Franz Kafka warned us about Fox News
If we show our children pictures of enemies with "sharp pointed teeth," Kafka told us, they "run into our arms"
Tweens need more than "Heartstopper"
The beloved Netflix series has been renewed but other stories of queer youth are largely missing
9 TV shows centering South Asian desire
South Asians have long been casted as a "clownable minority" onscreen, but a few shows are changing that narrative
How to process the unthinkable
Whether you can’t stop crying, raging, or feeling anything at all, most of us keep on scrolling. Here's why
So where were the "good guys with guns"?
Whatever excuse NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre comes up with now, it can't erase the shocking charade we saw in Uvalde
Avocado industry crosses into ganglands
Mexico’s cash crop has been an attractive business enterprise for American taste buds and crime cartels
GOP defends candidates busted for fraud
“This is of a magnitude beyond my imagination,” GOP election lawyer says, accusing candidates of "despicable abuse"
TX slashed mental health money, gun laws
The Lone Star State has declared itself a "Second Amendment sanctuary"
AOC: "Student debt plan could be better"
"Just enough to anger the people against it *and* the people who need forgiveness the most," says AOC
Republican excuses for mass shootings
From liberal teachers to ADHD medications, blame lands on everything aside from lack of proper gun restrictions
The frustrations of "Stranger Things"
The escapism of nostalgia can feel especially necessary these days. But it's not always honest
"Flight Attendant" finale: Dapper death
Salon recaps this season's finale which managed to break up the predictability with a fun twist
New movies to stream this long weekend
If you need a distraction right now, it’s understandable
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Did our solar system lose a planet?
A new study relying on simulations explains how the gas giants migrated outwards as the solar system evolved
On court television, misogyny pays off
In a subscriber-based news economy, the more spite-driven viewers who can be drawn in, the better for business
Texas gun age limits "make no sense"
Uvalde shooting highlights disparities in how federal laws regulate rifles and handguns
Texas hardened schools. It didn't help
Experts say there’s no evidence Republican proposals work to prevent school shootings
Patrick cancels NRA convention speech
Donald Trump, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, and Sen. Ted Cruz are all still slated to speak at the event
Teachers fume over GOP calls to arm them
"We need fewer guns in schools, not more," teachers union tells gun lobby-funded Republicans
Uvalde student begged for police to come
Texas police finally admit they screwed up Uvalde response — but still blame teacher for leaving door open
Uvalde's ugly truth: Cops won't help you
In 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that there is no "'entitlement’ to receive protective services" from police
Boebert on guns: No plane ban after 9/11
The owner of "Shooters Grill" gets called the "dumbest member of Congress" after Fox News interview
Memorial Day: 23 simple dessert recipes
Anyone can pull these off, promise
Ted: Russian sanctions are "gun control"
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert backed the GOP effort to pressure the White House to go easy on Putin