girls" to "M3GAN," Allison Williams' roles have chronicled our culture's growing self-obsession

California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks with President Donald Trump as First Lady Melania Trump looks on after the First Couple's arrival at Los Angeles International Airport on January 24, 2025.

Newsom can’t stop at simply trolling Fox

Sophia Tesfaye

Newsom can’t stop at simply trolling Fox

Sophia Tesfaye

A real price must be paid for right-wing media lies

President Donald Trump arrives at the "One, Big, Beautiful Event" in the East Room of the White House on June 26, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is poison

Chauncey DeVega

51,000 deaths per year is just the starting point

People line up for early voting at a polling station at the Black Mountain Public Library in Black Mountain, North Carolina on October 21, 2024. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

DOJ targets North Carolina's voter rolls

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Some fear the state election board, under DOJ pressure, will disenfranchise thousands of voters

FEATURED

Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes in "F1" (Scott Garfield/Warner Bros. Pictures /Apple Original Films)

Brad Pitt's hollow race to redemption

Coleman Spilde

In his vanity project, "F1: The Movie," Pitt's cool demeanor comes off as a smug attempt to erase the past

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images)

How Kristi Noem cashed in on donations

Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski - ProPublica

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota

The makings of stuffed tomatoes (Ashlie Stevens )

Stuff your tomatoes with creamy burrata

Ashlie D. Stevens

Reclaim this retro darling with herbed breadcrumbs, spicy chorizo and a molten cheese center

Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist attends a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol April 18, 2023. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The "big, beautiful" bill's true father

Heather Digby Parton

Republicans are close to seeing their long-held fantasies realized

With strikes on Iran, Trump has chosen a path of insanity

Trump has chosen a path of insanity

Bill Curry

It's time to ask: Is a mental condition driving his foreign policy?

Why Karoline Leavitt is so annoying

Amanda Marcotte

From trolling the media to gaslighting the public, it's clear why Trump hired her as press secretary

As his support drops, Trump will "lash out in dangerous, unimaginable ways"

Trump's dangerous rage after "No Kings"

Chauncey DeVega

After two weeks of chaos and violence, four experts consider what's next

We've become a failed nation-state in 150 days

A failed nation-state in 150 days

Brian Karem

From chaos and political violence to Israel and Iran, Trump's latest actions have sealed our fate

Musk’s meltdown era is here

CK Smith

Exploding rockets, billion-dollar losses, and a Trump cold shoulder: Elon Musk’s empire is running on fumes

This ad hits a nerve because it's true

CK Smith

A dramatic ICE detention ad goes viral, echoing real cases of American citizens wrongfully held

NEWS & POLITICS

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a news conference on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ecuadorians residing in the U.S., outside the Capitol on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Why Trump is terrified of AOC

Amanda Marcotte

After Zohran Mamdani's win, Trump reveals how scared he is to face Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump’s “new” war on leaks

Jesselyn Radack

The administration ignores its own long list of offenders

Demonstrators protest the Supreme Court's ruling that puts birthright citizenship in danger. (ALEX WROBLEWSKI / AFP / Getty Images)

Birthright citizenship fight isn't over

David Coale

"Collateral estoppel" doctrine will make things messier for the legal left — but far more durable

A protester in a Trump mask during the No Kings demonstration in Los Angeles, California, on June 14, 2025. (LAUREN PUENTE/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump sues LA

Alex Galbraith

The lawsuit filed on Monday accuses Los Angeles of "discriminating against the federal government"

A power generating windmill towers above a nuclear power plant operated by Exelon on June 14, 2018 near Marseilles, Illinois (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Clean energy faces "existential risk"

Garrett Owen

Clean energy faces "existential risk"

Garrett Owen

A new analysis claims that Trump's spending bill could gut renewable energy production in the U.S.

Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on Universal Child Care at Columbus Park Playground on November 19, 2024 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Rich remain in NYC despite Mamdani win

Garrett Owen

The wealthy threatened to leave NYC. But is that really going to happen?

