Can color change a film?
In "The Only Living Boy in New York," desaturated colors mimic that familiar feeling of coming-of-age uncertainty
Will millennials go Marxist?
Bernie Sanders proved socialism isn't dead — and some young people are open to the banished ideas of Karl Marx
White supremacy and Trump
Never forget that this country has a long history of upper-class whites using racism to their advantage
The SMS resistance?
A new texting tool helps connect resisters to bigger protests, bigger media and bigger change
Rethinking elevators
Builders could create structures that are both far taller and far wider than current skyscrapers
My daughter's eating disorder
She was too smart to have an eating disorder, wasn’t she? But her sudden weight loss said otherwise
An opioid "treatment desert"
One California girl beat the odds and got clean after being homeless, pregnant and hopeless
Against white supremacy
People often only make the effort to challenge their prejudices when they are engaged in struggle with others.
1987: The year alt-rock broke
From chart hits to mainstream breakthroughs, it was the year modern rock came into its own
Julie Klausner on unlikability
Julie Klausner proves that the feminist agenda is surprisingly funny AF
Meet polymath Nakhane Touré
Gay South African musician shines in a queer love triangle at play in the Xhosa culture of circumcision and manhood
Pretty woman told the future
Salon talks to author Carina Chocano about what has and hasn't changed for women over 5 decades of pop culture
GOP: from frying pan to fire
House conservatives are still trying to avoid a "clean" increase of the federal debt ceiling, will Trump help them?
POTUS Shield
Christian dominionists around the president are interested in bringing US policy in line with "their worldview"
"Walking Dead" creator bolts
The hit series creator Robert Kirkman will develop new projects exclusively for Amazon
NRA roots for nukes on CA
Right wingers love to bash California, even if it means joking about mass murdering its residents
Palin vs. New York Times
A victory for former GOP vice presidential candidate in lawsuit over NYT editorial falsely linking her to shooting
Is "The Simpons" a boy's club?
Mimi Pond points to bro culture as the reason for her departure
Emoluments watch: Trump hotel
The Trump International Hotel was supposed to be in the red for much longer than this
Jay-Z's all-black "Friends"
The full video for "Moonlight" starring black luminaries as the friends of "Friends" is even better than you think
ATVs on public roads
Researchers noted the use of ATVs on paved roads, “especially among adolescents, increases the mortality rate."
It's time for single-payer
The rising Missouri Democrat makes clear that universal health care is a patriotic goal
Avoiding war with China
Many American leaders have grown cavalier about nuclear war, but there is risk of a devastating conflict with China
Hear war drums on North Korea?
While the world cringes, America’s right wing media is practically giddy over the president’s escalation of rhetoric about North Korea