The 6 best TV episodes of 2022
Why six? Because listing all the fantastic episodes this year yielded would take too long, so let's make it tougher
Film shows how K-dramas fail adoptees
In Davy Chou's film, Park Ji-min is a transracial adoptee who impulsively ends up seeking out her birth family
7 British pantry staples for baking
From golden syrup to caster sugar, here's what you need
Microbial "lions" are a new type of life
Meet the "Provora" — tiny predators that have been evolving separately for millions of years
How to safely use a space heater
Get cozy — safely — with this expert advice
Books for hard-to-shop-for kids
Got a sullen teen, kid or other reader on your holiday list? Let them get lost in these gripping tales
Kari Lake files suit to reverse loss
"This isn't how democracy works," said Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
How N.Y. Times helped GOP win the House
The Gray Lady told America that rising crime and worsening inflation were driven by Democrats. None of it was true
Wendell Pierce's Loman fights to the end
Salon sits down with the Broadway actor and "The Wire" star to discuss the American Dream and Black Americans
When the Beatles are "part of your DNA"
On this "Everything Fab Four" episode, Dougie Payne of Travis dives deep into gear, music's power and the Beatles
America's dubious Space Race recruits
Desperate to win the Space Race against the USSR, the US quietly recruited prominent engineers from Nazi Germany
Anti-LGBTQ rep called out by gay nephew
"Aunt Vicky, that's just not right," Hartzler's nephew said on TikTok responding to her tears over gay marriage
Why did we need cryptocurrency?
It's deeply surprising that investing in money that isn't money, at a bank that isn't a bank, didn't go well
The pros and cons of OTC hearing aids
Hearing aids are now available over-the-counter, but is it cutting corners?
Dark money fueling dangerous SCOTUS case
Untraceable right-wing money has flowed into a network of right-wing groups seeking to limit voting rights
Fox News regular arrested for kidnapping
Investigators say Cathy Areu stole more than $224,000 from her elderly mother and opened credit cards in her name
Filming as the war in Afghanistan ends
Salon talks to Matthew Heineman about his new film about the final days of the U.S. War in Afghanistan
We need equitable depression screenings
A study on depression screenings in healthcare supports the need for equitable and universal care
Six very real threats to democracy
Despite midterm failures, the path to extremism remains open
Texas extremists target drag shows
LGBTQ Texans say right-wingers misrepresent what happens at all-ages performances to propagate hate and violence
Pastor on GOP: "Deal with the devil"
"That deal was, we would support everything on the conservative agenda," says Rev. Robert Schenck
Thoughts on a Trevor Noah successor
In 2015, Jon Stewart took a gamble by tapping Noah, then an unknown. Paramount isn't taking such a chance this time
DOJ now going after Trump's lawyers
Ex-US Attorney predicts lawyers "will point the fingers at others and ultimately Trump" because he keeps lying
Those Lensa AI portraits are everywhere
Out of nowhere, the Lensa AI Photo & Video Editor is now Apple's top free app. Here's why I think that's so