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A snowmaking machine works at the National Cross-Country Skiing Centre, a venue for the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined events of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, on November 15, 2021 in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province of China. (Wu Diansen/VCG via Getty Images)

The first Olympics with all-fake snow

Eric Schank
Published 3 years ago

The lack of real snow at the Winter Olympics in Beijing may hint at the future of winter sports

Donald Trump and Joe Scarborough (Getty Images/Salon)

Joe ridicules Trump over Kim Jong-un

Raw Story, Tom Boggioni - Raw Story
Published 3 years ago

Mika Brzezinski summed up the whole affair by saying, "This is so weird"

Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes in "The Dropout" (Beth Dubber/Hulu)

Theranos' downfall in "Dropout" trailer

Joy Saha
Published 3 years ago

Hulu's limited series outlines Elizabeth Holmes' journey, from her entrepreneurial start to her eventual undoing

Heather Headley as Helen Decatur, Joanna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend, Brooke Elliott as Dana Sue in "Sweet Magnolias" (Richard Ducree/Netflix)

Bless the Sweet Magnolias' mad hearts

Alison Stine
Published 3 years ago

In Netflix's Southern drama about a trio of friends, the fourth "magnolia" is rage

Leslie Jones (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

Why won't NBC rehire Leslie Jones?

Joy Saha
Published 3 years ago

The network had blocked some of the comedian's posts of the Olympics, infuriating fans who prefer her commentary

Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

"No doubt" Mitch wants Trump indicted

Brad Reed - Raw Story
Published 3 years ago

There's "absolutely no doubt" McConnell wants to see former President Donald Trump get indicted, George Conway says

Hana Williams' memorial on 29th Oct 2013. (David Guterson on far left) (Photo courtesy of Raman Chandrasekar)

When a novel "bears witness" to tragedy

Kathryn Joyce
Published 3 years ago

"The Final Case" is a novel, but closely based on the tragic death of Hana Williams, which I covered as a reporter

Artist rendition of an asteroid pair, shortly after separation. Over millennia these objects will drift apart and become harder to identify. At 300 years old, the asteroid pair 2019 PR2 and 2019 QR6 are the youngest found to date. (UC Berkeley/SETI Institute)

The youngest asteroids ever found

Nicole Karlis
Published 3 years ago

The duo is believed to be only 300 years old, scarcely older than the republic

Joe Rogan and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump, DeSantis defend Joe Rogan

Jon Skolnik
Published 3 years ago

Top-rated podcaster has come under fire for peddling COVID pseudoscience and saying the N-word in past episodes

Florida GOP chair Helen Aguirre Ferré (Andrew PATRON/AFP via Getty Images)

Alleged GOP scam preys on elderly voters

Igor Derysh
Published 3 years ago

Elderly Florida residents say canvassers in GOP hats changed their voter registrations — without their knowledge

Brett Kavanaugh | Opponents to teaching Critical Race Theory are in attendance as the Placentia Yorba Linda School Board discusses a proposed resolution to ban it from being taught in schools. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

SCOTUS joins the GOP racist insurrection

Amanda Marcotte
Published 3 years ago

The Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act while conservatives erase the history that necessitated its passage

Laura Ingraham, Tucker Carlson, and protesters of the vaccine mandates introduced by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on February 5, 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Tucker backs Canadian trucker protest

Jon Skolnik
Published 3 years ago

As truckers block border crossing, Fox News star calls it "a peaceful, political protest. It's not al-Qaida"

(Rocky Luten / Food52)

A brief history of banchan, plus recipes

Samantha Weiss Hills - Food52
Published 3 years ago

A brief history of banchan — and 4 inventive recipes to try

Donald Trump | People participate in the “Million MAGA March” from Freedom Plaza to the Supreme Court, on November 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's racist fantasies — and history

Chauncey DeVega
Published 3 years ago

Trump's white supremacist rhetoric conjures up some of American history's darkest crimes. That's not accidental

A view of flood damaged buildings are seen as US President Joe Biden (not pictured) inspects the damage from Hurricane Ida onboard Marine One during an aerial tour of communities in Laffite, Grand Isle, Port Fourchon and Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, September 3, 2021. (JONATHAN ERNST/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

US flood risk is about to explode

Jake Bittle - Grist
Published 3 years ago

A new study finds Americans exposed to flooding will double in 30 years and development is largely to blame

(Bobbi Lin / Food52)

How to bake gluten-free sourdough bread

Rae Robey - Food52
Published 3 years ago

From where to buy the best grain-free flours to a DIY starter, we’ve got the tips — no gluten required

This illustration photo taken in Los Angeles, California on January 27, 2022 shows a person holding the graphic novel "Maus" by Art Spiegelman. (MARO SIRANOSIAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Where did the book bans come from?

Jon Skolnik
Published 3 years ago

The campaign to get LGBTQ-friendly books and authors of color off the shelves isn't "grassroots" or spontaneous

Thousands of people gather at the White House to protest President Donald Trumps ban on people from seven Muslim majority countries entering the United States in Washington, USA on January 29, 2017. (Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Islamophobia and the insurrection

Juan Cole - TomDispatch.com
Published 3 years ago

For two decades, the FBI ignored white supremacist radicals while spying 24/7 on largely innocuous Muslim Americans

Former President Donald speaks to a crowd during a rally in Texas on Jan. 29, 2022. (Sergio Flores/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Legal experts on Trump's pardon offers

Travis Gettys - Raw Story
Published 3 years ago

Legal experts say Trump's statements at a recent Texas rally may cause him even more legal problems

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Mike Lindell's ties to "COVID quackery"

Alex Henderson - Alternet
Published 3 years ago

The Daily Beast digs into the company with high-level MAGA connections "hawking the snake-oil COVID treatment"

US linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky (EULER ANDREY/AFP via Getty Images)

Chomsky on GOP's "radical insurgency"

Alex Henderson - Alternet
Published 3 years ago

Trump and his followers have "basically taken over the Republican Party," Chomsky told Al Jazeera's "UpFront"

Cynthia Nixon and Sarah Jessica Parker in "And Just Like That..." (Craig Blankenhorn/HBO Max)

"And Just Like That": WTH Miranda?

Jamie Chai Yun Liew - The Conversation
Published 3 years ago

Inserting queer and racialized people into the mix as ancillary characters is not enough

British actress Helen Mirren (JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Helen Mirren on Golda Meir role backlash

Joy Saha
Published 3 years ago

The acclaimed actor opens the conversation about what authentic casting looks like

Small girl writing with felt tip pen while relaxing on the carpet at home (Getty Images/skynesher)

"Test-to-stay" program possible solution

Jane Roberts - Undark
Published 3 years ago

Without clear federal guidance, many parents with young kids in childcare are stuck in a loop of Covid quarantines

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