Musk: US needs a new political party

Cheyenne McNeill

Elon Musk criticized the GOP’s spending bill again, citing his opposition to the $3 trillion debt ceiling increase

Fetterman: BBB is ruining my vacation

Cheyenne McNeill

If passed, the GOP’s enormous spending bill would cut funding to healthcare and food assistance programs

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CULTURE

A collection of some of our staff picks. (Photo illustration by Salon / Courtesy of Netflix, Apple TV+, Darren Vargas, Penguin Random House)

The best of 2025 . . . so far

Kelly McClure, Natalie Moore, Coleman Spilde, Melanie McFarland, Hanh Nguyen, Erin Keane, Andi Zeisler, Amanda Marcotte, Bennett Taren, Alex Galbraith, Ashlie D. Stevens

The best of 2025 . . . so far

Kelly McClure, Natalie Moore, Coleman Spilde, Melanie McFarland, Hanh Nguyen, Erin Keane, Andi Zeisler, Amanda Marcotte, Bennett Taren, Alex Galbraith, Ashlie D. Stevens

From shows about androids and morticians to psychosis-inducing albums, here's the best of what you may have missed

Natasha Lyonne (Araya Doheny/Getty Images)

Natasha Lyonne's big AI problem

Coleman Spilde

Lyonne announcing her feature directorial debut was cause for celebration, until she started defending it

The K-pop obsession with your soul

Hanh Nguyen

"He's incredibly hot": "Kpop Demon Hunters" filmmakers on Korean folklore, sexy demons, fandoms and hit songs

Glasto BBC blackout doesn't stop Kneecap

Alex Galbraith

You'd never hear this much chatter about the Rubberbandits

Rod Stewart performs onstage at the 2025 American Music Awards. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

Rod Stewart takes on Musk, Trump

Alex Galbraith

Wake up, Musky, we think he's got something to say to you

Lee Jung-jae in "Squid Game" (No Ju-han/Netflix)

Squid Game may be right about democracy

Melanie McFarland

"Squid Game" began as a critique of late-stage capitalism. It ends as a cautionary parable about tribalism

Mariska Hargitay as seen in "My Mom Jayne" (Courtesy of HBO)

Unraveling a famous mother's legacy

Coleman Spilde

In the HBO documentary "My Mom Jayne," Mariska Hargitay comes to terms with the mother she never knew

Cat reading a book (Jordan Lye/Getty Images)

We're banning cat books now?

Andi Zeisler

Seeking to ban books like “Bathe the Cat” has less to do with morality than it does with a yearning for control

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MONEY

1950s smiling housewife at stove giving happy husband a taste of her cooking (Getty Images/Debrocke/ClassicStock)

Gen Z tradwife bros need to go

Katie Gatti Tassin

Younger men want to return to older times — but we shouldn't forget why we left those behind

Young business woman with fake eyes painted on adhesive note sleeping at workplace in office (Getty Images/thianchai sitthikongsak)

Ghostworking isn't as scary as it seems

Keith R. Spencer

If companies want to reduce ghostworking, they need to start listening

Man Holding Empty Pockets (Getty Images/RUNSTUDIO)

Wake me up when we're not in a recession

Mark G. Sheppard

Most of us concluded long ago that wages are too low, bills are too high and good jobs are too hard to find

Emma Grede at the 2024 Fifteen Percent Pledge Benefit Gala held at Paramount Studios on Feb. 3, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Getty Images/Variety)

Work-life balance isn't a perk

Haley Woznyj

SKIMS co-founder Emma Grede is wrong — wanting a life outside work is not a red flag

Recruiters for the City of Pompano Beach speak to job seekers during the JobNewsUSA.com South Florida Job Fair held at the Amerant Bank Arena on June 26, 2024, in Sunrise, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Finding online support after a job loss

Daria Solovieva

Finding online support after a job loss

Daria Solovieva

The unemployed are bracing for the toughest job market in years

Yvie Oddly, Jinkx Monsoon, The Vivienne, and Jaida Essence Hall in the "Total Ru-quest Live" episode of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" (World of Wonder/Paramount+)

What's dragging queens down

Zina Kumok

Between makeup, hair and costumes, it’s not uncommon for performers to barely break even

FOMO is putting Gen Zers in debt

Cara Michelle Smith

The pressure to document the most interesting parts of their lives comes with a price tag

Bond investments look better than ever

Jamela Adam

They're less risky than stocks, can offer steady income and deserve a spot in your portfolio

MORE MONEY

SCIENCE & HEALTH

Dehorning rhinos — to save them

Elizabeth Hlavinka

Sawing off rhinos' horns is keeping these magnificent creatures alive. Is selling those horns the next step?

