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Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in "Hacks" (Courtesy of Max)

“Hacks” unlearns the showbiz playbook

Melanie McFarland

Deborah and Ava have done their worst to each other, now they have to trust in each other's talent

Billy Magnussen, Osy Ikhile, Paul G. Raymond, Cristin Milioti and Milanka Brooks in "Black Mirror" (Nick Wall/Netflix)

"Black Mirror" reflects on itself

Andy Crump

Charlie Brooker’s once-prescient show feels creatively stagnant and outpaced by pop culture

Donald Trump and Capitol Hill (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

MAGA feels true cost of Trump tariffs

Brian Karem

Our supposedly brilliant president caves in on tariffs in less than a week — but it may be too late

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), flanked by Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on January 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

GOP budget "just the first set of cuts"

Chauncey DeVega

"Wealthy Americans, on the other hand, would have a larger share of the economic pie"

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Ron Johnson (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump blinks as GOP resentment grows

Amanda Marcotte

"BE COOL": Trump is still projecting "last days of Waco" vibes, despite a 90-day "pause" on tariffs

Sam Nivola as Lochlan Ratliff in "The White Lotus" and a Cerbera odollam tree (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Jouan/Rius / Gamma-Rapho / Fabio Lovino/HBO)

The truth of deadly "White Lotus" fruit

Elizabeth Hlavinka

Experts reveal the power held in a single seed of the fruit found in Southeast Asia and Australia

Business people working at desks (Getty Images/Morsa Images)

Stuck in your job? Take these steps

Keith R. Spencer

You're not alone — 60% of workers say they feel trapped in their current role

An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

ICE head models deportations on Amazon

Alex Galbraith

ICE Director Todd Lyons said he hoped to get his misery machine running as smoothly as the online retail giant

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump paused tariffs for "yippy" market

Alex Galbraith

The president says he reversed course on tariffs because people were getting scared

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dances onstage after his speech during a campaign rally at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump announces 90-day tariff pause

Alex Galbraith

The Trump administration praised the president's gambit, even though it's unclear what the U.S. got out of it

Romaine lettuce (Getty Images/Manjurul)

Agencies keep mum about E. coli outbreak

Joy Saha

In the 2024 outbreak, a total of 89 individuals became ill across 15 states. One person died

Woman takes money from the purse of an older woman (Getty Images/uba-foto)

Boomers aren't as judgy as we're told

Cara Michelle Smith

Rather than seeing them as entitled or lazy, many sympathize and give their kids around $1,474 per month

Group of giraffe standing on grass. (Fiona / FOAP / Getty Images)

Giraffes promote peace in Kenya

Laurel Neme - The Revelator

Restoring these treasured animals to their ancestral land is reducing violence as people find common ground

Elon Musk, Department of Government Efficiency leader, speaks at the first cabinet meeting of President Donald J Trump's second term at the White House on Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump's tariff message gets muddled

Heather Digby Parton

While the billionaires in Trump's orbit may have different visions, they all want the same thing

Coronavirus crisis volunteer Rhiannon Navin greets local residents arriving to a food distribution center at the WestCop community center on March 18, 2020 in New Rochelle, New York. New Rochelle has been a hot spot for the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Now is the time for a COVID-19 synthesis

C. Brandon Ogbunu - Undark

Collective trauma has made talk about the pandemic overwhelming. Five years on, it’s time to apply lessons learned

Former president Donald Trump, speaks at a Club 47 USA event in West Palm Beach, Florida on October 11, 2023. (Saul Martinez for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

President Bankrupt

Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch.com

Donald Trump is not only President Bankrupt, but President Decline

Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters and Sean Hannity (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Tariffs won't make MAGA more "manly"

Amanda Marcotte

Right-wing social media has decided soaring inflation will somehow grant them all tradwives

President Donald Trump poses with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon after signing an executive order aimed at closing the Education Department at the White House on Thursday, March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump to expand "privatization scam"

Griffin Eckstein

Educators call Arizona the “chemistry lab of terrible ideas" as costs spiral, cutting services for students

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the House Republican Members Conference Dinner at Trump National Doral Miami, in Miami, Florida on January 27, 2025. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump: Trade partners "kissing my ass"

Alex Galbraith

Trump has a rosy take on the early days of his "war on the world"

Former President Donald Trump waits to speak on the phone in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2017. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Judge orders WH to allow AP access

Alex Galbraith

The news organization was barred from the White House press pool over its usage of "Gulf of Mexico"

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (C) answers questions during a short interview with Fox News outside the White House on January 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Musk, Navarro feud draws WH eye roll

Alex Galbraith

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt brushed off concerns about a growing schism in the Trump admin over tariffs

Elisabeth Moss in "The Handmaid's Tale" (Disney/Steve Wilkie)

"The Handmaid's Tale": America's finale

Melanie McFarland

We've watched June run in and out of Gilead and now we're running with her

Jennifer Beals at Salon's studio in New York (Photography by Jill Greenberg for Salon)

Jennifer Beals is focusing on queer joy

Kelly McClure

What began as a gift for cast and crew has become a shared reflection of queer history and connection

Saigon Supper Club rooftop dinner (Saigon Supper Club)

The supper club comeback is here

Katie Lockhart

Supper clubs are on the rise worldwide, offering a soulful alternative to swipes, screens and solo dining.

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