Private lessons for the famous director
I wouldn't have gotten the job if I wasn't young and pretty and smart, so I cultivated an air of appealing mystery
Fall in love with shower coffee
After you read this, you'll have no need to take a caffeine-free shower any longer
Kids jump out of bed for these waffles
Add fresh fruit, a light dusting of powdered sugar to each waffle and serve
The rules of TV are coming "Undone"
Looking at Amazon's new series from Raphael Bob-Waksberg; late night welcomes another female face with Lilly Singh
Pining for the days of letter-writing
On paper, lives were lived, trysts arranged, manifestos mailed and wars waged
Maximize your side hustle for $29
These nine courses show you how to turn your side hustle into a lucrative full-time job.
Everyone deserves a right to recreation
You deserve a break: Mark Twain, Andrew Yang and others have all made the case (indirectly) for a right to play
The women who ended Larry Nassar's abuse
Salon talks to the author of "The Girls" about the brave women who brought down the Olympic gymnastics doctor
The plundering of the global South
Foreign aid is largely being used to protect and enrich U.S. businesses and exploit host countries’ resources
Biden's not telling the truth on Iraq
Joe Biden has started spinning a new story about his views on the Iraq war. It's no better than the old one
A plan to monitor the mentally ill?
Fear of the dangerous mentally ill is longstanding in America.
The case for Tim Curry's Pennywise
Bill Skarsgård is fantastic as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, but no one will ever beat Tim Curry's iconic portrayal
Biden doesn't get universal healthcare
Corporate news media has turned universal health care into a wedge issue to protect their Big Pharma paymasters
Clean soil is rejuvenating urban farms
A complex web of partnerships helps improve food access and build a more sustainable city from the ground up.
Amazing sound quality on major sale
Wireless music has never sounded this good.
Getting to the bottom of things
Deep-sea mining could open a new industrial frontier in the world’s oceans
Are we ever leaving Afghanistan?
After the collapse of his peace deal with the Taliban, Trump’s answer seems to be no. So we've learned nothing
The Pompeo Doctrine
How to seize the Arctic’s resources, now accessible due to climate change (just don’t mention those words!)
Facebook buckles to GOP pressure
Ted Cruz and three other GOP senators convinced Facebook to take down a fact-check — written by actual doctors
What about healthy food for all?
The Democratic candidates discussed health care a lot — but not healthy food.
![A statue of Alexander von Humboldt in Berlin. ([martin] / Flickr)](https://www.salon.com/app/uploads/2019/09/2958376524_38d8144280_o-768x518.jpg "The forgotten father of environmentalism")
The forgotten father of environmentalism
As the world burns — and as kids sound the alarm — the original environmental scientist is worth revisiting.
What happened at the debate?
Americans want government to serve them, but don't have confidence that it actually can.
Have a party in the sky with this drone
Save 20% off a stunt drone that's easy to fly for all levels of pilots.
Whole Foods cut benefits for part-timers
"I am in shock. I've worked here 15 years. This is why I keep the job—because of my benefits."