Who's the real invasive species?

Carlyn Zwarenstein

Our cities and suburbs have spiders, rats, raccoons, lizards — and people. Which of us is really the invader?

Nimbus variant could start summer surge

Elizabeth Hlavinka

As COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 spreads around the world, concerns about vaccine accessibility are rising

A culture war is brewing over AI

Conor Purcell - Undark

As AI systems increasingly display emotion, genuine or not, public opinion will split around calls for their rights

Helping pap smears be less painful

Zoe Cunniffe

Unrecognized pain conditions have long made pap smears excruciating for some — that’s slowly changing

AI head. (Getty Images / Andriy Onufriyenko)

AI is making us dumber

Elizabeth Hlavinka

AI is making us dumber

Elizabeth Hlavinka

Whether we lose some of the skills artificial intelligence performs for us largely depends on how we use this tech

Boston terrier wearing headphones listening to music. (Getty Images / retales botijero)

The animals that keep a beat

Elizabeth Hlavinka

The ability to keep a beat was once thought to be uniquely human. Some animals are suggesting otherwise

Fentanyl test strip with bottle of life saving Naloxone. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Trump will make overdoses soar again

Charles LeBaron

Under Trump and RFK Jr., gutting key government agencies could make overdoses soar again

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FOOD

A "tomato girl" at the market (Studio4/Getty Images )

The cult of the "tomato girl"

Joy Saha

The cult of the "tomato girl"

Joy Saha

The "tomato girl" multiverse expanded last year with the release of Loewe's meme-inspired heirloom tomato clutch

Kpop Demon Hunters food: Hold the kimchi

Hanh Nguyen

"It's a cliched thing to talk about kimchi," says writer-director Maggie Kang, who included her favorite soup

The people's beef with McDonald’s

Joy Saha

The boycott began on June 24 and is expected to continue until next Monday, June 30

Owen Wilson on golf, grief and Da Bomb

Joy Saha

The actor stars in “Stick,” a sports comedy television series that premiered on Apple TV+ on June 4

Bourdain in his own words (and ours)

Ashlie D. Stevens

From early Salon essays to intimate tributes, a collection of writing by and about the chef who changed how we eat

The heat wave comes for fancy anchovies

Ashlie D. Stevens

With temperatures soaring, one tinned fish purveyor presses pause on shipping its most fragile catch

Frozen yogurt (Getty Images / EyeEm Mobile GmbH)

Obama-era froyo returns, thanks to Gen Z

Francesca Giangiulio

Froyo shops are packed again. Nostalgia and probiotics might be to blame.

American Chef Anthony Bourdain in the Liberdade area of Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Paulo Fridman/Corbis via Getty Images)

How to celebrate Bourdain Day

Francesca Giangiulio

What to watch, read and eat in celebration of the chef's life

MORE FOOD

LIFE STORIES

The river Usk winding its way through the Welsh countryside. (Getty Images/Andrew Holt)

Don't "fall in love" with a destination

Pamela Petro

I’ve been to Wales 30 times in 40 years. I’d rather have my tongue pierced than say I "fell in love" with it

Magic half-hours at Lozano Car Wash

Natalie Jabbar

Under the distinctive green arches of this Bay Area landmark, before he left us, my father once doted on me

My (unexpectedly) feminist pilgrimage

Ginny Bartolone

I hadn't planned on walking 500 miles in Spain just to escape sexist assumptions, but it turned out to be a bonus

The author and his daughter (Photo courtesy of author)

Fatherhood, fear and our family gifts

Kuang Lee

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Everyone in America is a Marnie now

Everyone in America is a Marnie now

From "Girls" to "M3GAN," Allison Williams' roles have chronicled our culture's growing self-obsession

