Foucault's history-changing LSD trip
The French philosopher burned and rewrote much of "The History of Sexuality" as a result of his acid revelations
Tikka masala mac and cheese is genius
Why this cross-cultural mashup recipe is absolutely genius
"Royal confessionals" threaten monarchy
The monarchy relies upon a careful balance of visibility and invisibility to reproduce its power
What GOP senator just said about BLM
"Were tens of thousands of Black Lives Matter . . . I might have been a little concerned," Sen. Ron Johnson says
Cohen makes repeat visits to prosecutors
"John Dean talked about being a witness in Watergate, being interviewed that many times"
Toxic combo: Militarism and the market
The domestic war on "entitlements" and our endless wars overseas are connected — and they're destroying America
Talking Beatles with Steven Van Zandt
On this episode of "Everything Fab Four," host Ken Womack interviews the iconic guitarist and TV star
Maher calls "BS" on Markle-Oprah special
"You can hate the racism, but not love them for everything else," Maher says on HBO's "Real Time"
Joan Micklin Silver's joyful NYC shorts
Watch "The Fur Coat Club" and "The Case of the Elevator Duck," classroom gems Silver made before hitting Hollywood
Lorelei stars fight white trash clichés
Malone and Pablo Schreiber spoke to Salon about finding the grace in a struggling single mother of 3 & an ex-con
Italian-Americans & the language of food
I'm half-Italian, but I didn’t grow up speaking a lick of the mellifluous tongue
The pandemic makes birds more musical
City birds have changed their routines as a result of lockdowns, researchers find
Trump is "normal," in the worst sense
Donald Trump isn't really a Republican. He’s a cheap crook — which, come to think of it, is the same thing
The environmental perils of road salt
A pilot project in upstate NY shows how we can balance our need for safe roads with our duty to protect nature
The party of no? Actually, maybe not
Beyond the Sedition Caucus — Cruz, Hawley, Cotton, et al. — Senate Republicans may be hedging bets on the future
Gosar siblings: He's a white supremacist
Gosar’s siblings push for his ouster from Congress after inciting Capitol riot, speaking at white nationalist event
Save voting rights, kill the filibuster
The filibuster was created by the Senate, and it can be ended by the Senate. That's the start of fixing politics
DeJoy wants to further slow mail
"Frankly, your leadership of the Postal Service has been an utter disgrace," Rep. Rosa DeLauro told DeJoy
A massive asteroid grazes Earth
Backyard astronomers with a modest telescope should be able to see the Pentagon-sized rock whiz by next week
Why the left loves Scorsese right now
Shows and movies about organized crime are becoming cultural calling cards for the online left. Here’s why
Biden's COVID-19 bill will help you
Biden's new COVID stimulus bill includes $1,400 checks, increased COBRA payments and a new child tax credit
The quasar that sees into the past
The powerful radio jets of a distant quasar can show us the universe as it existed 13 billion years ago
Sharon Osbourne's lessons in misogynoir
The British rock mom weaponized her privilege to force her co-hosts into a position where they had to placate her
Cuomo decries "cancel culture"
A majority of the New York delegation in the House of Representatives has called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down