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Swagger (Apple TV+)

Why "Swagger" is a triumphant slam dunk

Melanie McFarland

"Swagger" creator Reggie Rock Bythewood on how the show inspired by Kevin Durant's life is a word-of-mouth hit

Portraits of Ada Lovelace, Eunice Foote, Nettie Stevens, Alice Augusta Ball and Lise Meitner. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/WikiCommons/The Tuttle Company)

Sexism and racism persist in science

Elizabeth Hlavinka

History is riddled with men taking credit for women's contributions to science. It's not a problem of the past

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (Getty Images / Cosmina Croitoru / 500px)

Is it okay to eat raw cookie dough?

Michael La Corte

While snacking on raw dough can certainly be pleasurable, do the potential harms outweigh the enjoyment?

AI hand holding a nuclear fusion reaction (Getty Images/Ole_CNX)

AI: apocalypse or utopia? Probably not

Émile P. Torres

Is AI a revolutionary phenomenon that will change everything? The history of radioactivity suggests an answer

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

AOC pushes for Clarence Thomas probe

Kelly McClure

After more and more instances of Thomas accepting lavish gifts from donors, it's become a larger ethics issue

Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Robbie Robertson performing with The Band at Wembley, London, 14th September 1974. (Michael Putland/Getty Images)

Robbie Robertson's hidden heritage power

David Masciotra

The musician's mother told him, "Be proud that you're an Indian, but be careful who you tell"

Herbs and supplement capsules (Getty Images / Voiculescu Alin / 500px)

Are your supplements harming you?

Mary Elizabeth Williams

A $50 billion industry has grown around underregulated substances you probably don't need and may even hurt you

Trump supporters pray as they await the arrival of President Donald Trump at Latrobe Airport on September 3, 2020 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

The Christian right's misguided plan

John Skiles Skinner

The compassionate part only serves to make authoritarianism more palatable

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Ocean Current (Getty Images)

The ocean is shattering heat records

Max Graham - Grist

Marine heatwaves can "inject a lot of chaos" as they remake ecosystems and cost coastal economies billions

Elon Musk and the X logo (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Musk economically incentivizes hate on X

Areeba Shah

Even an account suspended for posting child sexual abuse images is boasting about earning money in Musk's scheme

Luke Valentine on "Big Brother" (Sonja Flemming/CBS)

"Big Brother" racist eviction kerfuffle

Nardos Haile

Luke Valentine was given the boot under CBS' and "Big Brother's" code of conduct guidelines

U.S. Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) participate in a meeting of the House Oversight and Reform Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on January 31, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

GOP irate over Hunter special counsel

Tatyana Tandanpolie

"Why hasn’t DOJ appointed a special counsel for the Hunter Biden investigation?" GOPers questioned in February

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Zoom Meetings logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Zoom’s AI privacy fiasco explained

Rae Hodge

The video conference company's latest affront to data protections epitomizes why few trust Zoom in the first place

Las Vegas city skyline (Getty Images/LPETTET)

Vegas food service workers set to rally

Joy Saha

They are asking for a fair contract that will ensure "one job is enough to provide for their families"

Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage at LA Pride in the Park held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 9, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)

Meg, hip-hop and the end of misogynoir

Nardos Haile

#ProtectBlackWomen: The Houston rapper receives justice for the 2020 shooting that polarized the hip-hop community

Former President Donald Trump appears in court at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on April 4, 2023. (STEVEN HIRSCH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Judge warns Trump he risks early trial

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Trump's team "won the battle" over the scope of the protective order but "they're losing the war," attorney says

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Businessman and senior advisor to former President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner is interviewed at Fox News Channel Studios on August 23, 2022 in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Comer admits Jared "crossed the line"

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Even GOP Rep. James Comer acknowledged Kushner "crossed the line" — but they're focused on Hunter Biden

Community organizer Rod Adams speaks amongst crowd of protesters at Minneapolis City Hall in "Sound of the Police" (Hulu/ABC News Studios)

Cops "have your life in their hands"

Gary M. Kramer

Hulu doc "Sound of the Police" directors show stark history of violent policing in Black spaces: "It's constant"

The Harriott II, a riverboat, remains docked on August 8, 2023, on the Alabama riverfront in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. Three people have now been charged in the large fight on floating dock Saturday that was captured on video by numerous spectators. (Julie Bennett/Getty Images)

Damn right, I come from Alabama

Randall Horton

Why the defense of Harriott II's co-captain captured the imagination and hearts of Black people across the country

Star Trek: Strange New World (Paramount+)

Star Trek is all up in its feelings

Melanie McFarland

We have good feelings about a second season that made exploring relationships the next great frontier

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Alabama Republican Party’s 2023 Summer meeting at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel on August 4, 2023 in Montgomery, Alabama. (Julie Bennett/Getty Images)

Conway mocks Trump’s trial date whines

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Trump accused special counsel Jack Smith of “election interference” over proposed Jan. 2 trial

Former US President Donald Trump gestures after delivering remarks at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey, on June 13, 2023. (ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump rages over Jack Smith's trial date

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Special counsel proposed a January 2 trial — days ahead of the Iowa Republican caucus

Carving of a small cat at the archaeological site of Kom Ombo, Egypt | A house cat with a collar (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Who run the world? Cats!

Jonathan Losos - The Conversation

The North African wildcat was the right species in the right place at the right time

Donald Trump | The US Capitol Riot on January 6, 2021 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A crisis of lawyering: DOJ must act now

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut

The legal field is in need of serious redemption

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