Newsom can’t stop at simply trolling Fox

Newsom can’t stop at simply trolling Fox

A real price must be paid for right-wing media lies

Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is poison

51,000 deaths per year is just the starting point

DOJ targets North Carolina's voter rolls

Some fear the state election board, under DOJ pressure, will disenfranchise thousands of voters

Brad Pitt's hollow race to redemption

In his vanity project, "F1: The Movie," Pitt's cool demeanor comes off as a smug attempt to erase the past

How Kristi Noem cashed in on donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota

Stuff your tomatoes with creamy burrata

Reclaim this retro darling with herbed breadcrumbs, spicy chorizo and a molten cheese center

The "big, beautiful" bill's true father

Republicans are close to seeing their long-held fantasies realized

With strikes on Iran, Trump has chosen a path of insanity

Trump has chosen a path of insanity

It's time to ask: Is a mental condition driving his foreign policy?

Why Karoline Leavitt is so annoying

Why Karoline Leavitt is so annoying

From trolling the media to gaslighting the public, it's clear why Trump hired her as press secretary

As his support drops, Trump will "lash out in dangerous, unimaginable ways"

Trump's dangerous rage after "No Kings"

After two weeks of chaos and violence, four experts consider what's next

We've become a failed nation-state in 150 days

A failed nation-state in 150 days

From chaos and political violence to Israel and Iran, Trump's latest actions have sealed our fate

Musk’s meltdown era is here

Musk’s meltdown era is here

Exploding rockets, billion-dollar losses, and a Trump cold shoulder: Elon Musk’s empire is running on fumes

This ad hits a nerve because it's true

This ad hits a nerve because it's true

A dramatic ICE detention ad goes viral, echoing real cases of American citizens wrongfully held

Why Trump is terrified of AOC

After Zohran Mamdani's win, Trump reveals how scared he is to face Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Trump’s “new” war on leaks

The administration ignores its own long list of offenders

Birthright citizenship fight isn't over

"Collateral estoppel" doctrine will make things messier for the legal left — but far more durable

Trump sues LA

The lawsuit filed on Monday accuses Los Angeles of "discriminating against the federal government"

Clean energy faces "existential risk"

Clean energy faces "existential risk"

A new analysis claims that Trump's spending bill could gut renewable energy production in the U.S.

Rich remain in NYC despite Mamdani win

The wealthy threatened to leave NYC. But is that really going to happen?

Musk: US needs a new political party

Elon Musk criticized the GOP’s spending bill again, citing his opposition to the $3 trillion debt ceiling increase

Fetterman: BBB is ruining my vacation

If passed, the GOP’s enormous spending bill would cut funding to healthcare and food assistance programs

The best of 2025 . . . so far

The best of 2025 . . . so far

From shows about androids and morticians to psychosis-inducing albums, here's the best of what you may have missed

Natasha Lyonne's big AI problem

Lyonne announcing her feature directorial debut was cause for celebration, until she started defending it

The K-pop obsession with your soul

"He's incredibly hot": "Kpop Demon Hunters" filmmakers on Korean folklore, sexy demons, fandoms and hit songs

Glasto BBC blackout doesn't stop Kneecap

You'd never hear this much chatter about the Rubberbandits

Rod Stewart takes on Musk, Trump

Wake up, Musky, we think he's got something to say to you

Squid Game may be right about democracy

"Squid Game" began as a critique of late-stage capitalism. It ends as a cautionary parable about tribalism

Unraveling a famous mother's legacy

In the HBO documentary "My Mom Jayne," Mariska Hargitay comes to terms with the mother she never knew

We're banning cat books now?

Seeking to ban books like “Bathe the Cat” has less to do with morality than it does with a yearning for control

Gen Z tradwife bros need to go

Younger men want to return to older times — but we shouldn't forget why we left those behind

Ghostworking isn't as scary as it seems

If companies want to reduce ghostworking, they need to start listening

Wake me up when we're not in a recession

Most of us concluded long ago that wages are too low, bills are too high and good jobs are too hard to find

Work-life balance isn't a perk

SKIMS co-founder Emma Grede is wrong — wanting a life outside work is not a red flag

Finding online support after a job loss